Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has warned Labour faces an "existential" threat from Nigel Farage.
Speaking to the New Statesman, Mr Burnham said: "I’m going to put the question back to people at Labour conference.
"Are we up for that wholesale change? Because I think that’s what the country needs.
“If you’re asking me, am I attracted to going back into my old world and the old way of doing things in Westminster with minimal change, well no, I wouldn’t find that attractive.
"[But] am I ready to work with anybody who wants to sort of put in place a plan to turn the country around?
"I’m happy to play any role. I am ready to play any role in that, yes. Because the threat we’re facing is increasingly an existential one."
Mr Burnham, who is being tipped as a potential successor to Sir Keir Starmer, did not refer to Mr Farage directly by name.
Boris Johnson says he has 'serious anxieties' about Reform UK
Boris Johnson has been critical of Reform UK
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Boris Johnson said he had “serious anxieties" about Reform UK’s approach to national security and the economy.
The former Conservative prime minister said Britain must be "strong and determined" in its support for Kyiv, rather than sounding "morally equivocal about transparent evil" like the Russian invasion.
Mr Johnson also insisted the Tories would "come back" as the party flounders in the polls, and described Kemi Badenoch as "easily the sparkiest and the most intellectually original" of all current leaders.
Speaking to the Sun, he said: "We are going to need a Conservative government that is strong on defence and doesn’t believe to take a position at random, that the problem in Ukraine was that Nato provoked Putin.
"I think that’s extremely dangerous."
Responding to Mr Johnson's comments, Reform UK's Head of Policy Zia Yusuf told GB News: "Boris threw open our borders, shipped in millions of unskilled migrants and brought Britain to its knees by his obsession with net zero.
"He was the worst Prime Minister in our history and would do well to disappear from public life."
Kelvin MacKenzie says Nigel Farage is offering hope ahead of key by-election
Kelvin MacKenzie has said Nigel Farage offers "hope" ahead of the Senedd by-election in Caerphilly.
The former Editor of The Sun wrote: "The voters may be stupid, education in Wales is dreadful, with numeracy and literacy the worst in the UK, but surely not so daft as to believe that independence would solve anything.
"What Nigel Farage is offering is hope. He wants to reindustrialise the nation. The world’s shortest queue is Welsh entrepreneurs."
WATCH: Donald Trump's remarks about Sadiq Khan defended by Republican commentator
Sir Sadiq Khan's attack on US President Donald Trump is a "good distraction" from dealing with the "two biggest issues" facing London, a Republican has claimed.
Speaking to GB News, Republicans Overseas UK spokeswoman Jennifer Ewing said she "very much doubts" that the London Mayor was in Mr Trump's original speech to the UN.
Keir Starmer under pressure from ministers to scrap two-child benefit cap
Senior cabinet members are set to tell Sir Keir Starmer to lift the two-child cap as the Prime Minister comes under pressure to alleviate child poverty.
A body of ministers and officials set up to tackle child poverty will recommend lifting the cap after concluding it is the best way to alleviate the problem, reports The Times.
Work and Pensions Secretary and key ally to the PM Pat McFadden said he was "concerned about the levels of child poverty in the country" and did not rule out an announcement by the prime minister at conference.
However, he stressed: "Everything has to be paid for, everything has to be budgeted."
Bridget Phillipson says Downing Street carried out 'sexist briefings' against her
Bridget Phillipson is currently leading the race for Labour's new deputy leader | GETTYBridget Phillipson has accused Downing Street of carrying out "sexist briefings" against her.
The Education Secretary has widely been seen as Downing Street's preferred candidate, however she played down these rumours.
When asked if she had been on the receiving end of sexist briefings by the BBC, she said: "Yeah, completely...but you know, that's life."
She added: "I've been underestimated most of my life, I'll just continue getting on and doing what I'm doing, not worrying too much about some of the nonsense that gets written in the papers.
"But I do slightly have to laugh because there's this idea swirling around somehow that I'm Number 10's preferred candidate for all of this.
"I'm not quite sure that's what you and many colleagues in the media have been saying in recent months with all of this negativity and nonsense that I've faced.
"So there's a certain irony, I would say in some of the way that this is being approached."
