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As far as the UK government is concerned, its backbenchers are “the most important Members in the House [of Commons]”. This simple insight, from a classic 1976 article by the political scientist Anthony King, could not have been demonstrated more clearly during the previous 14 years of Conservative rule.

Michael Patrick Afonso Peixoto is believed to have been attacked by a group of several men

Family of Elianne Andam, a young pupil at Old Palace of John Whitgift School, tell of their devastation after ‘senseless’ attack

Boy, 17, remains in custody on suspicion of murder after 15-year-old was stabbed during morning rush hour

Boy, 17, remains in custody on suspicion of murder after morning rush-hour killing of 15-year-old

Met police commissioner says attack during morning rush hour is ‘impossible to comprehend’

Family of Elianne Andam, a young pupil at Old Palace of John Whitgift School, tell of their devastation after ‘senseless’ attack

The ‘much-loved’ youngster died after being stabbed in the neck with a foot-long knife in Croydon on Wednesday morning, a witness said.

The ‘much-loved’ youngster died after being stabbed in the neck with a foot-long knife in Croydon on Wednesday morning, a witness said.