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There was no wriggle room in the judgment. No ifs or buts. What little remained of the PM’s credibility was gone

Brief letters: Tories v nihilists | Esther McVey | Cabinet post for John Cleese? | John Crace on Nadine Dorries | Condensed milk | NHS dentists

David Cameron plays catchup with foreign affairs, old and new colleagues … and his place setting

The former minister stretches out a tale of a fiendishly fiendish Tory party conspiracy. Our sketch writer shortens the story

Charles III’s opening of parliament was marked by waffle and filler, a perfect expression of Rishi Sunak’s leadership

Not even a glitter attack could scupper Labour leader’s promise of a decade of renewal

Letters: Jennifer Basannavar on her schadenfreude when the government’s attempted improvements make things worse

Keir Starmer’s appearance at Tony Blair’s Future of Britain conference has been heralded by commentators as the political rehabilitation of Labour’s three-time election winner and an indication of the style of politics that may be on the way if Starmer wins the next general election.

Letters: Readers respond to Labour’s pledge to put oracy – the ability to express yourself confidently – on the curriculum

Journalists including Marina Hyde and John Crace help raise sum in aid of groups tackling cost of living crisis

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