The Latest Breaking News from Boris Johnson

The London Tories keep making the same mistake every four years and expecting a different result. Since the re-election of Boris Johnson as Mayor in 2012, no Conservative candidate has even achieved more than 35.3 per cent in the first round of voting. Looking at the current crop of mayoral…

If you discovered yesterday that the Tory mayoral contest had been “thrown into chaos” over accusations of groping by one of the candidates, you might be forgiven for asking: what contest?

Letters: We must not forget the hundreds of Tory MPs who supported Boris Johnson’s corrupt regime, says Roger McGarva. Plus a letter from Elizabeth Davey on how restrictions kept family from her husband in his final days

The spectacle of Putin versus Prigozhin is a reminder that the UK’s political culture, however frayed its fabric, is worth celebrating, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Stop banging on about lapdog politicians and garden parties for the powerful. Why can’t we just see Evgeny as a great success, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The former Brexit negotiator called on Rishi Sunak to ‘double down’ on the vision of the 2016 Brexit vote and the 2019 general election victory.

Boris Johnson’s “clear and unambiguous breach” of the rules over his Daily Mail column shows the urgent need to reform the “good chaps” approach to post-ministerial jobs, the Government has been warned.

The former health secretary is set to appear before Lady Hallett’s Covid inquiry on Tuesday

Setting out why a Labour government would be better must move to centre stage, Alastair Campbell writes in the Standard