After a heavy by-election defeat in Gorton and Denton, where Green candidate Hannah Spencer won with 41% and Reform UK came second while the Tories lost their deposit, Labour fell to third. Angela Rayner is urging the PM to shift left, intensifying leadership pressure amid MPs’ warnings of serious jeopardy.

A bid to legalise assisted dying is set to fail after the Government signalled no extra Lords time. Supporters accuse peers of talking it out; critics say scrutiny shows it’s unsafe. Lord Falconer alleges filibustering; Esther Rantzen decries ‘sabotage’.

Chancellor Reeves says Andrew must repay any misused taxpayer funds if confirmed. Civil servants allege he billed for personal services and excessive travel while trade envoy. Police are examining potential misconduct in public office.

Trade minister Chris Bryant issued a rare Commons rebuke of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, calling him rude and arrogant, as MPs voted to release files on his appointment as trade envoy.