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Who are the Tories’ recent biggest donors after Frank Hester?

Company founders, a member of the Sainsbury dynasty and a vice-chair of a textile giant have donated large sums to the party

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I’d like Diane Abbott to be Labour MP again, says Angela Rayner

Deputy leader also says she does not know why Abbott has not received an apology about racism she has faced within party

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The Guardian view on Gove and extremism: this definition is a problem, not a solution

Editorial: The government’s new approach is not a serious effort to tackle rising hatred and division

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Diane Abbott’s chances of getting whip back appear remote despite Hester row

Senior figures including deputy leader want to see MP back in fold but Starmer is firm that he does not want to ‘conflate’ issues

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Frank Hester’s racist remarks should be a seminal moment for British politics

Letters: Dr Arun Midha, formerly of the select committee on standards, says all political parties must now stand against racism in their actions and words. Plus letters from supporters in Abbott’s constituency and the NHS, and other readers

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Growing calls for Diane Abbott to be restored as Labour MP

Ms Abbott has sat as an independent MP since April after the Labour whip was withdrawn

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From left to far right, which groups could end up on the UK extremism list?

Michael Gove has named five groups to be examined but some fear many more will ultimately be included

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Gove faces legal action threats after suggesting Muslim groups are extremist

Community secretary’s new definition of extremism attracts criticism in parliament, including from Tory former minister

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Dining across the divide: ‘I think sport is overrated as a force for good’

One was put off sport for life at school, while the other thinks it is positive for society as well as those who play it. Were they any closer on Starmer v Corbyn?

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Labour plan to get working class into arts jobs and prevent sector being dominated by privately educated

Sir Keir Starmer vowed that investment in culture will be put “at the core” of his government if he were to become prime minister

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: There's little appetite for a comeback prince

Hereditary royals need not worry about re-election, but that is not to say public support is irrelevant. Today, the Duke of Sussex’s sharp fall in popularity has been laid bare by a new poll, which suggests he is getting the lion’s share of the blame for the present royal rift.

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Gove: Hester remarks not extremist and warrant ‘Christian forgiveness’

Senior Tory says donor’s ‘horrific’ comment that Diane Abbott should be shot unlikely to be investigated by new taskforce

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Boundary changes may reduce access to MPs in UK’s poorest areas, research finds

New map based on electoral roll not actual populations, meaning some MPs will be supporting 50% more people than others

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Angela Rayner says she wants to see Diane Abbott get Labour whip restored – as it happened

Deputy Labour leader says party must follow procedures but says she would personally like MP to have Labour whip restored

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This is the Tory party now: so devoid of values and leadership it can’t respond to blatantly racist remarks

Sunak should have immediately returned Frank Hester’s £10m. The PM’s speech about hate suddenly seems a long time ago, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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‘Restless, angry’ voters vulnerable to far-right extremism, warns Hope Not Hate

Group’s annual report notes rise in anti-migrant activism and asks if Tory voters are ‘falling out of love with democracy’

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Diane Abbott accuses Tories of aiming to play ‘race card’ before election

Exclusive: MP says abusive words of Tory donor Frank Hester did not surprise her and that Tories have run out of options

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Frank Hester’s ugly words about me are a reminder: all parties, including Labour, must stand against racism

Hester may be the Tories’ biggest donor, but this is not only an issue for one party as the Forde inquiry showed, says Diane Abbott MP

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Sunak under growing pressure from Tories to return £10m Hester donation

West Midlands mayor and Scottish Conservatives openly question PM’s position that donor’s apology to Diane Abbott closed matter

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The Guardian view on political donations: Labour must lead the way on reform

Editorial: Scandal is hard-wired into a system that makes parties over-reliant on mega-donors, as the opposition will discover soon enough

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From ‘move on’ to ‘racist and wrong’: how the Tory line on Frank Hester shifted

An incoherent response to the donor’s remarks has raised questions about Rishi Sunak’s political nous

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Hunt says plan to scrap employee national insurance could ‘take more than a decade’

Chancellor’s unfunded proposal would be ‘work of many parliaments’ and depended on growth of economy

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Frank Hester’s £10m donation to the Tories is a priceless gift to Labour

Rishi Sunak was already struggling to keep up a brave face over the Post Office IT scandal. Then Keir Starmer stood up

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan: London home buyers still facing £200 higher mortgage costs since Liz Truss's mini-budget

The Treasury said high interest rates are being seen ‘across the developed world’ and the UK is ‘no different’

Evening Standard

Labour 'scaremongering' after claiming Tory plan to abolish National Insurance is threat to state pension

Labour has criticised a Tory pledge to scrap National Insurance as a £46billion ‘unfunded’ commitment

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