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Her allies maintain that she isn’t plotting against the PM

Science minister Andrew Griffith took the seemingly unusual approach of trying to woo voters as his party flatlines in the polls on around 20 per cent

In today’s newsletter: Inside the buildup to the 2 May vote, and what the result might mean for Labour at the general election

The mayor has been criticised for the Met Police falling short in its recruitment targets last year by more than 1,000 officers

The policy has its critics, but as Tories and Labour vow to keep it, I back its retention. It can be made fair, and a state should care for its people, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Letters: Readers respond to columnist Owen Jones’s decision to leave the Labour party and try to persuade others to vote for Green or independent candidates instead

Robert Halfon and James Heappey join exodus of Tory MPs from Commons as party languishes in polls

Two respected ministers announced they are quitting their roles as the Tory exodus from the Commons grew.

In the course of three or so years and more than 700 editions, this newsletter has been known to drop the odd clanger. Typos, of course ('guilt-edged' still haunts me late at night) and even once contriving to use an image of Tower Bridge to illustrate a story about Hammersmith…

Concern that quick succession of prime ministers has filled House of Lords with donors, junior aides and MPs who have lost seats

An Evening Standard investigation has revealed a shocking list of cases handled by the Single Justice Procedure