Pressure is building on ministers to explain a clandestine £7 billion airlift scheme that has brought 18,500 Afghans into Britain under a long-running super-injunction, prompting cross-party calls for transparency and accountability.

Constance Marten, an aristocrat who fled with her newborn, has been found guilty alongside her partner Mark Gordon of causing the death of baby Victoria after four previous children were removed from their care due to welfare concerns.

In a dispute over proposed industrial action by doctors, ministers accuse Labour of hypocrisy for attacking the ballot’s low turnout while a forthcoming Bill promises to further lower the threshold for walkouts, drawing criticism on both sides of the debate.

Campaigners are threatening legal challenges against Starmer’s proposed migrant return scheme, prompting concerns it could be derailed before it even starts.