Tuesday briefing: Why Labour banned Burnham – and what the ‘King of the North’ might do next

In today's newsletter: By putting out one fire, Labour might have ignited several others

Good morning. The King of the North" will not be marching south - at least not for now.

Andy Burnham has been barred from standing as an MP in the forthcoming Gorton and Denton byelection, after a 10-strong officers' group" of Labour's ruling body, which includes the prime minister, voted overwhelmingly to reject his request to stand. It has left the party, once again, in turmoil.

US news | Donald Trump's efforts to deploy militarised immigration agents in US cities may finally be reaching a reckoning as he faces widespread opposition across the US, dissenting lawmakers in his own party, and impending court rulings after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti.

UK news | Former home secretary Suella Braverman has defected to Reform UK, making her the third sitting Conservative MP to join Nigel Farage's party in little more than a week.

Europe | As many as 380 people may have drowned attempting to cross the Mediterranean last week during Cyclone Harry, as a shipwreck that killed 50 is confirmed by Maltese authorities.

Saudi Arabia | A judge has ordered Saudi Arabia to pay more than 3m in damages to London-based dissident Ghanem al-Masarir, whose phones were targeted with Pegasus spyware.

Ukraine | A US security agreement for Ukraine is 100% ready" to be signed, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, after two days of talks involving representatives from Ukraine, the US and Russia.