Labour has instructed its local councillors to end power-sharing agreements with the Green Party unless local groups reject a contentious national conference motion defining Zionism as a form of racism.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham insists he can deliver meaningful change for Britain ahead of the Labour conference, despite mounting global pressures and fiscal constraints.

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson is calling for an expansion of taxpayer-funded childcare to include non-working families, aiming to remove barriers to employment.