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The combative ‘anti-woke warrior’: why the Tories are starkly divided over Kemi Badenoch

The party leadership candidate knows how to make enemies. But to win the prize she wants, she’ll need to make friends too, says the Spectator’s political editor, Katy Balls

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Private equity firm behind Six Nations rugby considers bid for Telegraph

Potential bid by CVC Capital Partners believed to be structured to back newspaper group’s management team

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A fight for the soul of the Tory party is inevitable. Rishi Sunak staying on may make it worse

Without a timetable for the leadership race, the current uneasy truce might hold for a while, says Katy Balls, the Spectator’s political editor

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Battle resumes to take control of Telegraph – and the Tory soul

After year in ownerless limbo, Conservative party’s bible goes up for sale in second auction next week

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Inside The Spectator summer party: Liz Truss and Kemi Badenoch share teary embrace

Famous faces at the magazine’s annual party included Professor Jordan Peterson and Big Suze from Peep Show

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‘Honeymoon will be very, very short’: rightwing media is set to turn on Starmer

The new Labour government won’t have long to prove itself before the press holds its feet to the fire, as the Sun has promised

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My New Spectator (UK) Article on "The (Selfish) Case for Immigration"

The article explains how immigration has major benefits for receiving-country natives, with a focus on Britain.

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James Forsyth: the key aide sharing the burden of Sunak’s likely demise

Former Spectator political editor is old school friend who became PM’s best man and closest political confidant

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Keir Starmer promises no capital gains tax on sales of homes

Labour leader rejects ‘desperate’ claim from Tory party that he has secret property tax plans

The Guardian - UK

Drinks! Canapés! Gossip! Our insider guide to London’s exclusive summer parties

From the political bash to the high art event, a behind-the-scenes look at what really goes on inside the capital’s most exciting soirées

Evening Standard

Tory press know influence is waning but tread careful line before election

Gone are the days when Rupert Murdoch’s favour swayed the vote but newspapers still hold power over party’s future

The Guardian - UK

This much now seems clear: Sunak can’t avoid a Tory collapse, but he might shape a resurgence

A win looks remote, but if more allies get selected, he could yet halt the slide further right, says Katy Balls, political editor of the Spectator

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UK government was ‘scared’, says man behind failed UAE-backed Telegraph bid

RedBird IMI deal effectively killed by new legislation blocking foreign states from owning UK newspapers

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Politicians should stop trying to be trendy and 'champion local makers', says fashion designer Patrick Grant

Sadiq Khan is sporting a 'Robin Hood' suit and Rishi Sunak is wearing Adidas Sambas

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Columbia University president's 'impossible situation'

Minouche Shafik struggles to earn support on campus amid student protests, according to a Columbia Spectator/New York Magazine poll.

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Telegraph up for sale as RedBird IMI walks away after UK backlash

UAE-backed investment group says new legislation means takeover of newspapers is ‘no longer feasible’

The Guardian - UK

There are Tory splits over Gaza, but the party is only really going in one direction – towards Israel

The criticism of David Cameron among Tory MPs shows how far the party has moved from its long-held Arabist tradition, writes the Spectator’s political editor, Katy Balls

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UK To Ban Foreign State Ownership Of British Newspapers

The UK announced Wednesday that it plans to bar overseas governments from owning British newspapers, a move that could scupper the contentious Abu Dhabi-led takeover of the Telegraph Media Group.

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The Guardian - UK

Telegraph takeover: UK plans law to stop foreign ownership of newspapers

New legislation could thwart planned £600m purchase of media group by UAE-backed consortium

The Guardian - UK

Telegraph and Spectator takeover: News Corp and Mail owner consider bids

Planned acquisition by UAE-backed RedBird IMI is being considered by the culture secretary

Evening Standard

Don’t expect clarity on the future of the Telegraph any time soon

City Comment: It seems all but inevitable that the question of control of the Telegraph and Spectator will be kicked even deeper into the long grass

The Guardian - US

What’s with the weird conservative obsession with Sydney Sweeney?

The discourse about Sweeney’s SNL episode shows that rightwingers are still obsessed with a toxic ideal of womanhood

The Guardian - UK

Justin Welby says he carries personal alarm amid increasing threats in church

Archbishop says there has been hate speech and ‘enormous’ rise in abusive language against bishops, particularly female ones

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak’s No 10 speech gave a glimpse into the long election campaign ahead

Expect to hear more about extremism in the coming weeks, as the Tory party tries to identify Labour vulnerabilities, says the Spectator’s political editor Katy Balls

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Sunak, his media allies – maybe even Lee Anderson – know Sadiq Khan is no Islamist. This is tactical racism

The label ‘Islamist’ is being used to stir up anti-Muslim feeling for political ends, says Archie Bland, Guardian First Edition newsletter editor

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