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John Swinney becomes SNP leader after rival drops out

Long-serving politician set to become first minister after taking over Scottish National party role from Humza Yousaf

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SNP activist ‘not leaned on’ to pull out of challenging Swinney for leadership

Depute leader insists Graeme McCormick’s last-minute withdrawal proof party is united

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General election result not a ‘foregone conclusion,’ says Sunak – UK politics as it happened

PM says he is ‘determined to fight on’ after disastrous local, mayoral and Blackpool byelection results last week

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There is a way for Starmer’s Labour to fix the big rift with Muslim voters – if it has the will

Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham won elections in areas with large Muslim populations. Both engaged with us as citizens, says Miqdaad Versi of the Muslim Council of Britain

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Unloved but unchallenged, Sunak appears safe – because only a fool would want his job now

After the local elections, he has a broken party and an unenviable destiny. He is now the fall guy for the Tory wipeout to come, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome

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Scaling back Labour’s workers’ rights plan would be disastrous, warns TUC president

Reports say Sir Keir Starmer may risk union support and bow to pressure from business to amend new deal

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SNP activist abandons leadership bid and endorses John Swinney

Graeme McCormick said he had enough support to run but is backing former Scottish deputy first minister as sole official candidate

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Little sign that Sunak will tack towards centre after local elections rout

PM and allies seemingly intent on staying the course in face of conflicting calls on how to avoid wipeout when country goes to polls

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Labour to target south of England at general election, campaign chief says

Pat McFadden says local election results give the party confidence it can win ‘blue wall’ seats that are ‘turning red’

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Labour ‘working to get support back’ after losing votes over Gaza stance

Analysis shows almost 18% drop in party’s vote in areas of England where more than a fifth are Muslim

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SNP activist aims to challenge John Swinney for party leadership

Graeme McCormick claims he will gather requisite number of signatures to force contest instead of unopposed coronation

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Momentum’s future hangs in balance after co-chair resigns and quits Labour

Exclusive: Party insiders say departure of Hilary Schan could mark start of end for grassroots leftwing group

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Rishi Sunak to face pressure to shift right after disastrous election results

Suella Braverman says Conservative party will be lucky to have any MPs unless it adopts harder line on immigration and rights

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Labour can be proud of its local election results, but there’s still a way to go

Letters: Bernie Evans bemoans the party’s centre-right policies and lack of radicalism to really inspire voters. Plus letters from Lyn Dade, Keith Flett, Jimmy McCluskey and Dr Mark Wilcox

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Lib Dems gain most council seats in last five years, party’s data shows

Party has gained 768 seats, Labour 545 and the Greens 480, while the Conservatives have lost 1,783

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We pay a lot more for a lot less, and people know it. That’s why Sunak’s Tories were thrashed in these elections

Come to Thurrock and things get clearer. People feel victims of a terrible injustice, says Guardian columnist John Harris

Evening Standard

Anti-monarchists hold demonstration against King in Trafalgar Square

Anti-monarchy campaigners gathered in Trafalgar Square on the first ‘Republic Day’.

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Tory rebel Braverman urges Sunak to change course after election blows

The senior Tory urged the Prime Minister to move to the right in response to the poll defeats.

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If Tory hopes rest on the UK economy, they could go the way of the monasteries

Three key economic indicators loom large but none offer great hope for the Conservatives’ survival

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Why Labour leapt on board with private open access train providers

The party’s move made it look pro-business, but some say the system makes for inefficient use of our rail network

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Suella Braverman says no time to oust Sunak so he must ‘own this and fix it’

Former home secretary says PM’s ‘plan is not working’ and he needs to change course after local elections drubbing

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Sometimes our take on human nature trumps our political allegiances. Good

As I found during last week’s assisted dying debate, it’s not wrong to agree with the other side

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Braverman tells Sunak to ‘own’ dismal election results and ‘fix it’ but says it’s too late for Tories to change leader – as it happened

Former home secretary says Tory voters are ‘on strike’ and are ‘not coming out to support us’ in wake of dire local and mayoral election results

Evening Standard

Andy Street loses West Midlands mayor vote in election blow for Conservatives

The Conservative loss was part of a double blow for the Prime Minister after Labour’s Sadiq Khan secured a historic third term as Mayor of London.

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The Searchers by Andy Beckett review – the leftists who took their lead from Tony Benn

An absorbing study of the radical left makes a convincing case for their cultural victories but romanticises the Jeremy Corbyn years

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