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‘We disagree politically, but she knows how to run things’: Penny Mordaunt’s sudden rise to bookies’ favourite no surprise to Portsmouth locals

Even some of her political opponents back the Portsmouth North MP in the race to succeed Johnson

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2022

Tess Gunty: ‘I was an almost freakishly devout child’

The Indiana-born author on the midwest setting of her acclaimed debut novel, her fascination with rabbits, and the ‘dazzling’ poetry of Tayi Tibble

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2022

Boris Johnson and the Lebedevs: how I exposed the prime minister’s defining scandal

The ties between the PM and an ex-KGB officer, first revealed in the Observer three years ago, could be Johnson’s lasting legacy

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2022

Rebecca Humphries on life after that Strictly debacle: ‘I felt as if I had a voice again. Maybe one that mattered’

The actor’s breakup with comedian Seann Walsh went viral after he cheated on her with his dance partner. Now she’s written an unflinching, very funny memoir

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2022

Paper Cuts by Ted Kessler review – ode to the glory days, and slow demise, of the music press

This colourful, self-deprecating memoir charts the author’s journey from light-fingered record shop employee to editor of Q magazine until it folded in 2020, with guest appearances from Paul Weller, Mark E Smith et al

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2022

‘Boris was stabbed in the back’: voters in Tory heartland Spalding defend PM

In true blue constituency in the heart of the fens, residents give Johnson credit for Brexit and stance on war in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2022

‘They gave her a bed to die in’: family of woman with Down’s Syndrome denied intensive care seek answers from Covid-19 inquiry

Susan Sullivan’s hospital records suggest she was denied potentially life-saving treatment because of her disability. Now her family are demanding answers

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2022

Boris Johnson accused of trying to derail Rishi Sunak’s bid to be next PM

Senior Tories say the former chancellor is the main focus of the ousted leader’s anger as bitter infighting breaks out

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2022

Revealed: officials raised ‘flag’ over Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs before he was appointed chancellor

HMRC alert raised as minister faces questions over offshore family trust that held shares worth £20m

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2022

Chequers is off and what’s done cannot be undone. All that is left now is to be a super trouper

The PM’s wife reflects on a tumultuous week and seeks solace in Shakespeare and her fave Swedish band

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2022