This cabinet of accomplices has calculated that loyalty is doing their careers more harm than good What took them so long? The chancellor and the health secretary have gone. Others may have jumped before the ink is dry on this, kicking themselves for not taking the lead as this cabinet […]

Analysis: while Javid and Sunak resignations did not lead to deluge of other departures, many in party believe end is nigh for PM Politics latest – live Full story: Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak quit It was the blow to Boris Johnson that every one of his backbench critics had […]

Damning letters from health secretary and chancellor as they resign within minutes of each other Politics latest – live Boris Johnson’s premiership was on the brink of collapse after the chancellor, the health secretary and a string of Conservative aides dramatically quit, dealing a crushing blow to his authority after […]

Aiden Aslin, a marine in Ukrainian army, sentenced with UK citizen Shaun Pinner by proxy court in Donetsk Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates A British citizen who has been sentenced to death by a Russian proxy court in eastern Ukraine has launched an appeal against the verdict. Aiden Aslin, 28, a […]

At least six killed and 30 injured after shooting in Highland Park just after 10am local time Police arrest person of interest In a new statement, Biden condemned the shooting in Highland Park as a “senseless act of violence” and vowed to deliver the “full support of the federal government […]

Political parties cannot be trusted to deal with misbehaviour by their own MPs, claim general secretaries Parliament must act to stop the “seemingly endless” allegations of sexual misconduct by MPs as political parties cannot be trusted to make it a safe place to work, two leading unions have warned. As […]

Campaigners from Just Stop Oil pressure group reimagine The Hay Wain by John Constable Supporters of Just Stop Oil have once again glued themselves to a significant artwork in a major UK gallery, a day after invading the track at Silverstone and disrupting the British Grand Prix. Just before 2.30pm, […]

Corporation reviewing six complaints, raising questions over what it said in public about presenter accused of sexual misconduct The BBC has revealed it received complaints against Tim Westwood – including one that was referred to the police – despite previously insisting it was unaware of any concerns about the DJ’s […]

Exclusive: IFS study shows impact of Tory cuts to benefits and cost of living crisis on single mothers ‘I’m feeling the squeeze’: single mothers on the living costs crisis Half of all children in lone-parent families are now living in relative poverty, according to exclusive research that shows how a […]

Parliamentary staffers and Tory MPs say allegations of sexual misconduct were not acted on by whips Boris Johnson is facing a backlash over the promotion of his ally Chris Pincher, as a group of Conservative parliamentary staffers accused the prime minister of a “failure to act on warnings” of sexual […]