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There is no getting away from Karl Marx’s gag about history beginning as tragedy and ending as farce. When the only thing we can think about when it comes to the Government is a mesmerising sex scandal, we really are in John Major 1997 territory.

When Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister, his MPs hoped their new leader’s relative popularity would rub off on a discredited Tory brand. Instead, the reverse effect appears to be on display.

In today’s newsletter: Labour’s deputy leader has been accused by Tory MPs and the rightwing press of unfairly profiting from her council house sale – here’s why

All primary school children in London will enjoy free school meals for another four years if Sadiq Khan is re-elected mayor, he promised on Thursday.

MP Richard Holden, who is behind re-opening of inquiry into Labour deputy leader, also sparked Covid-era beer and curry furore involving the leader

City Comment: It is simply unacceptable that those whose lead these businesses did not get the chance to hear what the next four years of the Mayoralty could bring

It is sometimes said of the political Left that it wants everything to be filtered into three categories: free, illegal or obligatory. To which Rishi Sunak says: hold my Mexican Coke. The prime minister's proposal to ban young people from being ever able to legally smoke passed its first Commons hurdle last night,…

PM hits back at Labour attacks over Truss book by telling Keir Starmer to read Angela Rayner’s tax advice instead

It is the local election issue Labour would rather not talk about. The party’s deputy leader, Angela Rayner, is now facing a police investigation into multiple allegations relating to electoral law and capital gains tax, following the sale of her former council house nearly a decade ago. Rayner denies any…