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Thursday briefing: Will the ramped up rhetoric of Reform bring about the demise of the Conservatives?

In today’s newsletter: Claims of the Tories’ ‘death’ are becoming a political tactic that risks galvanising supporters just as Westminster enters uncharted territory

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: How Zack Polanski’s populist takeover could change the Green party forever

In today’s newsletter: The leftwing candidate crushed rivals Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns. Will his leadership take the party to new heights – or risk alienating hard-won moderates?

The Guardian - UK

AI-scaled startups are poised to disrupt venture capital—but VCs say don’t count them out just yet

Some say AI’s impact on venture will be similar to the cloud and SaaS boom of the last decade.

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No wonder Jeremy Vine is hanging up his helmet cam – the rage we cyclists face is off the scale

Why does cycling make so many drivers lose their cool? It’s partly ignorance, but demonisation by politicians doesn’t help, says Peter Walker, a senior political correspondent for the Guardian

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Starmer accused of ‘sycophantic’ tone towards Chinese as Yang Tengbo denies being a spy – as it happened

Shadow home secretary calls for a rethink in relations with Beijing but Labour highlights events during Cameron’s premiership

The Guardian - UK

'Something is afoot': What it's like living opposite The Lodge

Want to have the PM as a neighbour? You just need a few million.

The Canberra Times

Abuse scandal report: six serving and former C of E bishops mentioned in review

The Guardian - UK

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Canberra's auction clearance rates drop to their lowest level since 2020

'Diminished sense of urgency because there is so much on the market.'

The Canberra Times

Kemi Badenoch elected new Conservative leader – as it happened

Badenoch says Tories need ‘a clear plan to change this country by changing the way that government works’

The Guardian - UK

Speeding delivery e-bikes are a menace – but the solution isn’t to push all cyclists into the road

Birmingham’s plan to ban bikes from pedestrianised streets ignores the real problem of food couriers’ illegally souped-up cycles, writes Peter Walker, the Guardian’s acting deputy political editor

The Guardian - UK

You might be missing great deals by snubbing auctions

Experts weigh in on Canberra market myths.

The Canberra Times

Thursday briefing: What the shock Badenoch-Jenrick leadership battle says about the future of the Tories

In today’s newsletter: Conservative MPs have whittled down the candidates to Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick. What does that say about the direction of the party?

The Guardian - UK

Unusually styled Belconnen house is making heads turn

It is an original crown jewel of Florey.

The Canberra Times

Yvette Cooper to chair meeting of taskforce considering ‘alarming rise’ in candidate intimidation – as it happened

Home secretary to host meeting of government’s Defending Democracy taskforce after reported rise in harassment during election campaign

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Thursday briefing: The UK campaign trail’s highlights, lowlights – and washouts

In today’s newsletter: From Rishi Sunak’s ‘Drowning Street’ announcement to Ed Davey’s many stunts, we chart the memorable moments of each party’s campaign with senior political correspondent Peter Walker

The Guardian - UK

‘It was a nightmare. It still is’: the cost of doing business, eight years after Brexit

The vote to leave the EU was sold as a way to cut red tape, but for many it ended up doing the opposite. The Observer asked six businesses about the fallout for them

The Guardian - UK

Campaign catchup: Defeatist Tories, cautious Greens, and the leader who really loves cars

In today’s newsletter: Explaining the strategy behind Grant Shapps’ warning of a Labour ‘supermajority’

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: The bizarre Tory attack on Sadiq Khan – and what the London mayoral race might bring

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

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Both Labour and group of Conservative MPs say Lee Anderson defection highlights Tory failings – as it happened

Reform UK confirms Lee Anderson, former Conservative MP and ex-deputy chair, has defected to join party

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re not complacent’: Labour wary of overconfidence in Wellingborough byelection

Despite an 18,500 Conservative majority, Gen Kitchen is widely expected to be elected for Labour in next week’s vote

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Inside Labour’s glittery, change-making conference

In today’s newsletter: Rachel Reeves delivers and Keir Starmer shows he’s ready to lead at an event that both literally and figuratively sparkled

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: The conference that shows the Tories may be resigned to losing the election

In today’s newsletter: From dithering on HS2 to playing the culture war hits, the Conservative conference is all out of ideas

The Guardian - UK

UK abandoned plans to rejoin Euratom after concluding impact of absence ‘could not be reversed’– as it happened

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The Week

New Conservatives: the northern MPs outflanking Sunak on migration

A new group of Tory MPs drawn from the Red Wall has launched an audacious bid to force Rishi Sunak to adopt a much tougher line on migration ahead of the next election.

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: Inside Rishi Sunak’s whirlwind US visit

In today’s newsletter: As Sunak attempts to broker mini deals for business and agreement on Ukraine, he’s also trying to secure a post-Brexit spot for Britain on the global stage

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