Nigel Farage campaigns for a full U-turn on winter fuel policy, urging the Chancellor to reinstate payments for all pensioners.

A record number of arrivals in small boats has been linked to favourable conditions in the Channel, prompting debate over claims that weather alone is responsible for the surge.

A former senior military figure criticises the PM for stalling on finalising a 3% defence budget, warning that such hesitation fails to meet pressing security obligations.

Small boat smugglers have been described as running a “taxi-like” service across the Channel, as record-breaking numbers of arrivals triggered claims Britain has “lost control of its borders.”