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Tory MPs didn’t expect a July general election – and now they are rightly furious

Sunak’s party has plunged into a short campaign without a plan, says Henry Hill, the deputy editor of ConservativeHome

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John Swinney accuses Downing Street of ‘contempt for Scots' over election date

THE First Minister has accused Downing Street of showing “contempt” for the Scottish people over the choice of date for the next General…

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Get it over with and call an election, Rishi — the economy won't look any better by November

City Comment: Downing Street had been banking on a run of interest rate cuts before an autumn election, but that seems off the cards now

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NI government failed to be proactive in Covid pandemic, Sue Gray tells inquiry

Former civil servant who investigated Partygate says power-sharing executive was prone to ‘silo working’ and leaks

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Keir Starmer averts row with union leaders as Labour reiterates ‘full commitment’ to new deal for working people – as it happened

Both sides issue joint statement expressing ‘full commitment’ to the new deal for working people as agreed in July’ after a meeting this afternoon

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UK politics: government to appeal against ruling that blocks Rwanda deportations in Northern Ireland – as it happened

Rishi Sunak says Belfast judgment will not affect his plans and the Good Friday agreement should not be used to obstruct Westminster policy

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Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting to bring photo ID

Former PM made the requirement to bring photo ID a stipulation of the Elections Act in 2022

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Rishi Sunak refuses to rule out July election amid record low poll rating

Prime minister says he is not distracted by poor personal ratings as rebel MPs are said to be plotting to oust him after local elections

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‘You can’t rule out a complete panicked meltdown’: Tories fear wipeout after another disastrous week

Infighting, suspensions and bizarre allegations have dogged efforts to restore order as the party prepares for May’s byelections

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Sunak urged to stop Braverman speaking alongside far right at Brussels convention

Former home secretary will rub shoulders with populist right from across the globe, including Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán

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George Osborne clashed with No 10 over selection of British Museum director

Museum chair rejected demand that Rishi Sunak be able to pick candidate from shortlist of two

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak's adidas Samba-gate — and the worst political fashion blunders ever

Rishi Sunak’s Samba-gate is merely the last in the long line of fashion trends given the death knell by Westminster, says Victoria Moss

Evening Standard

No 10 tells MPs to be cautious about unsolicited messages after attempted ‘honeytrap’

Message comes as pressure builds on Tories to take disciplinary action against MP William Wragg

The Guardian - UK

Adidas Sambas were this year’s coolest shoes – until Rishi Sunak got a pair

It was the sneaker of our age, but that’s all over now

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‘She still carries an aura of spectacular failure’: why hasn’t Liz Truss gone away?

Her 49 days in power ended in catastrophe, yet the shortest serving prime minister in British history is back, launching a new conservative movement with global ambitions. You just can’t keep a bad politician down …

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Sunak under pressure to say how many times he has met Tory donor Frank Hester

Exclusive: photograph of Sunak with Hester at Tory fundraiser last June raises further questions for prime minister

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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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Tory donor’s comments about Diane Abbott ‘racist and wrong’, No 10 says

Statement from Downing Street follows cross-party criticism of Frank Hester’s remarks about former Labour MP

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Michael Gove to name organisations affected by new extremism definition

Despite warnings from lawyers, the communities secretary wants to use parliamentary privilege to target groups directly

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Rishi Sunak’s report finds low-traffic neighbourhoods work and are popular

Exclusive: Downing Street initially buried study, which Tories had hoped would strengthen arguments against traffic-reducing measures

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UK urges Germany to give long-range missiles to Kyiv despite Luftwaffe leak

Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he will not give missiles that could strike at strategic Crimea bridge, as Russia seeks to exploit leak

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Hunt scrambles to raise revenue as OBR slashes scope for tax cuts in budget

Chancellor considers unexpected tax rises such as abolishing non-dom status after latest forecast

Evening Standard

Downing Street calls Black-only theatre performances 'concerning' and 'wrong' as row deepens

‘Clearly restricting audiences on the basis of race would be wrong and divisive,’ says Number 10 spokesperson

The Guardian - UK

Anti-leasehold bill contains loopholes for developers, say campaigners

Clauses in Michael Gove’s bill include exemptions for properties in a retirement village or on land where a lease has already been granted

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‘Get the Tories out’ will carry the election, but it won’t fix the faultlines of a broken politics

The duopoly at the centre of our electoral system promises stability, yet delivers anything but. Labour must be ready for that, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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