Unions and MPs tell PM to quit after Burnham's triumph in Makerfield

Voters have delivered a stay of execution for Labour and exposed limits to Reform’s advance. But will Burnham offer a political alternative rather than just a different face at the top, asks ANDREW MURRAY

MATT KERR takes stock of a night of by-elections, where the long repeated warnings for Labour and the political class remain stubbornly unheeded

The US blockade of Cuba raises risks of a new global pandemic, experts warn at Unison conference

Rising support for Farage’s party reflects Labour’s failure to defend working-class living standards or offer a credible alternative to neoliberal decline, says JOSEPH MILLS

Starmer makes desperate effort to buy off Burnham as polls suggest he is set to win Makerfield by-election

Cabinet Office sets out plan for bringing services like cleaning and security back in-house