Sébastien de Montessus of Endeavour Mining was sacked this month over allegations of a multimillion-dollar ‘irregular payment’ The gold producer Endeavour Mining is to clawback more than $29m in pay and awards after firing its chief executive this month for alleged “serious misconduct” over allegations of a multimillion-dollar “irregular payment”. […]

Flagship policy passes committee stage after tense lead-up in which Tory divisions came to the fore UK politics live – latest updates Rishi Sunak has survived a damaging row over his flagship Rwanda bill after a Conservative rebellion melted away and dozens of rightwing MPs balked at further undermining the […]

Palace says monarch’s condition is benign and he will attend hospital next week King Charles is to attend hospital for treatment of an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace has announced. “In common with thousands of men each year, the king has sought treatment for an enlarged prostate,” the palace said. “His […]

Keir Starmer writes to cabinet secretary to begin access talks ahead of possible election victory Labour has formally requested talks with the civil service in preparation for government if the party wins the election, and discussions are expected to start within two weeks. Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, wrote to […]

Two deputy chairs of Conservative party resign after voting in favour of hardline amendment but No 10 believes PM can weather storm Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith have resigned as deputy chairs of the Conservative party after defying Rishi Sunak by backing rightwing challenges to harden up his Rwanda deportation […]