The latest revelations about the ‘Prince of Darkness’ expose a web of political patronage, media collusion and unaccountable power. To restore public trust and safeguard democracy, Leveson 2 is urgently needed to hold the powerful to account, says KIM JOHNSON MP

Labour’s collapse in public support and the stench of sleaze around its leadership share a common origin in the New Labour project. Without a decisive rejection of this harmful ideology, the road is clear for a Farage-led government, warns DIANE ABBOTT

Unions and MPs warn Starmer against blocking Burnham’s potential return to Westminster