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Looming defeat has left the Conservatives divided and chaotic, with potential leaders – or even Nigel Farage – ready to fill the void

Israel’s president has told the UK Prime Minister there should be a “correction” issued over BBC coverage.

He and Angela Rayner were at the Pink News awards last night

In a meeting with Rishi Sunak, Isaac Herzog said there should be an ‘outcry’ over the corporation’s decision not to refer to Hamas as terrorist group.

First King's Speech in 70 years set to open Parliament today

“There are some things to be cheery about,” said Penny Mordaunt, cheerily, in the Heathrow Lounge in the Manchester Central Convention Complex last Tuesday, as she sipped her coffee and smiled benignly. Not the economy, not improving figures on immigration, nor any good news about sewage, concrete, knife crime, strikes…

Anger and aggression in rightwing politics is now a multinational enterprise, and the opposition leader heads the local charge

Harking back to past glories was high on the agenda. But the jostling to replace Sunak suggests some are eyeing the future, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

Sunak may be slightly better than the Maybot, but he’s still very much AI in development

From Braverman standing on a dog’s tail to Toploader

The PM will use his speech to criticise 30 years of a ‘broken’ system incentivising ‘the easy decision, not the right one’