Exc: Chilling mid-week plot to attack 39 asylum lawyers and immigration centes. The Times and The Sunday Times reporting team found "manuals" on arson and petrol bombs shared in far-right Telegram channels. W/ Joey D'Urso Mario Ledwith Emma Yeomans Laurence Sleator 👇 thetimes.com/uk/crime/artic…

Elon Musk is now calling Keir Starmer 'TwoTierKeir' - a reference to his claim that there is two-tier policing in the UK Starmer has said that this is a non-issue and that there is 'policing without fear or favour' in the UK

Priti Patel interview: * Warns that leaving ECHR would be divisive and impractical. ‘It is a divisive policy at a time when we need to unite’ * Says ‘perception’ of two-tier policing risks undermining confidence * Nigel Farage will never be allowed to join Tory party under her

Times weekend read: How Keir Starmer borrowed from 2011 playbook to tackle riots * The PM was shocked by scenes in Rotherham, where police were overwhelmed. The scale of disorder was not expected * Police mobilised riot police, forming spine down country that could be rapidly

BREAKING: US, UK, France, Germany and Italy call for Iran to 'stand down' and warn of 'serious consequences' for regional security if it attacks Israel They express support for defence of Israel against Iranian aggression and 'attacks by Iran-backed terrorist groups' After

Times weekend read: * How Labour jubilation over settlement with train drivers turned sour in less than 48 hours as Aslef announced fresh wave of strikes * Some in Labour have significant reservations, fearing wage-price spiral amid fresh demands from unions * ‘These new pay

Robert Jenrick has won the endorsement of Ed Argar, the shadow justice secretary, for the Tory leadership Argar, who hails from the centre of the party, becomes the 16th Tory MP to back Jenrick Jenrick is making the case that some of those from the centre of the party back his

Claire Coutinho endorses Kemi Badenoch at her leadership launch Introducing her she says that ‘time and again’ Badenoch will defend causes that are proven to be right She says Badenoch has the ‘courage and conviction’ to make the political weather while advancing the cause of

Kemi Badenoch says that the Tories became mired in scandal, were unable to deliver on their promises and became ‘fundamentally distrusted’ by the public But she says that Labour will ultimately fail. ‘Their model of spend spend spend is broken. They don’t know what to do. They

BREAKING: Britain has suspended 30 arms export licences with Israel amid concerns UK-manufactured weapons could be used in breach of international humanitarian law David Lammy says there is a clear risk that they could be used to 'facilitate a serious violation of international

Benjamin Netanyahu says that Britain's decision to suspend some arms sales to Israel is 'shameful' and 'only emboldens Hamas' John Healey, the defence secretary, said the government had a 'legal duty' to review exports. 'Sometimes your closest friends are the ones you need to

The timeline for the Tory leadership contest is set in stone - the announcement won't be brought forward from November 2 It means the new leader will definitely not be in place for the Budget on October 30 It also means they will be unveiled in the heat of the final throes of

Who will get knocked out of the Tory leadership contest today? In terms of public endorsements - the only real metric given the secrecy of the contest - Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch are in the lead Otherwise it looks pretty open - all the other candidates secured the 10

Rishi Sunak accuses Keir Starmer of choosing train drivers over vulnerable pensioners after he scrapped winter fuel allowance for 10million pensions Starmer says it is because of the economic 'mess' the Tories left. He accuses Sunak of pretending that everything is fine for

Keir Starmer singles out Kemi Badenoch for an attack at prime minister's questions He highlights Badenoch's call in 2022 for rich pensioners to be stripped of winter fuel payments. She said the benefit should be means-tested

Sir Keir Starmer defends the suspension of arms sales to Israel and claims it is a 'legal decision' He says the legal framework was very clear. 'We have come to a clear legal conclusion. We will of course continue to stand by Israel's right to self defence. It's a legal decision

Senior government source says US warned UK against going ahead with partial suspension of arms sales to Israel in July The announcement was ultimately delayed until Parliament's return in September The foreign office has said that it does not recognise this 'characterisation'

The government's suspension of arms export licences to Israel *is not* because of concerns about civilians in Gaza being killed by British-manufactured weapons The review found that it was not possible to reach a 'determinative judgement on allegations regarding conduct of

Keir Starmer opens his Grenfell statement with an unmitigated apology to all the families affected 'It should never have happened 'After all you've been through you may feel you are always a step away from another betrayal 'Today is a long-awaited day of truth but it must now

BREAKING: Priti Patel is knocked out of the Tory leadership contest after winning the support of just 14 of her colleagues Robert Jenrick emerged as the most popular on 28 votes Kemi Badenochi won 22 votes, James Cleverly 21, Tom Tugendhat 17 and Mel Stride 16