Liberal Democrats say Nigel Farage is 'peddling nonsense'
The Liberal Democrats have accused Nigel Farage of "peddling nonsense" over his claims about paracetamol causing autism.
The party's Health Spokeswoman Helen Morgan said: "Nigel Farage wants to impose Trump's dangerous anti-science agenda here in the UK. Peddling this kind of nonsense is irresponsible and wrong.
"It seems Farage would rather see pregnant women suffer in pain than stand up to his idol Donald Trump."
Kemi Badenoch accuses Nigel Farage of 'creating fear and anxiety'
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch was quick to criticise the Reform leader
| PAConservative leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Nigel Farage of "creating fear and anxiety" over claims about paracetamol causing autism.
The Reform UK leader said he had "no idea" if President Donald Trump was right to tell pregnant women to avoid taking acetaminophen, also known as Tylenol and paracetamol.
Mrs Badenoch wrote on social media: "This is irresponsible conspiracy-theory nonsense.
"It will create fear and anxiety among parents and pregnant women will suffer unnecessary pain by believing it. But Farage doesn’t care about that.
"That’s why he chose to platform anti-vaxxers at his conference. Not a serious party of Government."
Your Party confirms date for inaugural conference
Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana's new hard-left Your Party has finally confirmed the date for its inaugural conference.
A public spat had erupted between Mr Corbyn and Ms Sultana last week after she promoted a system to take payments for their new political outfit, which he disowned as an "unauthorised email."
Now, The New Statesman reports the party will have its inaugural conference at the Liverpool ACC on the weekend of November 29.
The conference will be held three days after Rachel Reeves is set to deliver her second budget.
Andy Burnham urges Sir Keir Starmer lay out plans to make 'wholesale change'
Andy Burnham has urged Sir Keir Starmer to lay out plans to make 'wholesale change'
| PAMayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham said the UK needs "wholesale change" as he subtly urged Sir Keir Starmer to show he has the plans to achieve this.
There has been speculation that Mr Burnham could be running for Sir Keir's role, with some Labour MPs in despair over the party's electoral prospects under the Prime Minister.
Mr Burnham said: "To me, the issue of the conference is not who is the deputy leader of the party, who is the leader of the Labour party. The issue for the conference is: where is our plan to turn the country around?
"I'm going to put the question back to people at Labour conference: are we up for that wholesale change? Because I think that's what the country needs.
"It's the plan that matters most, rather than me. Can we agree on a plan to turn this country around by retaking control of those essentials and being bold about it, and then helping to reduce the cost of living for people and helping control public spending as a result?"
Netherlands close to agreeing deal with Uganda on return hubs for rejected asylum seekers
The Netherlands is close to signing a deal with Uganda to set up a hub where rejected asylum seekers from the region can be sent before being deported to their home countries.
A Government source said an agreement is expected in the coming days.
The spokesman said: "There are currently constructive and advanced talks with Uganda about the return of rejected asylum seekers via Uganda."
In March, the European Commission proposed that member countries could set up centres in non-EU countries where migrants whose asylum claims were rejected could await deportation.
The deal is very similar to the Rwanda plan, which was scrapped when Labour came into power.
In 2024, 32,175 asylum seekers entered the Netherlands, over 75,000 fewer than those who claimed asylum in the UK.
John Swinney describes Russia as a 'rogue state' after it violated country's airspaces
Scotland's First Minister has described Russia as a "rogue state", adding countries whose airspace is violated by Vladimir Putin's regime are "entitled to their self-defence".
Mr Sweeney said: "I'm afraid there is a strategic problem with Russia.
"Russia is a rogue state that has invaded another independent country with no entitlement to do so, and that aggression has got to be repelled.
"If it then manifests itself in other places, it has to be repelled in other places as well.
"I would rather that was not the case, but we have to take seriously the threat from Russia."
Sadiq Khan calls Trump 'racist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic'
Sadiq Khan has labelled Donald Trump 'racist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic'
| PASir Sadiq Khan has lashed out at Donald Trump, calling him "racist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic".
He told broadcasters that the public will be "wondering what it is about this Muslim mayor who leads a liberal, multicultural, progressive, successful city that means I appear to be living rent-free inside Donald Trump's head".
He added: "When people say things, when people act in a certain way, when people behave in a certain way, you've got to believe them."
