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Does Kemi Badenoch’s reshuffle mean the Reform-lite strategy is over? I don’t know and I’m not sure she does either, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Conservative leader said that the public are ‘not yet ready to forgive’ the Tory party, more than a year on from the general election.

Keir Starmer’s government struggling to convince MPs and public it is doing enough for civilians starving in Gaza

Editorial: The Conservative leader’s appointment of Sir James Cleverly to the cabinet could act as a moderating force as Faragism sweeps the party

Letters: Janet Perkins fears votes being cast for ‘hilarious’ Farage, but Dr John Fletcher thinks young people are more refreshing philosophers. Plus more letters on Labour’s plan to lower the voting age to 16

COMMENT: Whether he turned down the offer of a more substantial position on Badenoch’s front bench, or was simply ignored in her reshuffle, John Rentoul wonders what the shadow justice secretary might be up to – and if a defection to Reform is on the cards

The Conservative MP said the proposal for Waterlooville town centre is ‘utterly inappropriate’.

Other expenditures include £989 stay at London hotel but party sources say costs not incurred by Nigel Farage

On the bright side, the Government has registered that immigration levels are a problem. The Deputy Prime Minster, Angela Rayner, has warned that immigration is having a “profound impact on society” and that the Government must register “real concerns” about the impact that rapid demographic change is having on society.

A consultation has been launched around the launch of a new party by Jeremy Corbyn

The New Statesman reported that many MPs who backed Mrs Badenoch in the last leadership contest have privately turned on her.