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Labour defends Natalie Elphicke after claims of lobbying over husband’s trial

Frontbencher says new Labour MP dismissed allegations from Tory former justice secretary that she lobbied him as ‘nonsense’

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Urgent memo to Sir Keir Starmer: there are some offers which should be refused

Natalie Elphicke’s defection to Labour is creating more angst in her new party than in her old one

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Centrist Tories urge Andy Street to stand for parliament – and maybe one day for leader

One Nation moderates call on defeated West Midlands mayor to take ‘brand Andy’ to Westminster

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‘If Jacob Rees-Mogg wants to join us’ … Was Natalie Elphicke’s defection a step too far for Labour?

Keir Starmer thought he had pulled off a coup when Dover’s rightwing MP crossed the floor. Many were incensed, Tories were bemused – but does it prove there are no ‘no-go’ areas for the party?

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Faith groups want more say in secular Britain. Labour should tell them to go to hell

Most Britons don’t identify as religious, and would prefer to keep worship out of schools

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Conservative defector to Labour ‘was bitter at not getting ministerial job’

Tory sources allege that Dover MP Natalie Elphicke crossed the floor because she was not given a post running housing policy

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Labour gains in leave areas may cut swing needed for overall majority

Analysis reveals voters switching from the Tories in pro-Brexit seats could make a Starmer election victory easier to achieve

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Tory Welsh secretary broke ministerial code with social media video, says Labour

Party accuses Cabinet minister David TC Davies of breaching rules by using Whitehall office to film X post attacking Senedd expansion plans

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‘Self-defeating’: senior Tories warn Sunak against clampdown on international students

Party members say visa restrictions will damage economy and lead to the closure of already-struggling universities

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Three Davids throw off Global Britain bluster and chart new foreign policy course

Speeches by Cameron, Lammy and Miliband all depicted a darkening world but differed on where to find allies

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Conservatives mark 200 constituencies as vulnerable in next general election

Exclusive: Even seats with majorities of over 15,000 are deemed at risk and needing extra support from party HQ

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‘Hard truths’: how far will Starmer push to show Labour has changed?

After Natalie Elphicke’s defection and tension over Gaza stance, some party insiders believe limits are being reached

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MPs call on spending watchdog to investigate DWP overpayments to carers

Select committee says scale of problem, carers’ testimony and cost to taxpayer warrants second inquiry into benefits system

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OPINION - Labour are just the Tories with a new face — there's a gap for a new political party

So, how likely are you to vote for something called a Start-up Party? Thought not. A Start-up Party founded by Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson’s former Svengali? Don’t be rude. But how about a party focused on reducing immigration, closing tax loopholes for the one per cent, investing in public services…

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Palestinian charity CEO to stand for Labour in Fife in boost for Starmer

Melanie Ward’s run for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy likely to delight allies of party leader criticised for Gaza stance

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: The Tories' mayoral selection process was a dereliction of duty to Londoners

When this newspaper endorsed Sadiq Khan for a third term as London’s Mayor, it was not simply because of who he was not: Susan Hall. The Evening Standard believes that Khan was the best candidate, and Londoners agreed by a significant margin. Yet it is difficult to escape from the…

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Who is John Swinney, Scotland’s new first minister after Humza Yousaf quit?

Mild-mannered 60-year-old Swinney, who joined the SNP at 15, is the party’s third leader in 14 months.

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Labour should be ‘less tribal’, says Keir Starmer after Elphicke defection

Party leader welcomes MP in Dover speech as he announces plan to replace Rwanda scheme with new border security unit

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Starmer’s Home Office immigration plan does not answer call for safe routes

Plans for head of border security with access to home secretary will not satisfy all critics of Labour’s immigration policies

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It’s Labour’s turn to crash and burn as party can’t defend Elphicke’s defection

Anneliese Dodds drew the short straw and was sent out to pretend Nat had always been Labour through and through

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The Guardian view on John Swinney’s Scotland: a new start but also more of the same

Editorial: The new first minister gets it that the public want better government, but he has not got much time to deliver

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Natalie Elphicke ‘sorry’ for defending ex-husband jailed for sexual assault

Newest Labour MP apologises for comments about Charlie Elphicke’s victims amid criticism of her admission to party

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How savage Tory cuts hollowed out all our public services

Letters: Readers respond to an article by John Harris on the devastating impact of the austerity years on councils and communities

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Should Labour be embracing the likes of Natalie Elphicke?

Letters: Readers respond to the news of the staunch rightwing Tory MP defecting to the Labour party

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Kate Forbes elected Scotland deputy first minister despite Green opposition

Fresh row erupts over Forbes’s conservative views on equality – but appointment is approved by narrow majority

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