Daisy Cooper: “As Ed said at conference we are in the fight of our lives against the right who want to turn our country into their…”

The rules on declaring interests in debates are there for good reason but the bigger picture here is that (Nigel) Farage and Reform UK are still under investigation for receiving an undeclared £5m donation from a bitcoin billionaire.

After Labour's two anti-growth budgets, Burnham needs to urgently get a grip on the economy and get Britain growing again, supercharging economic growth through a new trade deal with the EU, including joining the Single Market.

Even if Farage does manage to face down Count Binface in this pointless by-election, he won’t be able to wriggle out of the formal investigations or the prospect of a second by-election.

The new Chancellor needs to turn things around, and fast. The economy is stuck in the slow lane while job seekers and families pay the price.