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Discussions took place in June 2023 but aides thought backbenchers would reject proposal to ease overcrowding

Tom Tugendhat, James Cleverly and Robert Jenrick have thrown their hats in the ring to replace Rishi Sunak

The UK needs a robust, competent centre-right party to stave off the threat of the populist right, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Recent attacks in the Black Sea have forced the Russian navy to rebase its ships elsewhere, says Ukrainian navy; multiple Russian strikes on Kharkiv damage Swiss NGO office. What we know on day 883

For planning to block a motorway encircling London, five Just Stop Oil activists were recently sentenced to a minimum of four years in prison.

The UK’s future flagship jet – known as Tempest – is set to be a sixth-generation stealth aircraft to replace the F-35 warplane

Tom Tugendhat has emerged as an early Tory leadership favourite with the public

If you want real, substantive answers to a question, prime minister’s questions is not the place to be. But if you want to see how politicians defend their positions and hold others to account, it is must-see politics.

At midday today, Eluned Morgan became the first woman to lead the Welsh Labour Party. This is a ground-breaking step — she smashes another Welsh glass ceiling, becoming the first female First Minister of Wales. However, she is no winner. After Vaughan Gething stepped down last week, Labour has chosen…