Nigel Farage claims migrants are eating swans rejected by Royal Parks
Nigel Farage has claimed that migrants are eating swans rejected by the Royal Parks.
He told LBC: "If I said to you that swans were being eaten in Royal Parks in this country, that carp were being taken out of ponds and eaten in this country by people who come from cultures that have a different… would you agree it happened, is happening here?"
He added that it is "people who come from countries where it's quite acceptable to do so".
A Royal Parks spokesman said: "We've not had any incidents reported to us of people killing or eating swans in London's eight Royal Parks.
“Our wildlife officers work closely with the Swan Sanctuary to ensure the welfare of the swans across the parks."
Cabinet Office says Government saved £480million using AI data to crack down on fraud
The Cabinet Office says it saved £480million of taxpayers' money by using AI data tools.
It describes it as "the Government's biggest ever fraud crackdown".
In a news release, it said: "Over a third of the money saved (£186million) comes from identifying and recovering fraud committed during the Covid-19 pandemic.
"Government efforts to date have blocked hundreds of thousands of companies with outstanding or potentially fraudulent Bounce Back Loans from dissolving before they would have to pay anything back.
"We have also clawed back millions of pounds from companies that took out Covid loans they were not entitled to, or took out multiple loans when only entitled to one."
Rachel Reeves urged to tax middle class instead of wealthy to plug £30billion black hole
Rachel Reeves is under pressure to impose tax increases on middle-income households
| GETTYChancellor Rachel Reeves is under pressure to impose tax increases on middle-income households instead of targeting wealthy individuals to close an estimated £30billion fiscal gap.
A prominent think tank has argued that broadening the tax burden across average earners would represent the "least economically damaging" approach to addressing the Treasury's financial shortfall.
The recommendation challenges Labour's election commitment to leave income tax, VAT and National Insurance untouched.
The Institute for Government suggested that attempting to make significant revenue exclusively from the wealthiest citizens would prove "difficult and risky", advocating instead for measures affecting those on typical salaries.
This marks the second such proposal within two days calling for the Chancellor to reconsider her tax strategy.
Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden says the Morgan McSweeney donations row has already 'been looked into' and 'there is nothing more to add'
The Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said the Morgan McSweeney donations row has "already been looked into" by the Electoral Commission", who said "there is nothing more to add".
Speaking to GB News about the situation, Mr McFadden stated: "The Daily Mail reported this morning, but the Electoral Commission issued a statement saying they looked into all of this several years ago and they had nothing to add.
"I'm not surprised that political opponents are trying to attack Morgan McSweeney, the chief of staff at Number 10.
"He's very effective; he was a big part of Labour's election victory last year, so I am not surprised they are attacking him, but the Electoral Commission's job is to police all these things, and they said they had looked into it."
WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW WITH PAT MCFADDEN ABOVE
Nigel Farage responds to Ed Davey's claim that he will roll back gun laws and spark 'mass shooting' drills in schools
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has responded to Sir Ed Davey's claim that he will roll back gun laws and spark "mass shooting" drills in schools.
Mr Farage said he was referring to shooting ranges, telling LBC: "The Olympic team should not have to go to Calais to practice, is what I said."
Commenting about Mr Davey, the Reform UK leader said: "I don't think you should take him too seriously."
Mr Farage said Sir Ed is "totally obsessive" about him, after the Liberal Democrat leader said his name 30 times in his conference speech yesterday.
The Reform UK leader added: "He didn't tell the country what he was for in any way at all, just what he's against, which is me and Trump. And he doesn't want us to live in a Trump-style country."
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Alex Burghart questions the 'judgement' and 'integrity' of senior Labour MPs
The Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Alex Burghart, has questioned the "judgement" and "integrity" of those at the centre of the Labour project.
His comments come after Morgan McSweeney, Sir Kier Starmer's chief of staff, was told to label hundreds of thousands of pounds of "hidden" donations as an admin error, according to a newly leaked email.
The donations totalled £739,492, which senior Labour lawyer Gerald Shamash said did not have to be declared.
Commenting on the matter, Mr Burghart told GB News: "Morgan McSweeney, who is the Prime Minister's chief of staff, when he was running the Labour campaign group, Labour Together, deliberately withheld information about donations that were made to his campaign body.
"This is very serious because Labour Together was the outfit that got Keir Starmer elected as Labour leader - it's the outfit that set him on the path to be Prime Minister.
"It appears now the man who appears to be his chief of staff broke the law by deliberately keeping information about donors out of the public eye."
Mr Burghart continued: "We have written to the electoral commission and the parliamentary authorities to ask them to investigate because once again it calls into question the judgment and integrity of the people right at the centre of the Labour project, only a few days after the whole Peter Mandelson, Jeffrey Epstein scandal."
WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW WITH ALEX BURGHART ABOVE
Highlights from Donald Trump's extraordinary attack at the United Nations
In case you missed it, Donald Trump launched a scathing attack on leaders at the United Nations (UN) and Sir Keir Starmer yesterday.
After the teleprompter failed, the US President started criticising the UN, saying: "I ended seven wars, dealt with the leaders of each and every one of these countries, and I never even received a phone call from the United Nations."
Key moments from Mr Trump's speech:
- Mr Trump pushed back on countries recognising the state of Palestine, saying it would be a "reward" for Hamas
- The US President urged Europe to "step it up" and impose "a strong round of powerful tariffs" on Russia, to help end the war in Ukraine
- Mr Trump told European leaders that their "countries are going to hell" due to "uncontrolled migration"
- Sadiq Khan is a "terrible" mayor, according to the US President, as he claimed "Sharia Law is coming to London"
- Mr Trump described climate change as "the greatest con job that ever perpetrated on the world", as he hit out at UN bodies for wind farms and other renewable energy projects
Shabana Mahmood warns far right rhetoric 'is getting out of control'
Shabana Mahmood warns that the far right rhetoric 'is getting out of control'
| GETTYHome Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the rhetoric of the far right "is getting out of control" as she pledged to improve border security.
Ms Mahmood said she will "do whatever it takes to secure our border" and fight any legal challenges to prevent deportations.
She told ITV: "If we have got control of our borders, I think that creates the space for fundamental, decent, British people to be welcoming of those who come to our country and to contribute.
"I think that having a secure border is necessary for maintaining what is actually very positive race relations in our country.
"I am also worried about the rise of the far right, I'm very worried about some of the rhetoric, I think it is getting out of control and I worry about where that may lead.
"As politicians, we should hold the line on what is patriotism and what is nationalism; there is a line there - I know where it is."
Keir Starmer's chief of staff faces calls for police probe over £700k donations scandal
Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, was told to label hundreds of thousands of pounds of "hidden" donations as an "admin error", according to a newly-leaked email.
Mr McSweeney is facing growing pressure over his substantial donations to his Labour Together campaign group, which helped Sir Keir win the party's leadership election in 2020.
The Electoral Commission (EC) previously slapped the group with a fine in 2021 due to its handling of donations.
Mr McSweeney was instructed by a senior Labour lawyer, Gerald Shamash, to drop a claim that he had been told donations worth some £739,492 did not have to be declared, the Daily Mail revealed.
On Labour's agenda: Thousands to receive 'life-changing' support through new £25million 'youth hubs' drive
Thousands of young people could receive "life-changing" support into work or training through a new rollout of youth hubs across the country.
Britain's top football clubs have signed up to help ensure every 18-to-21-year-old has the chance to "earn or learn" - with England's Premier League now backing the drive.
The hubs, hosted by sports clubs and community venues in England, Scotland and Wales, are now set to almost double in number thanks to a £25million investment announced today.
The EFL in the Community and Rugby Football League have also been confirmed as new partners, supporting the same aim.
Work & Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden will be speaking to GB News from 9am to discuss the hubs - and more - and you can follow his appearance on this live blog or on our live stream HERE.
Liz Truss backs Donald Trump's dire migration warning to Britain and warns: 'We NEED to wake up!'
Liz Truss has come out to back Donald Trump after he warned that Britain and Europe were "going to hell" over migration.
The President had told the UN that "it's time to end the failed experiment of open borders" - and attacked Europe's net zero policies to boot.
Now, the ex-Prime Minister has said: "Trump is right to take on the failed globalist order.
"Net zero, mass migration and curbs on free speech are killing Britain. We need to wake up before it's too late."