BBC Politics
Tugendhat swaps one shadowy role for another, Patel goes on a global conservative charm offensive, and Cleverly chases a mayoral dream that's still a few years and a lot of paperwork away.
The Guardian Europe
James Cleverly resigns from shadow cabinet to run for London mayor, claiming the city is the 'philosophical heart' of the Tories. Sadiq Khan, meanwhile, may or may not be 'asleep at the wheel'.
BBC Politics
Reform UK's housing plan: build 50,000 homes a year, no taxes, and put British-born workers at the front of the queue - because who needs nuance when you have a headline?
BBC Politics
Kemi Badenoch writes a letter to Clacton promising a 'serious' Tory candidate - but only after Nigel Farage's self-serving by-election circus winds down.
BBC Politics
Tories pick ex-neo-Nazi jailed for antisemitic abuse as candidate; leader says he's rehabilitated, but a peer suggests there should be a bar for public office - like, say, not being a Nazi.
The Guardian
The Telegraph publishes climate change pieces that make sense, prompting readers to wonder if they've stumbled into an alternate dimension.
BBC Politics
Kemi Badenoch demands emergency legislation to stop early prisoner releases - a scheme her own party started, then left Labour to clean up.
BBC Politics
Former Tory minister, Strictly Come Dancing icon, and Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe has died at 78, leaving behind a legacy of political debate and spectacularly bad dancing.
BBC Politics
Shadow housing secretary says he'd have used different words than 'Gestapo' to criticise the education secretary, which is a bit like saying you'd have chosen a different shade of red for that bull.
BBC Politics
Bridget Phillipson plans to monetize Kemi Badenoch's 'spiteful class warrior' jab into apparel, while both sides trade insults over teacher numbers, racism allegations, and the proper etiquette for political discourse.
The Guardian
Tories propose replacing independent asylum appeals with internal Home Office reviews and ditching the ECHR, prompting lawyers and refugee groups to call it an attack on justice.
The Guardian
Sajid Javid admits supporting Liz Truss was his biggest political mistake, blames voters for declining politician quality, and suggests halving MPs while doubling their pay.
BBC Politics
Britain heads to the polls with a fractured political landscape where Labour and the Tories are both unpopular, and voters are switching parties like they're swapping cars.
BBC Politics
Kemi Badenoch blames 'very young people' for accidentally using Bloody Sunday footage in a video about veterans, prompting apologies and calls for personal contrition.
BBC Politics
The Tories want to tighten the household benefit cap so fewer people can escape it, because nothing says 'fairness' like making sure the poor stay poor.
BBC Politics
Billionaire Christopher Harborne tells the government his £100k donation cap is just a suggestion, as Nigel Farage faces questions over a £5m 'milkshake protection' gift.
BBC Politics
Keir Starmer faces a parliamentary vote on whether to investigate his claims about Lord Mandelson's vetting - because nothing says 'due process' like a political stunt before local elections.
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