Men in Calais see their chance.
EPA/Etienne Laurent
David Cameron seems surprised that desperate people are trying to come to the UK. He must only read the British press.
Meg Hillier MP.
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Lessons for Meg Hillier from her predecessor Margaret Hodge in overseeing the government’s public spending.
Lady Justice, meet your new Lord Chancellor.
Ronnie Macdonald
Gove wants to shake things up but seems to appreciate that lawyers are at the end of their tether.
The world is your oyster — you’ll need to top it up yourself.
PA/Peter Byrne
PM tells local school the future is bright. Probably best not to focus on the past five years.
The families of three women from Bradford thought to have joined IS.
PA/Peter Byrn
PM accuses some Muslims of ‘quietly condoning’ Islamic State ideology.
A rally in Belfast marked the start of the official campaign.
PA/Liam McBurney
Ireland voted Yes to marriage equality in May – can Northern Ireland pick up the baton?
Home crowd?
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A survey of party members reveals the hardest workers are also the most likely to leave.
How to muscle in on the centre spot.
EPA/Facundo Arrizabalaga
Studies from the world of business give some insights into how potential leaders can navigate out of the shadows and into the spotlight.
Burnham and Cooper are in the final four.
PA/Laura Lean
The nominations are in and a long contest lies ahead.
That halo’s wearing a bit thin, David.
PA/Chris Ison
Why do people continue to think the former Foreign Secretary would have made a better leader than his brother, Ed?
They’re behind you! Or are they?
PA/Lynne Cameron
The day after the general election, this column quoted Churchill’s line about this not being the end, or the beginning of the end, but merely the end of the beginning. This was meant to imply that although…
A little too strong?
PA/Jonathan Brady
Theresa May’s latest extremism bill means citizens can be punished even before they commit a crime.
The success of Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party has profoundly disrupted the tedious pendulum movement between Left and Right.
EPA/Robert Perry
With a steady hollowing out of membership, the cosying up to vested interests with pockets deep enough to maintain party, today’s political parties barely “represent”.
Charles Kennedy has died at the age of 55.
PA/Fiona Hanson
The former Liberal Democrat leader was an inspiration to his party and the outside world.
Think about the question and the words don’t matter.
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No-one wants to run a ‘No’ campaign these days but it actually won’t make much of a difference.
How the Daily Mail reported Jeffrey Spector’s final meal with his family.
A recent ombudsman’s report suggests that most people are more concerned with end-of-life care than the right to end their lives.
Not a smile to be had.
EPA/Facundo Arrizabalaga
David Cameron and his government will have to be masters of tactics to get through this parliament. They’re already correcting their course.
Legal folly and un-Conservative.
PA/Matt Dunham
Cameron backs down on plans to cut ties with Europe to avoid a backbench revolt – but this isn’t over.
Carly Fiorina thinks otherwise.
Gage Skidmore
Is leadership innate? Traditional studies like to suggest it is, but context matters.
An historic handshake.
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Prince Charles’ handshake with Gerry Adams was a momentous occasion for many reasons.