Labour will fight the next election as the “party of work” and warn the jobless they will not be able to live a “life on ... one in eight young people are now not in work, education or ...

Twenty Labour councillors have quit the party in protest at its direction under the leadership of Sir Keir Starmer, accusing the prime minister of having "abandoned traditional Labour values".

Yet Councillor McGrath's departure from Labour now means the party is no longer the official opposition at the county council - the first time that Labour has not formed either the administration ...