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Brexit is the monster under the bed Liz Truss is desperately trying to ignore

The likely winner of the leadership contest insists Brexit was the right path to take with the vehemence of a zealous convert, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Liz Truss is a Gen-Xer like me. We shouldn’t be the ones in power right now

The relative global stability that I grew up with is long gone, yet one of my peers is carrying on like nothing has changed, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Boris Johnson’s allergy to the truth could be a winning strategy for Liz Truss

The foreign secretary doesn’t even pretend to be a serious politician. Recent history shows this may go down well with Tory members, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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A bitter, unrepentant Boris Johnson will be a curse on the next prime minister

The next Tory leader will have no mandate – and a predecessor who, deep down, wants them to fail, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Who should succeed Boris Johnson as Tory leader? Our panel’s verdict

With six candidates still standing, our panellists discuss who would make the best – or least worst – prime minister

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The Uber files tell a simple truth: democracy depends on curbing mercenary tech giants

These revelations reveal the political credulity and negligence surrounding the growing power of Silicon Valley, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Johnson loves the world stage – he just has no idea where Britain’s place is on it

Showy appearances at the G7 and Nato can’t disguise the hollow truth of the PM’s foreign policy: Brexit has failed, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Even diehard Tories can’t stand another minute of Johnson’s rollercoaster government

From tree houses to Rwanda and rail strikes – the drama is exhausting Conservative voters, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Starmer is right not to dance to Tory tunes over strikes. He must find a tune of his own

Labour cannot fall into No 10’s trap and lose public support, but sitting on the fence is a losing strategy, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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The government is picking a fight with reality with its NI protocol bill

This is not the solution to anything, only the act of a government driven out of its mind by Brexit, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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The split over Boris Johnson’s future is just the start of a massive Tory identity crisis

The Conservative party remade itself in the image of a leader without integrity or values. So now what? asks Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Try as he might, Boris Johnson can’t use the jubilee as ammunition in his culture war

The celebrations express a longing for shared national stories, but that doesn’t mean they can be used to score political points, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Thursday briefing: Gray’s report confirms Boris Johnson’s agenda - his own survival

In today’s newsletter: When limiting the harm of the Partygate scandal is the government’s number one priority, what does that mean for how the country is run?

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Downing Street must withdraw its threat to replace the Human Rights Act

Letter: The government’s bill of rights proposal will weaken the public’s right to challenge abuse, says Geoffrey Bindman

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Tory MPs have too much riding on Johnson’s lies to call them out now

The prime minister’s shamelessness is contagious, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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A Queen’s speech devoid of ideas or compassion

Letters: The government has offered no help to those struggling to cope with escalating prices and having to choose between eating and heating, says Peter Riddle. Plus letters from Alec Murdoch, George Baugh, Kate Burgess, Jackie Rupert and Richard Elliott

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Inane and Orwellian: a Queen’s speech to improve the life of Boris Johnson

Prince Charles cut a pathetic figure, selling a flimsy, sinister package designed to protect the prime minister, not to address Britain’s problems, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Thursday briefing: What to look out for in today’s crucial votes across the UK

In today’s newsletter: As voters across the country head to the polls, much more is at stake than who collects the bins. Guardian correspondents share their conclusions from the campaign trail

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Boris Johnson has lost the Tories’ respect – so why has he not lost their support?

Jovial ‘Boris’ is giving way to a sullen, brooding figure, but even a poor local election result may not deal the hammer blow, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Boris Johnson is flailing – so he is reviving his Brexit greatest hits

The plan to override the Northern Ireland protocol is a tired repeat of the dishonesty that got Johnson elected, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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A cruel system that keeps refugees trapped in limbo

Letters: Ukrainians fleeing war and the British families trying to help them face a bureaucratic nightmare under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, writes Kate Williams. Plus letters from Neal Ascherson, Stephen Tyrer and an anonymous refugee host

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‘Homes for Ukraine’ is just a slogan – as I found out by trying to welcome a refugee

Britain’s flagship scheme for matching hosts with refugees is another of the government’s inflated promises – and equally empty, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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We claim Britain is an ethical democracy - but oligarchs know that’s not true

The idea that politics can be subverted by wealth is pervasive in Russia, and that’s why its billionaires feel so at home in the UK, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Putin is betting that the west is too decadent to defend its values. He is wrong

Carried to power and marinated in myths about themselves, dictators always underestimate the strength of democracies, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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The age of levity is over. The Russia-Ukraine war will shake politics into a new sobriety

When Ukraine calls to Europe for help, it is appealing to an ideal that Britain has treated as a joke for too long, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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