After five and a half weeks of pre-election idiocy, the Tories’ finale is to show off the leader even they thought was a disaster

Editorial: From the Marx Brothers to Albert Camus and Claire Keegan, concise storytelling can get to the heart of the matter

Editorial: The climate emergency should have been a more prominent theme during an underwhelming election campaign

 

The US supreme court has given a ruling that favours the former president, while the British prime minister continues to struggle

While most politicians haven’t taken the platform seriously, the Reform UK leader is an astute content creator, says the writer Sophia Smith Galer

Right now the processes are cruel, chaotic and dysfunctional. A humane approach is possible: the worst approach is Tory-lite, says Enver Solomon of the Refugee Council

On Canvey Island in Essex, I found hard-up, demoralised voters taking refuge in rightwing half-truths, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Tories criticised for suggesting Starmer would be ‘part-time PM’ after he says he avoids working past 6pm on Fridays

As the election nears, we scrutinise how each of the main contenders would deal with problems around the world

Photo ID will be required to vote in the 2024 general election – here is everything you need to bring and how to apply for a voter ID card

Tactical voting can help oust the Tories, but we should remember that it’s also a democratic abomination, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

There are millions of carers, exhausted and sick of broken promises, yet neither Labour nor the Tories seem serious about reform, says actor Rory Kinnear

 

Thatcher’s old heartland is now a microcosm of the nation. Labour ended years of Tory rule there, but it struggles with that legacy and new expectations, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

As she steps down as the Green party’s first, and so far only, MP, Caroline Lucas tells Madeleine Finlay what it’s been like as the sole Green voice in parliament for the past 14 years, her hopes for her party in Thursday’s UK general election, ...

Tory MP tells young Conservatives Trump took the right approach by building border wall as he campaigns against strong Labour challenge in his seat

By the end of the week, Keir Starmer could be the UK’s next prime minister. Why do voters feel they don’t know him?

Pressure on household finances eases as shop price rises slow to 0.2% and petrol costs drop for second month

Exclusive: shadow energy security secretary vows to fill ‘vacuum’ left by Rishi Sunak’s U-turn on net zero