Less than four in 10 2019 tory voters would vote Conservative again, poll suggests

Labour frontbencher says other Conservatives wrestling with their futures and calls grow for Diane Abbott to be let back into party

Guardian political correspondent Kiran Stacey tells Helen Pidd what heavy local election losses mean for the PM, and looks at what calculation Keir Starmer made in taking in rightwing tory Natalie Elphicke

In a warning to those behind small boat crossings, Starmer will say: ‘These shores will become hostile territory for you’

Sugar’s texture and taste can be as individualistic as coffee beans or wine grapes grown in specific regions, but most of us don’t know that

Watch live as Russia’s annual Victory Day concludes with fireworks in Moscow on Thursday, 9 May.

Trump’s defense attorney suggested the adult film star shouldn’t be shocked by the sight of him in his underwear

Ms Coulter has a history of openly racist remarks

Lola Alexander and Ursula Finke both narrowly escaped deportation to Auschwitz – and after the war were inseparable

Wes Streeting has told The Independent that tory MPs are “in despair”

Diane Abbott’s continued suspension from Labour is being challenged after Natalie Elphicke was welcomed in

Labour’s candidate for Chelsea and Fulham Ben Coleman called the decision an “important victory” for the community

Russia had a lone tank on display during its Victory Day parade in Moscow. The annual event in Red Square is a celebration of victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War and features patriotic pageantry. Thursday 9 May marks the 79th anniversar ...

The Gemini Project said Sir Keir Starmer had put ‘two fingers up’ at victims of violence against women and girls

Dudley North MP Marco Longhi is facing calls to resign after he said he will no longer deal with asylum seeker cases.

Donald Trump branded Paul Ryan as the ‘weakest’ speaker of the US House of Representatives in its history

tory minister Claire Coutinho has defended Rishi Sunak’s recent poor party election results as she insisted the Conservatives have got a “very positive agenda”. The Conservative Party suffered its worst electoral defeat in years last w ...

After Natalie Elphicke’s welcome, would Labour turn any tory dregs away? This is beneath the dignity of a party on the verge of power, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

After two decades creating pioneering exhibitions, the curator decided to publish a ‘sexy coffee table book’ bringing together work made for clubs and protests as much as galleries

The lone tank was accompanied by armored vehicles and saluting soldiers as it paraded in in Moscow’s Red Square