The outgoing Labour leader told the BBC he had been vindicated by the governments spending plans to tackle the havoc wreaked on the UK economy by the coronavirus outbreak.

IAIN DUNCAN SMITH: Covid-19 has swept across the world like a medieval plague from China and in its wake it has created one of the greatest health scares in modern history.

Shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer is expected to romp to victory when the result of the contest is announced on Saturday.

The fervently pro-Corbyn Momentum group reacted to Sir Keir's overwhelming triumph by vowing to hold the new leader to account 'and make sure he keeps his promises'.

Sir Keir Starmer has made leadership rival Lisa Nandy his shadow foreign secretary as the new Labour leader announced a series of senior appointments to his top team.

Mr Miliband has been brought back as shadow business secretary as Sir Keir announced a second wave of changes after replacing Jeremy Corbyn.

The internal report found that Jeremy Corbyn did little to help discipline offenders of anti-Semitism in the UK's Labour Party until two years ago.

HARRY COLE Ever one to defy common sense, Jeremy Corbyn, 71 next month, not only shunned all lockdown etiquette to turn up in Westminster but brought with him his third wife.

A High Court judge has ruled that comments posted online by Laura Murray, head of complaints for the Labour party, against Rachel Riley showed a 'defamatory tendency'.

Rachel Riley stepped out for a refreshing stroll with her daughter amid her on going legal battle in libel claim against one of Jeremy Corbyn's aides.

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton made the bombshell claims in part one of new Sky News documentary Bad Blood/New Blood which premiered on Monday night.

A new book has shed light on the awkward government leadership meetings Barnaby Joyce was forced to attend after his affair with staffer Vikki Campion was sensationally exposed.

The Sydney backbench MP and former tennis star charged taxpayers $91 so he could stay at his luxury retreat at Kangaroo Valley on the NSW South Coast. That was before $266 in car travel costs.

Mr Turnbull said the Liberal Party's failure to deliver a coherent and effective energy policy could be blamed on climate change deniers within its ranks.

Former PM Malcolm Turnbull told guests at a Sydney yacht club Donald Trump was 'seeking to tear at' and destroy the United States. He met the US President at the White House in 2018.

The former prime minister and ex-Liberal Party leader shared a photo of Sydney shrouded in a haze of bushfire smoke as he flew back into the city following a speaker trip to Singapore.

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has called on Australia to implement a Green New Deal. This is also the name of a radical proposal in the US for 100 per cent renewables by 2030.

Chinese tech giant Huawei is hoping to overturn the ban which prevents it from operating the 5G network in Australia.

Malcolm Turnbull has blasted former political ally Mathias Cormann as 'weak and treacherous' for his key role in the leadership spill which ousted him as Prime Minister.

A glamorous Sydney socialite who shot to fame in 2017 after a viral video, has won a long-standing battle to renovate her $10 million harbourside mansion.

He went on the lead the party to political victory again in 2016, before he was overthrown once more by Scott Morrison in 2018 - a man who Mr Turnbull believes never should have been elected.

Mr Turnbull claims in his new memoir that his successor Mr Morrison 'was playing a double game' to force him out of office.

Tulsi Gabbard insists she can't control what others say as she continues to receive backing from Russian media outlets.

Hillary Clinton trolled Donald Trump's letter to Turkey's president Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday by sharing a spoof letter from JFK to the leader of the Soviet Union to end the Cuban missile crisis.

Donald Trumpdefended Tulsi Gabbard from Hillary Clinton's allegation she is being groomed by Russia, saying he doesn't know the Hawaii Democrat but 'she's not a Russian agent' and the charge is 'sick.'

A longtime adviser to Hillary Clinton said she has not ruled out running for president again in 2020, challenging Donald Trump a second time, her longtime aide Philippe Reines said.

Marianne Williamson called the current wave of criticism of Hillary Clinton "offensive to women," while belittling President Trump's boasts that he's a peacemaker.

Legendary singer and songwriter Bruce Springsteen says the country is facing a 'frightening time' with President Trump at the helm.

Hillary Clinton could try for the White House a third time suggested Dick Morris, the GOP political consultant who advised President Clinton when he was facing impeachment.

'Figured I could troll the Upper East Side with that one, and literally walked right into Huma,' Don Jr. told DailyMail.com, describing an encounter that 'horrified' sex offender Anthony Weiner's wife.

Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, sent the request to the National Archives in a letter on Thursday.

The documents, including 274 pages of Mueller team interview notes, emails and other documents related to the cooperation of Trump campaign staffer Rick Gates, were released on Saturday.

A poll by Harvard Harris shows that Clinton would get 18percent of the vote if she entered the race today, while 19percent of Democrats would vote for Biden.

Dan Bilzerian, the playboy known as 'The King of Instagram', says he plans to run for president in 2024. Bilzerian, who is known for posting images of wild parties, endorsed Donald Trump in 2016.

Lawyers for Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard wrote Hillary Clinton asking her to immediately retract a statement about Gabbard and the Russians.

Former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has refused to rule out a 2020 bid for the White House when questioned during a radio interview in London this week.

An American Airlines aircraft was returned to its gate at LaGuardia Airport yesterday afternoon for an unknown mechanical problem. A police source confirmed Hillary Clinton was on board the plane.

On Twitter, Trump thanked Sen. John Kennedy 'for the job he did in representing both the Republican Party and myself against Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd on Meet the Depressed!'

Hillary Clinton has avoided categorically stepping out of the race for the White House next year. During another media appearance in the UK, Clinton said she would have to make her mind up 'really quickly'.

Monday's new Inspector General report on the FBI showcased messages shared between pro-Trump officials too.

An online survey by Harris Poll shows Hillary Clinton (left) slightly ahead of former Vice President Joe Biden (right). Clinton has refused to completely rule out a last-minute entry into the Democratic race.

Hillary Clinton slammed President Donald Trump's administration during a scathing 12-minute address to the Jewish Labor Committee in New York last night.

Hillary Clinton linked to a pro-impeachment website urging the public to educate themselves in the midst of the Judiciary hearing debating two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump.

The House of Representatives is creating a new holiday tradition: an impeachment vote on nearly the exact anniversary of Bill Clinton's own ego-crashing humiliation 21 years ago.

The White House launched a months-long investigation after the U.S. Mission to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium liked one of Chelsea Clinton's tweets that was critical of Donald Trump.

An inquiry into Republican allegations of misconduct at the Justice Department and the FBI, including its handling of the Hillary Clinton investigation, has effectively ended without tangible results.

The active investigation centers on media leaks to the New York Times and the Washington Post in early 2017, describing a secret Russian document that played a role in the Clinton investigation.

Robert Epstein, 66, said in July the internet giant's methods 'gave' millions of votes to Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election. In December he announced that his wife had died.

Weinsten, who is facing life in prison, was a longtime major donor to the Clintons. Both Hillary, main and inset with Weinstein, and Bill also had a close friendship with Weinstein for decades.

'Nobody likes him,' rages Hillary Clinton. 'Nobody wants to work with him.' She was talking about Bernie Sanders, a fellow Democrat and the man now leading the polls to be the party's official nominee.