Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe doesn't rule out joining Tories - and could even set up his own party

Badenoch: Labour are taking the public for fools

Kemi Badenoch has criticised the government’s White Paper on immigration, saying “it’s not good enough”. The Conservative Party leader’s comments come as Sir Keir Starmer sets out plans to significantly reduce net migration and head off the electoral threat posed by Reform UK. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Farage takes credit for Govt's tough immigration stance

Reform UK leader commends the prime minister on his new plans to reduce migration to the UK, saying he will ''praise him to the heavens!'' if the PM succeeds in stopping the boats. It comes as Sir Keir Starmer sets out plans to significantly reduce net migration and Labour seeks to head off the electoral threat from Reform UK. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Tories call for a ‘binding annual cap on legal migration’

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp calls for a "binding annual cap on legal migration", describing Labour's plans on immigration as "a little tweak" which will have "very little impact". Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Tories: The UK-US trade deal is not great or historic

The shadow business secretary says the UK-US trade agreement is "not historic", adding it leaves "the vast majority of the economy exposed to 10% tariffs". Andrew Griffith adds the government, "shouldn't really be sort of high fiving themselves for merely leaving tariffs that are higher level than they were two months ago". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Huddleston: Tories in tough fight after losses

Nigel Huddleston admitted the Conservative Party faces significant challenges after losing over 650 local council seats. He stressed the party's ongoing renewal process, aiming to return to core Conservative values. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Tories 'still have work to do', says Fuller after losses

Shadow Treasury Minister Richard Fuller admitted the Conservatives faced a “very difficult night” after losing nearly 700 seats and all 16 councils they were defending. He said Reform UK had done well, partly due to public disillusionment with Labour, but warned the party would now need to prove itself beyond slogans. Fuller said the Tories must rebuild trust ahead of future elections. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Farage: Reform UK enjoyed PM's 'island of migrants' speech

Nigel Farage says Reform UK "very much enjoyed" Sir Keir Starmer's remarks on immigration and an 'island of migrants', which critics have likened to Enoch Powell's 'Rivers of Blood' speech in 1968. Reform's party leader urges the prime minister to declare the situation in the English Channel as a national security emergency. Starmer replies that the government's borders bill will allow law enforcement to take action "before crimes are committed", adding it is "extraordinary" that Farage "of all people, voted against it". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Tories slam Starmer’s Albania visit as ‘a distraction’

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has dismissed Sir Keir Starmer’s visit to Albania as “a performance” aimed at distracting from what he called the Prime Minister’s failure to control the UK’s borders. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Badenoch: PM's tiny tariffs deal puts us in worse position

Kemi Badenoch says Sir Keir Starmer's "tiny tariff deal" with the U.S. has put the country in a "worse position than we were in March". The prime minister responds by inviting the Conservative Party leader to tell workforces across the country, such as those at Jaguar Land Rover, that she would "rip up the deal that protects their jobs". Starmer adds the Conservatives are "a dead party walking". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

PM arrives for PMQs with immigration likely to be on agenda

Sir Keir Starmer has arrived at the Houses of Parliament for PMQs. The prime minister will take questions from Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch, with the government's immigration crackdown expected to be high on the agenda. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn