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‘A difficult hand played poorly’: how No 10 slipped from Sunak’s grasp

Initial Brexit success was undone by poor strategy and repeated unforced errors, say expert observers

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024

Is London ready for Slave Play? How boycotts, walkouts, and Rishi Sunak made this the hottest ticket in town

Jeremy O Harris’s play scooped a record 12 Tony nominations back in 2021 – but not before its interrogation of race and sexuality inspired walkouts, petitions, and death threats against members of its cast. Now, as the play comes to London amid disapproval from No 10, Annabel Nugent chronicles its…

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2024

‘This is going to be a disaster’: inside the Tories’ chaotic election campaign

From the surprise decision to call a snap election to the divisions inside the doomed campaign machine

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024

Keir Starmer prepares to hold first Cabinet meeting after vowing to rebuild Britain in landslide victory

The new PM is set to meet with the first Labour cabinet in 14 years on Saturday

Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2024

He won the votes, now Starmer just needs to win over the people

Aware of apathy for Labour, prime minister must deliver growth as he balances a tricky coalition of interests

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024

Who could be next Tory leader? Eight possible candidates – from centrist to rightwing

The likely main contenders to succeed Rishi Sunak, broadly ordered by their place on the political spectrum

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024

Keir Starmer enters No 10 vowing to rebuild Britain ‘brick by brick’

New PM says government ‘will fight, every day, until you believe again’ and give security to working-class families

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024

Labour Wins U.K. Elections as Conservatives Collapse and Third Parties Surge

Keir Starmer’s Labour secures a sweeping victory, taking the helm from Rishi Sunak.

Reason · Jul 5, 2024

‘We’re coming for Labour’: Reform’s small seat count conceals size of its threat

Nigel Farage’s party won more than 4m votes and came second in 98 seats, of which 89 were won by Labour

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024

‘Bittersweet’: south Asians in UK reflect on Rishi Sunak’s historic term as PM

People share their pride and disappointment on the tenure of Britain’s first Asian and Hindu prime minister

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024