Ian Huntley is in a critical condition after an assault in a workshop at HMP Frankland. A fellow inmate is suspected. Police and prison authorities have launched inquiries and are reviewing security procedures.

Keir Starmer urges voters in a key by‑election to reject “hate” and block a breakthrough for Reform, warning that backing Greens or Lib Dems could split the vote and let Nigel Farage’s party win. He frames the contest as a fight for the nation’s soul and asks for support for Labour.

Ex-PM Gordon Brown warns voters in the Gorton & Denton by‑election to reject Reform UK, arguing its plans would revive austerity, reinstate the two‑child benefit cap, and weaken protections for workers and renters, leaving poorer children worst off.

Police arrested a former cabinet minister and peer at a north London address on suspicion of misconduct in public office, amid an inquiry into alleged disclosure of official information to an associate. Officers said enquiries are ongoing.