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Everyone wanted a ceasefire. Only they wanted their own ceasefire, not anyone else’s

Kemi Badenoch to make final decision on protections amid British industry fears of possible flood of imports

Prime Minister and Labour leader face off over Post Office scandal but bigger clash awaits

PM declines to say Henry Staunton lied about government’s handling of payments for Horizon scandal victims

Henry Staunton’s note of a conversation with senior civil servant was reported to say he had been advised to ‘hobble’ into the election and not to ‘rip off the band aid’ in terms of Post Office finances

Labour amendment calling for immediate Gaza ceasefire passes after government and SNP walkout

A look at the origins of the confrontation between the business secretary and the former Post Office chair, and what is at stake

Greg Clark, with Peter Mandelson and Vince Cable, said UK must be ‘more active’ in approach to industry

Class in the political rumble is both sword and shield: a weapon of attack if you are a Labour insurgent aiming to seize power from “out-of-touch” Tories (a Starmer talking point) and a defensive rally if you are criticised for solecisms — “I speak like people do where I grew…

The move came as MPs are probing whether a top civil servant gave a ‘go-slow order’ on pay-outs

Henry Staunton has accused government of wanting to stall compensation payments to victims until after election