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Lord Lebedev, owner of the London Evening Standard and shareholder in The Independent, claimed Britain’s enemies are ‘laughing at us’.

Government appears to withdraw from past assertion by Boris Johnson amid shift to more pointed criticism of Israeli campaign in Gaza

Multiple right-wing MPs have criticised the Prime Minister following his reshuffle, sparked by Suella Braverman’s sacking.

Former prime minister David Cameron’s return as foreign secretary in Rishi Sunak’s government was surprising, to say the least. Only four former prime ministers have gone on to serve again in government, and none since Alec Douglas-Home returned as foreign secretary under Edward Heath in 1970.

The former PM compared her to Russian dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

By the time Matt Hancock left the jungle last year, he had gained popularity and was even considered a heartthrob by some. Now, Nigel Farage is going down under with the hope of restoring his own reputation. It’s an unsettling sign of the times, writes Ellie Harrison

David Frost, Jacob Rees-Mogg and others condemn ex-PM’s appointment as foreign secretary – but EU diplomats welcome move

Ugly, divisive rhetoric has been embedded in the Conservative party since the days of ‘moderates’ like Cameron and May, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Allies say former PM was desperate to return to government, having failed to find a role that fulfilled him outside politics