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  • John Swinney walks with Kate Forbes down a corridor at the Scottish parliament in Holyrood; pale wood doorways and window frames are seen to either side of them. He wears a black suit, white shirt and tie, and she wears a black jacket over a skirt which is half bright pink and half red. They both look cheerful.

    Kate Forbes elected as Scotland’s deputy first minister despite Green opposition

  • Conservative MP For Dover Natalie Elhicke Defects To Labour During PMQs<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 8: Opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer greets Natalie Elphicke, MP for Dover, after her defection from the Conservative Party, in the House of Commons on May 8, 2024 in London, England. The Conservative MP for Dover defected to the Labour Party today saying her former party has become "a byword for incompetence and division". (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

    UK politics: Tory defector Natalie Elphicke apologises for comments about women who were sexually assaulted by her ex-husband – as it happened

    Comments made after Charlie Elphicke jailed for two years criticised by new colleagues in Labour party
  • David Cameron stands at a podium

    David Cameron says UK will not withhold arms sales to Israel

    Foreign secretary says British weapons position different to US, but UK does not support Rafah invasion without civilian protection plan

  • Natalie Elphicke ‘sorry’ for defending ex-husband jailed for sexual assault

  • John Swinney scraps post of minister for independence to focus on economy

  • Trial will link senior civil servants’ pay to performance, says UK minister

  • UK universities must ‘show leadership’ over Gaza protests, says Gillian Keegan

  • Nadhim Zahawi to stand down as MP at next general election

  • Tax rises will follow UK election unless fiscal rules are ripped up, says thinktank

  • Tory defections, economic challenges and council winners – Politics Weekly UK

  • David Cameron: west has not learned lesson of Ukraine and must get tougher

Opinion

  • Polly Toynbee

    Keir Starmer should be embracing the Tories’ disgruntled voters – not their turncoat MPs

    Polly Toynbee
  • Martin Kettle

    If Keir Starmer isn’t careful, Gaza could do for him what the Iraq war did for Blair

    Martin Kettle
  • John Crace

    Natalie Elphicke’s queasy welcome shows Labour will turn no one away

    John Crace
  • Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer with former Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke in his parliamentary office in the House of Commons.

    The Guardian view on MPs crossing the floor: a triumph of political theatre over substance

  • Ben Jennings on Natalie Elphicke’s defection from the Conservatives to Labour – cartoon

  • Natalie Elphicke is a hard-right Tory. Her defection sums up Labour’s contempt for progressive voters

    Owen Jones

  • Chronic underfunding, broken equipment and asbestos in the ceilings: this is the NHS in 2024

    Parth Patel

  • I’m a non-dom millionaire living in Britain. Taxing me fairly won’t make me leave

    Gio Notarbartolo

  • Starmer may be bland – but that passes the taste test in a country sick of spicy politics

    Rafael Behr

  • Toxic Tories doomed as Sunak hunkers down and Labour sticks the boot in

    John Crace

  • The Guardian view on Labour’s big idea: organising the state effectively matters for jobs and growth

  • Nicola Jennings on Rishi Sunak, desperately trying to look on the bright side – cartoon

Features & Analysis

  • Mae Montenegro said she would vote for Elphicke regardless of her party affiliation.

    ‘I understand why she moved’: Dover voters on Natalie Elphicke switching parties

  • Keir Starmer and Natalie Elphicke shaking hands

    Admitting Elphicke leaves some in Labour asking how far Starmer will go

  • Keir Starmer looks at Natalie Elphicke, who is looking towards the camera

    The controversies of Natalie Elphicke, the MP who has defected to Labour

  • Prospective Labour MP for Peckham, Miatta Fanbulleh. Peckham, south London.

    ‘Labour will surpass your expectations’: the leftwing thinktank boss standing on Starmer’s agenda

Politics Weekly UK
Every Thursday, Guardian political columnist John Harris hosts a cast of voices from up and down the country as well as across the political spectrum to analyse the week’s political news.

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Cartoons

  • Nicola Jennings on Rishi Sunak, desperately trying to look on the bright side – cartoon

    Nicola Jennings on Rishi Sunak, desperately trying to look on the bright side – cartoon

  • Nicola Jennings on Rishi Sunak’s local elections disaster – cartoon

    Nicola Jennings on Rishi Sunak’s local elections disaster – cartoon

    The Tories suffered big losses both in ‘red wall’ areas and more traditionally Conservative places
  • no chance saloon rishi

    Chris Riddell on Rishi Sunak, sitting in no-chance saloon after local elections drubbing – cartoon

    The prime minister has been trying to put a brave face on the Tories’ heavy losses, but there’s nowhere left to hide

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