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The shameless smears against Sadiq Khan and the Conservatives’ mealy-mouthed refusal to reject them feel a lot like the start of the end of things

Racists often dismiss the charge of prejudice as an attempt to prevent debate

PM condemns ‘shocking increase in extremist disruption and criminality’ in wake of Gaza war, in sometimes rambling address

The new Rochdale MP is hardly unique. He is just highly adept at swimming in the toxic swamp that is so much of our politics, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

PM says in No10 address that extremist groups are a growing threat to British democracy

'Rock bottom' confers a powerful elixir. Recovering alcoholics often point to the day, the hour, the drink that led them to make a change. For others, it is the simple reassurance that no matter how difficult the times, there is something to be said for them no longer getting worse.…

Mayor says election will be ‘toughest contest of my political life’

Letters: Paul McGilchrist, George Duoblys and Toby Roddham on the racist rhetoric that is now commonplace among Conservative members

Editorial: Lee Anderson, Liz Truss and other Conservatives peddle shoddy lies about the capital. The truth is far more interesting