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1. ‘We’ve got to move or we’ll die’: Tory MP’s son on the front line in Ukraine
A Conservative MP’s son fighting with Ukrainian soldiers helped save a fellow Briton who was injured by a landmine during an intense firefight filmed on a helmet-mounted camera.
Ben Grant can be heard screaming: “We’ve got to move now or we’re gonna die!” as he and comrades dragged former Grenadier Guardsman Dean Arthur to safety in woodland north of Kharkiv. Read the full story.
2. Boris Johnson faces growing Tory mutiny as two more MPs call for him to quit
Boris Johnson was facing a growing mutiny over his leadership on Friday night as two more of his MPs called for him to quit and a third resigned as a member of the Government.
Sir Bob Neill, a former minister, and Alicia Kearns said they had submitted letters of no confidence in the Prime Minister, with Sir Bob suggesting Mr Johnson would cost the Conservatives the next election by staying on. Read the full story.
3. Exclusive: Welcome to woke Whitehall, where more than 100 genders are recognised
The Civil Service recognises dozens of genders, whistleblowers inside Whitehall have told The Telegraph.
An investigation by this newspaper into HR culture inside central Government reveals how identity politics has infected all levels of the running of the country. Read the full story.
4. Stella Creasy: ‘JK Rowling is wrong – a woman can have a penis’
Stella Creasy is clarifying her position on the word ‘woman’. “Do I think some women were born with penises? Yes”, she declares. “But they are now women and I respect that.”
We are here to talk about a horrific experience when she was threatened with gang rape at university but, as with all conversations with politicians these days, particularly Labour politicians, any discussion about women quickly turns to their struggle to define the term in the first place. Many of her colleagues have notably declined to even try. Read the full story.
5. Duke and Duchess of Sussex ‘won’t overshadow Platinum Jubilee’
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have signalled they are to stick to the official script during their flying visit to Britain for the Platinum Jubilee, avoiding “surprise” private events that might overshadow the Queen’s celebration.
The Duke and Duchess, who are bringing both their young children to the UK for the first time, will attend several official public engagements with members of the Royal family over the bank holiday weekend. Read the full story.
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