Starmer is being criticised for proposing an immigration crackdown with no defined cap on arrivals, contradicting his previous stance on more open policies and prompting accusations of inconsistency.

Amid allegations of an inappropriate liaison with a colleague, the Royal Navy’s chief has been suspended from duty, triggering the first misconduct investigation of its kind in centuries.

The PM secured a new US trade arrangement that supporters claim will boost British car and steel exports post-EU exit, though some detractors label it a “Diet Coke deal, not the Real Thing.”