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Labour lead would soar to 24 points if Kemi Badenoch or Suella Braverman became leader according to Opinium poll

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Controversial change to St George’s Cross on new shirt has led to criticism from the prime minister but hasn’t put off shoppers

This England team are constantly battling toxic politics, so perhaps Nike and the FA should have been more careful

You hear it every time the Conservatives or Labour lose a swath of seats. Whether farmers, ex-miners or even Scots, the accusation is always the same: the party took the voters for granted. The fact that this is often true misses a quite fundamental point about politics. Parties ought to…

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The shirt’s manufacturer Nike has altered the appearance of the St George’s Cross using purple and blue horizontal stripes.

After another bruising week in British politics, it feels good to end on a note of agreement. Both Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak have condemned kit manufacturer (excuse me: American kit manufacturer) Nike for changing the Cross of St George on the new England football shirt.

PM also claims that Sadiq Khan is ‘more interested in virtue signalling than delivering’

Shadow defence secretary’s experience in Blair-Brown governments and Miliband, Corbyn and Starmer shadow cabinets is a boon to a party where few have governed before