In the past 50 years, Britain has changed and so have the voters the party once relied on. To survive, the Conservatives must adapt, says Paul Goodman of Policy Exchange

The ‘King Kong of weight loss drugs’ will be available on the NHS but only patients with most need will get it

Ken McCallum says service must make ‘uncomfortable choices’ as it faces more aggression from Russia, China and Iran

It is not enough for the Labour leader’s ‘milestones’ to be achieved. Voters must feel the improvement in their daily lives, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Prime minister says problems in health, housing and education will take years to rebuild

The PM has said he wants 1.5 million homes to be built in England before the next election

 

 

Because of industrial action taking place by members of the National Union of Journalists at the Guardian and Observer this week, we are re-running an episode from earlier in the year. For more information please head to theguardian.com. We’ll be b ...

 

NAO blames failures in Boris Johnson plan on successive governments’ policies and ‘unrealistic timelines’

As Labour plans milestones, Boris Johnson proves he’s the Gregg Wallace of the political sphere and Jacob Rees-Mogg reveals true face of hard right

People will be allowed to use expired identity documents amid ‘real fear’ of another Windrush-style scandal

 

The prime minister has said that the ‘national interest demands that we work with both’

The tech billionaire is said to be considering giving $100m to Reform UK. That should jolt efforts to cap political donations, says author Oliver Bullough

The prime minister won’t learn charisma, but he has a record of going places by doggedly clearing the obstacles in his way, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr