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Exclusive: Nadine Dorries has broken the Tory public silence on who is to blame for what many expect to be a historically bad defeat next week

There’s little that brings more joy than a quick study of political merch, so often a riveting insight into the Little Britain capabilities of party marketing teams. Tory superfans can snap up caricature Toby jugs (£28.95) of all previous leaders from Churchill to Johnson. Note, Liz Truss and Sunak have…

A fresh take on Operation Bagration, the colossal eastern front offensive in the second world war, is the author and broadcaster’s best book yet – and shows how next to the Soviets, the Germans’ worst enemy was Hitler

Needy former UK PM visibly struggled when some of Abbott’s (bonkers) points drew a bigger cheer than his at rightwing event

House Speaker Mike Johnson may have to be saved by Democrats after MTG is done with him

The Welsh actor’s charisma gets this playfully earnest show over the line

The hotel design icon Jasper Conran stocks up on cheese at Paxton & Whitfield, tucks in to Italian fare at Bocca di Lupo and recalls his fun years as a Neal Street waiter

Two polls released on eve of state’s primary put ex-president at 19 points and 18 points ahead of his former UN ambassador

Writing the biography of Volodymyr Zelensky, the supreme entertainer-statesman of the 21st century, would be a tough proposition at the best of times. These are possibly the worst of times, now that Ukraine faces a war to destruction with no end in sight.

History, in our experience, is rarely ever dull. It’s full of epic moments, witty remarks, and devastatingly dangerous individuals—both heroes and villains.