Key questions facing government over Mandelson checks

The Greater Manchester mayor would need to win the by-election in Makerfield to be a possible candidate.

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak to face Tory members in final run-off, as MPs edge Penny Mordaunt out.

The US president’s comments come as he met Boris Johnson for talks in the White House.

Boris Johnson says that while the terror threat remains, people refuse “to live in permanent fear”.

A car thought to be a taxi exploded outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital, killing one man and injuring another.