UK politics
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Old Etonian Tory peer threatens to rebel over public school planProposal for companies to ask where job applicants went to school is discriminatory, says Lord Waldegrave, who may resign party whip over the issue -
David Cameron and Sadiq Khan plan pro-EU joint appearancePM and London’s Labour mayor to launch remain camp’s battlebus, burying hatchet over derided Tory mayoral campaign
opinion & analysis
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The Guardian view on Tory infighting: arming for war against themselvesEditorial: With Michael Gove and Boris Johnson pointing their guns at David Cameron over immigration, the Conservatives are risking a more general descent into civil war
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Guardian opinion cartoonGuardian opinion cartoonMartin Rowson on the Conservative party's divisions – cartoonThe EU referendum has caused rifts in the Tory party, with backbenchers calling for the prime minister’s resignation
regulars
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Dave Hill on LondonDave Hill on LondonSadiq Khan puts women to the fore in latest appointments to mayoral teamLondon’s new mayor has given key roles to women in a line-up also designed to shake up housing delivery and work well with national government
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Politics Weekly podcastPolitics Weekly podcastBrexit, Juncker, Austria and Venezuela – Politics Weekly podcastAnushka Asthana, Larry Elliott and Jonathan Freedland join Tom Clark to discuss the short-term economic shock projected in the event of Britain leaving the EU – and why Jean-Claude Juncker is hoping Britain’s next PM is not Boris Johnson
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The politics sketchThe politics sketchSmiles and noise on the Labour benches as the corrosive splits in the Conservative party over the EU make their struggles seem less painfulBlue on blue attacks at PMQs as George goes mano a mano with Angela
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Three-minute election videosThree-minute election videosThree-minute election: How did David Cameron and the Tories do it? And what happens now? – video
Columnists Jonathan Freedland and Matthew d'Ancona discuss the bloody night for Labour and the Lib Dems. How were the media and political class beguiled into believing that Labour could get away with being behind on the economy?
westminster team
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Heather StewartHeather StewartAlex Salmond says Scotland would leave UK in event of BrexitFormer first minister says independence would happen within two years if Scotland was at risk of being ‘dragged’ out of the EU
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Anushka AsthanaAnushka AsthanaDavid Cameron: Boris Johnson still a contender for next PMDespite split on EU, Cameron stands by comments he made last year namechecking Johnson as potential successor
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Rowena MasonRowena MasonUber to push out 'register to vote' message aimed at youngAmid concerns 18- to 24-year-olds will miss out on having a say in EU referendum, app will encourage users to register
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Toby HelmToby HelmWin or lose, can David Cameron survive fallout from EU war?Referendum campaign has made public divisions within the Conservative party that have festered for decades
Slurs on David Cameron will backfire for Brexit camp, says Frank Field