Upon the news of John Prescott's death last year, Prime Minister Keir Starmer led MPs in paying tribute to him as "a true giant of the Labour movement". Today, Prescott's life and legacy are being celebrated in Hull, where he served as an MP for nearly 40 years.

The service at Hull Minster was attended by three Labour Prime Ministers, as well as several other current and former MPs

Former prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown have paid tribute to Lord John Prescott as they attended his funeral at Hull Minster.Lord Prescott was praised as a “working-class hero” who “kept the show on the road during difficult times” by Mr Brown,

A South Gloucestershire councillor has been expelled from Labour after 40 years for announcing he will stand as an independent in May’s West of England metro mayor election. As previously reported, Cllr Ian Scott accused the party of age and sex discrimination in November after a panel culled him from the shortlist of nominees for its candidacy.

Sir Keir Starmer accused the previous Conservative government of ‘driving a coach and horses’ through protections for victims of trafficking

Jonathan Reynolds, Labour’s business secretary, told the Financial Times, “We have to respond to the agenda the US president has just set out with our own dynamism… Every country has to do it.”

Riddled with jargon, Labour’s Plan will hold Britain back at a critical crossroads in global innovation. Britain deserves a bold, forward-thinking government to secure its position as a tech superpower. In contrast, Labour’s approach is analogue government in the digital age.

Reform UK has started tying green policies to grimly high energy bills — and some government MPs are getting nervous.

Labour’s ambitions for a more pro-growth, pro-business agenda mark a positive shift, at least in tone. But actual, visible, tangible growth depends on execution. This in turn depends on private sector money, overcoming bureaucratic hurdles, and cutting the Brexit red-tape that continues to hamper trade with the EU.

TV presenter Ant Middleton, singer Holly Valance, socialite Victoria Hervey and boxer Derek Chisora were at the private members’ club event which is claimed to have raised over £1million

A spokesperson for the Tory leader said the party would ‘tell the truth about the mistakes we made’ under her leadership.

The research by Survation found Nigel Farage 's party were backed by 24 per cent of voters, which was up four percentage points from a survey last month.