The deputy prime minister’s resignation closes one chapter with dignity. But the contest to replace her threatens to reopen Labour’s old divisions

The Deputy Prime Minister is among the bookies' favourites to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as Labour's approval ratings continue to slump under his leadership.

Bookmakers are giving odds on her successor as she faces intense pressure to resign

She describes serving at the highest level of government as ‘the honour of my life’

PM praises former deputy as the ‘living embodiment of social mobility’

Politics is about to get much tougher for Keir Starmer.