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Director’s second world war feature is a grimy, chaotic look at Londoners navigating their way through hell

Rabid Trussonomics or naked nativism? With the race down to four runners, here’s my guide to a party reeling in two directions, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

It’s official: I have a really big head. Can experts, stylists and the world’s oldest hat shop help me find the perfect headgear?

Turns out, the true story is rather different

The British director leaves many of his usual ticks behind in this story of Churchill’s secret army

Brief letters: Lennon and Christianity | Pepys loses it | Two-child cap | Guardian delivery | Gareth and Gove | MPs and buses

Exclusive: Nadine Dorries has broken the Tory public silence on who is to blame for what many expect to be a historically bad defeat next week

There’s little that brings more joy than a quick study of political merch, so often a riveting insight into the Little Britain capabilities of party marketing teams. Tory superfans can snap up caricature Toby jugs (£28.95) of all previous leaders from Churchill to Johnson. Note, Liz Truss and Sunak have…

A fresh take on Operation Bagration, the colossal eastern front offensive in the second world war, is the author and broadcaster’s best book yet – and shows how next to the Soviets, the Germans’ worst enemy was Hitler

Needy former UK PM visibly struggled when some of Abbott’s (bonkers) points drew a bigger cheer than his at rightwing event

House Speaker Mike Johnson may have to be saved by Democrats after MTG is done with him