Keir Starmer pledges to clean up politics and crack down on cronyism

Exclusive: Party considering new offence of fraud against the public purse that would see jail terms of more than 10 years

People who defraud the government will face going to jail for more than a decade under plans being considered by Keir Starmer as part of a wider cleanup of British politics.

The Labour leader will pledge to restore standards in public life with a total crackdown on cronyism" in a speech on Thursday marking the beginning of the election year.