Sir Keir Starmer, whose Labour Government has made clean energy a key plank of its plans for the UK, has headed to the Cop29 conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, although many leaders including the US and Chinese presidents and European heads of state are not attending the talks.

Kim Leadbeater says initial numbers should be low but fellow campaigner Charlie Falconer says they will increase. Starmer claims government can reach new carbon target without people's everyday lives being disrupted 11:58 Q: [From the Times] Is it really realistic to think you can hit your new carbon target without any change to how people live their everyday lives?

Starmer says MPs must make own minds up on assisted dying Bill - Sir Keir has previously supported assisted dying, but said that the Government will remain neutral on the issue.

The prime minister says his MPs must ‘make their own mind up’ on whether to vote in favour of legalising assisted dying