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Security vetting stepped up after MP is given bodyguard with far-right links
Exclusive: Extra social media checks brought in amid growing threat to politicians from extremists
Partygate v Mandelson: Keir Starmer faces attack from his own playbook
Some familiar, arcane terms are returning to the fore as the Tories study the tactics Labour used against Boris Johnson
Unlucky chancellor? Iran shock hits Reeves just as UK seemed to turn corner
The economy and public finances were on the right path, bond yields were falling, interest rates likely to drop further … then came the US-Israeli attack
‘Nigel is mad to accept his money’: who is Christopher Harborne, the mystery billionaire bankrolling Reform?
A crypto tycoon is giving record-breaking amounts to Farage’s party. But little is known about his motives
‘They deserve to lose’: Labour at risk of ‘red wall’ collapsing in May elections
Voters in Barnsley, Sunderland and Wakefield express frustration with party amid strong Reform UK challenge
Walking the dog and braving the paps: the art of the doorstep photo, from Keane to Mandelson
Former US ambassador and Labour peer joins a long line of people who have gone out to meet awaiting paparazzi head-on
Zack Polanski calls for ‘nuance’ when discussing antisemitism in rebuke of PM
Green party leader attacks Keir Starmer’s ‘silly games’ after prime minister accused him of playing down recent incidents
Assisted dying bill fails to become law after running out of time in parliament – as it happened
Bill had successfully passed two votes in the Commons but did not face a vote in the Lords
Kezia Dugdale, incoming Stonewall chair, says sorry after backlash over JK Rowling remarks
Former Scottish Labour leader says she understands that expressing respect for author caused ‘worry, anger and upset’