Graduates are more likely to migrate to the big cities. But any political benefits from this are decidedly mixed, says writer and editor John Merrick

Policy change stipulates ‘no patchy or uneven growth’ and allows length of up to 25.5mm

Some Tories reportedly want Farage to be given post if he agrees not to not play any role with Reform UK in election

Outcome hangs in the balance partly because new system requires voter ID, he warns shadow cabinet

Anneliese Dodds says the honour for Mohamed Mansour appears clearly tied to his £5m donation to the Tories

Co-owner of investment management firm called for ‘urgent’ post-Brexit changes to City rules at committee meetings

Mohamed Mansour, a Conservative senior treasurer, is one of several surprise recipients of honours

A group of men at the club who hope the male-only rule will change have nominated a set of possible new members

High court strikes out part but not all of Bridgen’s case and orders him to pay Tory MP’s costs

Editorial: Rules that favour spending on physical infrastructure over the public sector workforce should be overhauled

Editorial: Hearts and minds must be won in the run-up to the renegotiation of a charter that will determine the next decade of public broadcasting

As Labour launches its local election campaign, the PM is taking a roasting over when a general election will be called

Opposition MPs criticise changes to renters’ reform bill, which cast doubt on removal of no-fault evictions

Scotland could become first part of UK to offer terminally ill adults assistance to end their lives if Holyrood approves bill

Labour leader and deputy Angela Rayner praise former prime minister’s flagship domestic policy priority and say Sunak ‘killed it at birth’

 

Despite pressure from some Conservative MPs, the government stopped short of defining China as an official threat this week. How deep does Chinese interference in the UK go? John Harris speaks to the Guardian’s foreign leader writer Tania Branig ...

Editorial: Let us hope Kate Garraway’s films spark a national conversation and serious change. Society is nothing without care

Christopher Geidt asked to write apology letter after joining an MoD meeting on behalf of a US satellite firm that was paying him

UK does not ‘solicit, encourage or condone’ inhumane treatment, but critics say ministerial approval system contradicts this