UK politics: Farage warned attack against ‘establishment’ over unregistered gifts could lead to harsher punishment – as it happened

Reform UK leader claims he is victim of ‘hit job’ as parliamentary standards commissioner investigates £5m donation On the subject of Andy Burnham, the Financial Times is running a story today saying the access talks his team is holding with senior civil servants, intended to help Whitehall departments get ready to implement the new PM’s policy agenda, are being hindered by the fact that Burnham has not decided who will do the top cabinet jobs.In the story, Lucy Fisher, George Parker and Anna Gross say:Talks have not yet formally started with the Treasury and Burnham’s refusal to nominate a chancellor