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'Basically feral': Top civil servant's damning views of Boris Johnson revealed

THE UK’s top civil servant has apologised for his “raw, in-the-moment” WhatsApp messages about Boris Johnson and Downing Street colleagues at…

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UK election called for 4 July – what happens next?

On a rainy afternoon in London, an increasingly damp Rishi Sunak confirmed what many had been speculating for most of the day in a speech outside 10 Downing Street – that the UK is heading for an election earlier than anticipated. Here’s what to expect in the weeks ahead.

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Rishi Sunak drowned out by protesters playing 'Things Can Only Get Better' as he announces snap election

One Liberal Democrat source joked ‘things will only get wetter’ as the Prime Minister was drenched outside Downing Street

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How to watch Rishi Sunak election announcement tonight

JOURNALISTS are gathered at Downing Street, as Rishi Sunak is widely reported to be announcing a General Election for July ...

The National (Scotland)

Watch from Downing Street on day Sunak announced general election date

Watch from Downing Street on the day that Rishi Sunak announced a general election for Thursday 4 July.

The Independent UK

General Election rumours abound as Rishi Sunak 'considers vote during Euros'

DOWNING Street has refused to rule out calling a General Election amid furious rumours swirling at Westminster ...

The National (Scotland)

No10 blocked veterans IDs at ballot box over fears it would ‘open floodgates’ to students, minister reveals

Johnny Mercer said plans to allow veterans IDs at polling stations were blocked by No10 over fears it would ‘open the floodgates’ to more students voting

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Akshata Murty: I try not to read the news now

Wife of Rishi Sunak says she finds coverage of her and her husband bizarre at times, mentioning the Adidas Sambas episode

The Guardian - UK

University bosses to visit Downing Street to discuss campus antisemitism

Rishi Sunak warns of ‘unacceptable rise’ as Gaza protests escalate and 10 students vow to go on hunger strike

The Guardian - UK

Unite warns it will hold back funds if Labour weakens plan on workers’ rights

Union leader Sharon Graham says Keir Starmer risks ‘limping into Downing Street’

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak summons university chiefs amid fears over antisemitism and Gaza campus protests

The Prime Minister is to meet vice chancellors at Downing Street to seek reassurance they are tackling antisemitism

Evening Standard

‘Five-year-old on acid’: Liz Truss’s Ten Years to Save the West, digested by John Crace

Sketchwriter’s take on memoir of PM who screwed up catastrophically and quickly but thinks there’s still work to do

The Guardian - UK

What is Martyn's Law? Manchester Arena bombing victim's mum to walk to Downing Street

Figen Murray tragically lost her son, Martyn Hett, when a terrorist detonated a suicide bomb after an Ariana Grande concert in 2017

Evening Standard

Liz Truss quiz: did she really say that in her book?

Can you guess which things Liz Truss actually claimed in her book and which are our fantastic inventions?

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Rishi Sunak to open to public No10 garden, scene of the Covid rule-busting 'bring-your-own-booze' party

People will be able to visit the Downing Street garden where David Cameron once flipped burgers with Barack Obama and unveiled the coalition pact with Nick Clegg

Evening Standard

OPINION - Ocado deliveries, Nigel Farage's birthday and the Queen's final advice: key revelations from Liz Truss's book

The short-lived prime minister is now a published author with a paltry advance. Ethan Croft on Liz Truss’s life after Downing Street

The Guardian - UK

My time in Downing Street: humbling, good for the soul, but painful

Should Labour make it across the line, the reality of having to govern could be overwhelming, the Lib Dem coalition years adviser recalls

The Guardian - UK

Reports of Sunak’s foul mood in No 10 echo the final days of other dying administrations

Stories have emerged of a foul mood in Downing Street; it was ever thus behind the scenes in a dying administration

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The Guardian - UK

Waiting for this flailing government to call an election is excruciating. We need parliamentary reform

A Fixed-term Parliaments Act must be restored, so election dates suit the national interest – not the prime minister’s, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Harold Wilson confessed to secret ‘love match’ while PM, former aide reveals

Joe Haines tells the Times of relationship with Janet Hewlett-Davies before Labour leader resigned from No 10

Evening Standard

Arrests at Al Quds Day march after pro-Palestine protesters burn Israeli flag

Hundreds headed to Downing Street, some carrying signs saying, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”

The Guardian - UK

Barack Obama drops in on Rishi Sunak on London trip

Former US president understood to have discussed AI and other subjects with PM on informal ‘courtesy’ visit

Evening Standard

Barack Obama drops into No10 for surprise visit on his way through London

Former US president Barack Obama popped into Downing Street on Monday for private talks with Rishi Sunak.

The Guardian - UK

Britain is not without its problems. But Vaughan Gething proves how diverse it really is

The UK now has ethnic minority leadership in Downing Street, Scotland and Wales – and it hardly even counts as a surprise, says the director of British Future

The Guardian - UK

The ‘mob rule’ Rishi Sunak fears most lies in the ranks of his own party

The Tory leader has been flabby about policing extremism on his own side

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