The Latest Breaking News from Nigel Farage

The party has faced crisis before, but this feels different. It’s a battle for not much, says writer and Tory historian Geoffrey Wheatcroft

In parliament, a coalition of leftwing MPs dissatisfied with Labour is building. It could become a real power, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

We are nonplussed every time one emerges – but there are patterns that are totally predictable, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Wherever you are on the political spectrum, shoplifting has come to symbolise today’s “broken Britain”. On the left, it is an inevitable product of the cost of living crisis and poverty, fuelled in part by growing levels of drug and alcohol addiction. On the right, it is a damning symptom…