Dorothea Barron, 100, said she swapped her school uniform for a naval uniform in 1943, despite being below the 5ft 3in minimum height.

Sir Keir Starmer has congratulated his Australian counterpart on winning a second term in office, saying the close ties between the two countries show “long-distance friendships can be the strongest”.

The Government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill does not include a route to allow academies to return to local authority oversight.

The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution described the party as a threat to the country’s democratic order.