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In the second part of Sir Keir Starmer’s exclusive interview with The Independent, he reveals what motivates him politically

From show tunes to sashays, drag brunches have continued to spread joy among queer and non-queer people alike despite ongoing political crusades against performers. Meredith Clark and Olivia Hebert spoke to drag queens on opposite coasts, who shared how drag brunch continues to amplify local LGBTQ+ communities across the country

Exclusive: The veterans’ minister said if he is re-elected on 4 July he will serve just one more term, as he reveals the toll of abuse on him and his family

Exclusive: Wizz Air passengers from Sicily finally fly home on third day, as other travellers face 12-hour delays

Exclusive: With seven days to go before the election the Techne UK tracker poll shows Sunak ‘cannot save the Tories’ from defeat

When the debate ended, the Biden surrogates were nowhere to be found — until they emerged, grim-faced, as a group, and the rumors began. Andrew Feinberg reports on what happened behind the scenes at the first presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia — and why the president’s performance went so badly

‘Need to have Harris take over. Cleanest option,’ one Democrat strategist told The Independent

Joe Biden has been able to keep the Democratic coalition together throughout his presidency. He needs to do it one last time

Queen Camilla once revealed that she and King Charles get 'competitive' over a hobby that many fans might not imagine them doing

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

Cori Bush is the next target for AIPAC. But left-leaning Democrats are focused on long-term strategies to get money out of politics and don’t have much of an immediate strategy to beat back big money