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Drugs, gun-runners, fridge-freezer maintenance … Netflix’s look at the wild life of the one-time Toronto mayor Rob Ford – and the lessons it tries to learn about our current politics – is gripping viewing

Adam Curtis offers up another startling deep dive into recent British history – and the new show from the creator of Dawson’s Creek is like Succession … for a fishing dynasty

Two party activists in Sussex who worked with the Lib Dems last year to kick out the Tories have been expelled. This is horribly short-sighted, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

British politician Nigel Farage says talks are underway about Elon Musk making a hefty donation to Farage’s party Reform U.K. The Times of London reported it could be as much as 100 million pounds ($127 million), which would be the largest political donation in U.K. history

Keir Starmer hasn't had much of a summer honeymoon

Even before the events of last week, the party’s prospects were grim. Now some believe it faces a wipeout that would reshape the UK political landscape

This dying government is happy to see universities in crisis, the economy damaged and soft power lost, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

After Natalie Elphicke’s welcome, would Labour turn any Tory dregs away? This is beneath the dignity of a party on the verge of power, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Top team has narrower list of asks for Brussels after Starmer’s determination to take heat out of Brexit for his party