Zarah Sultana, Labour MP for Coventry South, opposes the Heathrow Airport expansion plans and claims the Prime Minister has U-turned on his initial stance.

Senior Labour figures are attending the funeral service, which will be streamed live from Hull Minster at 12:00 GMT.

There are huge clues that Keir Starmer could unwittingly force his party into a situation in which they have to beg Britain to be allowed to stay in power.

Starmer and Blair join mourners as service for veteran Labour MP begins - The PM has been joined by Gordon Brown, Ed Miliband, Sadiq Khan and Yvette Cooper for service for the former deputy prime mini

Sir Keir hails vision of former deputy prime minister, adding: ‘I know many people will be raising a glass to John today’

Sir Keir Starmer, previous PM Gordon Brown and several government ministers were among those at the service at Hull Minister.

Keir Starmer, a centrist who worked to fight antisemitism in his party, has become the United Kingdom’s prime minister following Labour’s landslide victory in British elections Thursday.

Why is the prime minister spending so much of his time making decisions he doesn’t like? It’s not paying off with voters.

Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party swept to power in July with a working majority of 163 Credit: Justin Tallis/AFP One moderate who has been active in Westminster for decades says: “I don’t ...

John McDonnell's comments come six months after the Labour MPs had the whip suspended after rebelling against the government over the Tory-era two-child benefit limit

Defence is already an area where the UK and EU have close co-operation, but if Labour ministers get their way, they would like that collaboration to spread further. Since entering government, Starmer has made clear his government is keen to “reset” relations between the UK and EU.

Starmer certainly has the support of the majority of the Labour parliamentary party to push for closer relations with the EU