Downing Street is reportedly considering reinstating the winter fuel allowance for thousands of pensioners after a backlash from voters at the local elections. The allowance could be changed so that more older people would be eligible for the payment, which currently has an income cap of £11,500.

Nigel Farage’s right-wing populist party snatched a critical parliamentary seat from the governing Labour Party.

One of Labour's metro mayors has warned losses in South Yorkshire are the "canary in the coalmine" - while a north east MP said the party needs a "change of plan" more than a "Plan for Change"