Could Labour lose Gorton and Denton? Here’s what the polls say - All the candidates for the major parties have been declared

The PM initially said certain sensitive documents about Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador would not be released - they will now be assessed by a parliamentary committee.

A row erupted Sunday within Britain's governing Labour Party after the ambitious mayor of Manchester was prevented from trying to re-enter Parliament at a special election in the city, with critics claiming Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not want to see a potentially dangerous rival back in the House of Commons.

Labour urged to expel Mandelson from party after fresh Epstein links - The Labour Party has not yet said whether the whip would be restored to Peter Mandelson if he applied to return to the Lords