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At a time of unprecedented disconnection between public and politics, David Cameron’s appointment as Foreign Secretary was a rare moment that reached beyond Westminster.

Reform UK confirms Lee Anderson, former Conservative MP and ex-deputy chair, has defected to join party

Stereotypes can linger even when long debunked. The “Red Wall” is still — to some tired parts of Westminster — a synonym for depleted industrial towns and a working class “left behind” by politics. But that is only half the story. Those areas of the North and Midlands that flipped…

Editorial: Westminster cannot continue to ignore the scale of social devastation caused by the chronic underfunding of council services

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Stella Creasy about the threats MPs face, and the presence of protesters outside their homes and offices

I can only imagine Vladimir Putin’s laughter in Moscow. Last week, Ben Jamal, director of the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign, told protesters at Westminster he wanted a situation where “they will have to lock the doors of parliament itself”. Three MPs — all women, naturally — have been given police protection.…

The Jockey Club’s petition to abandon the controversial new checks drew mixed responses from MPs on Monday

Sir Lindsay Hoyle tells MPs he was advised that granting fresh vote could be further breach of Commons protocol

Health minister Maria Caulfield ‘disappointed and surprised’ by Lindsay Hoyle’s actions but refrains from calling for his resignation