Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
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UK politics: Badenoch confirms she did criticise Sunak over election at shadow cabinet – as it happened
Tory leadership contender says views of ‘activists, members and friends who lost seats after giving everything to campaign’ matter
Starmer praises Abbott and hails diverse Commons in first speech to parliament as PM – as it happened
Parliament the most diverse by race and gender the country has ever seen, says Starmer, with the largest cohort of LGBT+ MPs in the world
Rachel Reeves says new government has inherited ‘worst set of circumstances since second world war’ – as it happened
New chancellor says she will make statement to MPs before summer recess about financial situation as she says UK economy has been ‘held back’
Defence secretary announces new military aid package for Ukraine – as it happened
John Healey announces fresh package as he visits southern port city of Odesa
Rachel Reeves becomes UK’s first female chancellor; former Tory chair says party faces ‘oblivion’ – as it happened
Rachel Reeves becomes first woman to hold post in 800-years as Angela Rayner named secretary of state for levelling up
Millions go to the polls in general election – as it happened
Polling stations opened at 7am, with voting taking place until 10pm on Thursday night
PM says he will take full responsibility for result after minister predicts Labour landslide – as it happened
Rishi Sunak rejects Mel Stride’s claim Labour are likely to win a large majority
Oliver Dowden reportedly reveals preferred choice for next Tory leader – UK general election as it happened
Deputy PM says Victoria Atkins is ‘star’ and is one of only people he could see leading Tory party
Rishi Sunak hints he might not quit as Tory leader immediately if he loses election – as it happened
PM says he ‘loves this party dearly’ and would always put himself at the service of it’
UK general election: Rishi Sunak says he believes he will win despite poll projections – as it happened
Prime minister says he’s ‘fighting very hard’ as campaigning reaches final days with Labour retaining the lead in polling for the Observer
General election – as it happened: Farage says he is boycotting BBC as more Reform candidates dropped over past comments
The Reform leader complained of a ‘dishonest Question Time audience’, while his party also reported Channel 4 to the Electoral Commission
Nigel Farage takes part in Question Time election special – as it happened
The leader of Reform UK was questioned by an audience in Birmingham as election campaigning enters its final days
Sunak cites ‘confidential’ inquiry as he refuses to answer questions over aide and election date bet – as it happened
PM again declines to say whether he told Craig Williams in advance about his decision to hold the election in July
Sunak and Starmer clash over tax, borders and Brexit deal in final head-to-head before polling day – as it happened
David Tennant should have been more respectful when criticising Badenoch over LGBT views, says Starmer – as it happened
UK general election: suspended Labour candidate says he regrets betting on Tories to win in his constituency – as it happened
Kevin Craig says he ‘will take the consequences of this stupid error of judgment on the chin’
Sunak defends decision not to take immediate action against Tories in betting scandal – as it happened
Prime minister faces claim Tories are ‘stealing the candlesticks’ on the way out of government
Talk of Labour supermajority ‘nonsense’, says party’s Scotland leader – as it happened
Anas Sarwar says ‘not a single vote has been cast’ after Grant Shapps said Tories fighting to prevent Labour landslide even bigger than 1997
Starmer denies Badenoch’s claims Labour will reverse Brexit if it wins election – UK election as it happened
The Labour leader hit back at claims by the business secretary that his party plans to rejoin the EU, the single market or the customs union
Starmer says he would not let SNP hold new independence referendum or lift veto on gender recognition bill – as it happened
Labour leader says he would refuse to participate in negotiations for another independence referendum if he is elected PM
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