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Ed Davey: we can offer better opposition than ‘Punch and Judy’ Tories
On the eve of the Lib Dem conference, party leader talks up importance of social care – and being constructive UK politics live – latest updates Ed Davey has said it is “frustrating and ...
UK politics: No more money for NHS without reform, says Starmer as he outlines vision for health service – as it happened
The prime minister blamed the Tories for ‘breaking’ the NHS and said reform of the service was needed STARMER sets out some of the most negative findings in the report. Take the waiting t...
The Guardian view on MPs returning: a new generation can reset parliament’s authority | Editorial
Parliament was diminished and trivialised under Conservative rule. Now it has a shot at rehabilitation Parliament’s summer recess hasn’t put politics on hold, but the return of MPs to Westm...
Metropolitan police end probe into election gambling scandal with no charges made – as it happened
Force ends investigation into bets on 4 July election date and says bar to prove misconduct in public office has not been met Newly released figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS...
‘Does it have a Gail’s?’ How a bakery became middle-class England’s most powerful political bellwether
Seats hosting the upmarket chain were key to the Lib Dems’ Tory-ousting strategy in July’s election. But, after recent protests, Gail’s is much more controversial than it seems ‘It’s ...
Ending sexual violence on public transport is ‘absolute priority’, says minister – as it happened
This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our UK political coverage here Patrick Butler is the Guardian’s social policy editor, and he has this story of social media getting the RSP...
Green party’s ‘progressive politics’ leaves members out in the cold | Letters
Readers respond to a piece by Neal Lawson on the party’s decision to expel activists who united to oust Jeremy Hunt As a Green party member living in Jeremy Hunt’s new constituency, I was h...
Developer pulls out of Frome regeneration project after public outcry
Move may clear the way for not-for-profit project Mayday Saxonvale to buy the 12-acre brownfield site A residential developer has unexpectedly pulled out of a controversial regeneration project...
The Greens, expelling activists for uniting to oust Jeremy Hunt? So much for progressive politics | Neal Lawson
Local members collaborated to support a Lib Dem candidate in the election. Green HQ’s response is a sad turn away from hope Neal Lawson is director of the cross-party campaign organisation Comp...
Watch out Larry: how Jennie the golden retriever is taking Westminster by storm
Liberal Democrat MP Steve Darling’s guide dog has her own press officer after becoming a social media sensation Meet Jennie the golden retriever – honorary 73rd Liberal Democrat MP, who has...
Lib Dems plan to ‘finish the job’ in Tory heartlands, says Ed Davey
In first interview since the election, leader says party’s 72 MPs have a platform for the next parliament The Liberal Democrats plan to “finish the job” of eliminating the Conservatives f...
Greens expel Surrey members who allegedly backed tactical voting against Jeremy Hunt
‘Draconian’ bannings, including of two local councillors, follow original candidate’s withdrawal at behest of local party The Green party has been accused of acting in a draconian and aut...
Labour suspends seven rebels who voted to scrap two-child benefit cap
Former shadow chancellor John McDonell among Labour MPs who have had whip suspended for six months Keir Starmer has suspended seven MPs from the Labour party in an unprecedented response to an ...
Tories must resist false choice of wooing either Reform or Lib Dem defectors, says thinktank
Ex-supporters have more in common, including doubts about Starmer and concerns on immigration, Onward says The Conservatives must resist the false choice of wooing voters who shifted to either ...
Ed Davey and former Lib Dem leaders face grilling at Horizon inquiry
Davey, Jo Swinson and Vince Cable all held coalition posts at the time of the Post Office scandal, but Tory ex-ministers will be subject to hardest questions Ed Davey hit the headlines for fall...
Political diary: Chichester’s Jess Brown-Fuller on her first week as MP
The new Lib Dem MP on arriving at – and getting lost in – parliament and why her party is no longer the butt of jokes Moments after being announced as the new MP for Chichester at about 4am...
Steve Darling sworn in as MP for Torbay accompanied by his guide dog – video
The Liberal Democrat Steve Darling was sworn in as MP for Torbay on Wednesday alongside his guide dog, Jennie. The golden retriever accompanied Darling, who is blind, into the Commons chamber, wh...
Defence secretary announces new military aid package for Ukraine – as it happened
John Healey announces fresh package as he visits southern port city of Odesa REYNOLDS says he is not supposed to pre-empt what will be in the king’s speech, but he says it is no secret that t...
Rise of smaller parties: key takeaways from voting patterns in UK election
Analysis of data from the 4 July ballot tells other stories beyond Labour landslide and Conservative collapse A Labour landslide after the Conservative party’s collapse was the big takeaway f...
Where will they all sit? Commons welcomes 334 rookie MPs in most diverse parliament
The new house has a record number of women and ethnic minority members, but finding seats could be hard during busy debates “It will be rather like freshers’ week,” said a senior official...