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Five independent candidates who stood on pro-Gaza platforms won seats as the Muslim vote for Labour appeared to collapse

The Birmingham Yardley MP on Gaza, austerity and restoring optimism to the voting public

You would be stunned at how many women in this city fear being raped or being seriously sexually assaulted. That’s because, in my experience, so many women have either actually been sexually assaulted or know somebody who has. This fear impacts every aspect of our lives and I can tell…

Newest Labour MP apologises for comments about Charlie Elphicke’s victims amid criticism of her admission to party

This goes far beyond a Tory donor’s racist comments about Diane Abbott, and Labour’s opportunistic response, says sociology professor Gary Younge

Ms Abbott has sat as an independent MP since April after the Labour whip was withdrawn

Beth Rigby, Jess Phillips and Ruth Davidson talk politics; the Guardian’s Michael Safi explores AI’s beauty and horror. Plus, two great music programmes – one in Irish

Former PM says she wants to focus on causes close to her heart after 27 years in parliament

Labour MP says she is ‘tired of fighting for systemic change and being given scraps’ and laments ‘collective failure’