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Tory leadership hopefuls ‘already lobbying’ to replace Sunak

Sources say contenders jostling for support amid fears of historic wipeout in election

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024

Why the pope has the ears of G7 leaders on the ethics of AI

Pope Francis is leaning on thinking of Paolo Benanti, a friar adept at explaining how technology can change world

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024

Campaign catchup: Farage crossover, Swinney knee-shower, Curtice rhubarb-grower

In today’s newsletter: What a poll showing Reform UK ahead of the Tories means – and what it doesn’t

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024

Labour consider biggest Whitehall shake-up in decades as Keir Starmer strives to deliver key manifesto pledges

Plans to help party drive its policies through the civil service overseen by Sue Gray, who wrote Partygate report into Boris Johnson

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024

Rishi Sunak blew £50 taxpayer cash on custom ‘stopped’ stamp for gimmicky pre-election video

Exclusive: The prime minister sent a Downing Street staffer on the hunt in London for an ink-stamp in the shape of the word ‘stopped’ before slapping it on examples of visa applicants he was barring from Britain

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024

It’s the Sunak syndrome: you’re richer than the king but only ‘pass’ at being posh. That’s the class system for you

Like the characters in Ripley and Saltburn, the perfectly well-to-do PM longs to be even better-to-do, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024

‘I kept asking why’: Syrian refugee detained for 25 days for Rwanda flights speaks after release

Exclusive: Mohammad was one of more than 100 asylum seekers detained ahead of planned deportation flights

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024

Tories face new questions over Sunak aide who placed bet on July election

Labour has asked what role Craig Williams played in election date discussions and when party knew about bet

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024

How do the UK parties rate on their environmental manifesto pledges?

Four environmental experts analyse the election manifestos of Labour, the Tories, Lib Dems and Greens

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024

OPINION - Tom Newton Dunn: The race for Tory leader has begun already — and it's a 16-way brawl

“The problem with my dear fellow Tory MPs is they all think they’re Winston Churchill,” a weary Cabinet minister told me this week. “Every single one of them.” Like many in the Conservative Party now, the minister has given up hope over the general election result.

Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2024