Former candidate for Chingford has already said she will challenge Labour’s decision to block herSign up for our Election Edition newsletterPlaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has said Keir Starmer wants to “act as the puppet master within all of the Labour party” through his “parachuting of candidates last minute to Wales”.He told Sky News’s Sunday...

Social media ads use colours of other parties and slogans ‘Labour for Largan’ and ‘Reform for Robert’UK politics live – latest updatesA Conservative candidate seeking re-election has been criticised for using social media campaign adverts that appear to make it look like he is standing for other parties.Robert Largan posted a picture of his face on...

Ukrainian president says Beijing is supporting efforts by Moscow to warn leaders off attending Swiss meetingVolodomyr Zelenskiy has accused China of discouraging other countries from attending a peace summit in Switzerland later this month that is aimed at bringing peace to war-ravaged Ukraine.Speaking at Asia’s biggest security conference, the Shangri-La...

Shami Chakrabarti comments on Abbott’s position amid reports party offered deals to MPs who stand downUK politics live – latest updatesDiane Abbott is still considering her future after being given the backing to stand as a Labour MP, her close friend Shami Chakrabarti has said, amid reports that Labour have offered peerages to MPs in order to stand...

In ‘mirror world’, Trump is martyr and Biden is autocrat, as calls for violence erupt on internet after ex-president’s convictionThe posts are ominous.“Pick a side, or YOU are next,” wrote conservative talkshow host Dan Bongino on the Truth Social media platform in the aftermath of former president Donald Trump’s 34 felony convictions. Continue reading...

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington documents former president’s threats against perceived political opponentsA major study of Donald Trump’s social media posts has revealed the scale of the former US president’s ambitions to target Joe Biden, judges and other perceived political enemies if he returns to power.Citizens for Responsibility...