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A look at the origins of the confrontation between the business secretary and the former Post Office chair, and what is at stake

Rishi Sunak’s charm offensive at NFU conference fails to win over rural voters, but Labour also faces scepticism

Leading members of party’s One Nation caucus caution against any ‘attempt to become the Reform party’

The curious thing about the development known as The Slab, which is to replace the unprepossessing ITV block on the South Bank, is that no one other than the developers has a good word to say for it. Yet Michael Gove approved it last week. The Mayor supported Lambeth council’s…

From Ukraine to Palestine, the UK foreign secretary is determined to play a role as history unfolds

What exactly do you people want? Sir Keir Starmer has to contend with a progressive Left who call him a traitor and a Right who claim he is an insubstantial opportunist — but he’ll still skip into the general election with a mighty 20-point lead in the polls. Similarly, he…

The actor talks returning to the stage and why Sam Mendes is the Jurgen Klopp of theatre

Letters: Bringing Europe’s tallest building back to London would be an inspiring and visionary project, says Frank DM Wilson, while Francis Bown says ‘the Slab’ will further blight the cityscape

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