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Highlights

Thatcher funeral: Why did Brown allow Tory festival at public expense?

In the second exclusive extract of his secret political diaries, Chris Mullin takes aim at tributes to the Iron Lady and labels Ed Miliband simultaneously ‘clever and stupid’

Politics explained

John Rentoul Why does Davey refuse to say the Lib Dems want to rejoin the EU?

Letters Fanatics have taken hold of the public narrative

John Rentoul Keir Starmer finally looks like a prime minister

Voices

James Moore Brexit’s worst is yet to come – but that may lead to change

Marie Le Conte Starmer may be able to win an election – but what comes next?

Borzou Daragahi Putin is unprepared for the blowback his assault on Ukraine will bring

Long reads

Chris Mullin ‘Starmer’s use of union jack is fatherlandism and phoney patriotism’

William Cook Sean Scully’s timeless art: ‘Emotion will always conquer the idea’

Christian Shepherd Love and a lack of politics: Women in China flock to read Eileen Chang

Politics Explained

Politics explained

John Rentoul Was a new law to blame for the coronation protest arrests?

Politics explained

Archie Mitchell Is Labour really heading for government after these results?

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Now the Tory right plots life after a Sunak election defeat

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady The real numbers to watch in these local election results

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Lib Dem leader in fiery TV clash with Ed Balls over Brexit

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Brexit red tape risks winter of empty supermarket shelves

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Putin’s troops ‘fleeing’ as ‘serious damage’ suffered in Bakhmut - live

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Donald Trump found liable for sexual abuse in E Jean Carroll trial

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Editorials

Editorial Justin Welby was right to speak up for a humane asylum system

Editorial The Brexit bills have not all been presented – there are more to come

Editorial Scale of attack on Ukraine underlines importance of next phase in war

Culture

Isobel Lewis Lenny Henry’s Windrush play August in England is punchy and poignant

Geoffrey Macnab Cannes 2023’s geriatric line-up risks sliding into irrelevance

Zoe Anderson Russell Maliphant recreates Pollock’s art through dance in Vortex

Travel

SJ Armstrong What it’s like to do the night train from Sofia to Istanbul

Alex Robinson Want to see the real Sri Lanka? Explore by train

John Rentoul

The Independent’s chief political commentator

John Rentoul It’s blue murder at the polls for the Tories – but is it enough?

John Rentoul Keir Starmer may be on course for No 10 – and a coalition of chaos

John Rentoul Welcome to the Mea Culpa Experience

Andrew Grice

Political columnist who keeps his ear to the ground inside Westminster

Andrew Grice Fears of a hung parliament may send voters flocking to Labour

Andrew Grice Where do the local elections leave the Tories, Labour and Lib Dems?

Andrew Grice Why we are all still waiting for Sue Gray

Chris Blackhurst

Chris Blackhurst We should take Sunak’s plan to tackle fraud with a barrel of salt

Chris Blackhurst Furious and frustrated: where has support for housebuilders gone?

Chris Blackhurst Fox’s legal defeat should serve as a cautionary tale

World

Chris Stevenson Putin’s Victory Day parade proves just how much pressure he’s under

Alastair Jamieson Wagner group appears to U-turn on Bakhmut withdrawal threat

News analysis

Margaret Davis Dismay as police to use facial recognition on coronation crowds

Sravasti Dasgupta Should India really celebrate as its population overtakes China?

The Russia report is not smoking and there’s not even a gun

Henry Saker-Clark What do inflation figures mean for families and the wider economy?

Sport

Alex Green Becker ‘fought every day for survival’ in ‘brutal’ prison

Duncan Bech Luther Burrell finds ‘closure’ after rugby racism allegations upheld

Mary Dejevsky

Expert on foreign affairs, Russian politics and diplomatic relations between the Kremlin and the west

Mary Dejevsky What this modest coronation tells us about the state of the nation

Mary Dejevsky Could Biden’s age be his biggest barrier to a second term?

Mary Dejevsky Despite the outcry, Macron is right about Europe – and much else

America

Adam Forrest Biden says Brexit deal can bring ‘significant’ US investment to NI

Chris Stevenson The diplomatic damage done by the Pentagon leak won’t last long

Ashley Parker Republicans are running on ‘wokeism’ – but don’t know what it is