Politics
Senior Labour MP backs calls for general strike as Starmer faces open revolt
Former shadow chancellor John McDonnell said ‘whoever has advised Keir Starmer on this, I think he has made a severe mistake’.
Dorries out to distract as she uses Commonwealth Games and Lionesses to swerve difficult questions
Her Sky News interview also got interrupted by an unwanted guest (not Steve Bray) who caused a bit of off-camera commotion.
Sam Tarry becomes first Labour MP to be sacked for ‘supporting workers’
Mick Lynch has accused Sir Keir Starmer of “playing up to the agenda of Liz Truss and the right wing press.”
There are some great reactions to a picture of Liz Truss thinking
"Liz Truss’s attempt at looking authoritative is more like someone’s explaining autumn to her," wrote Toby Earle.
Trump calls for Washington police to be given ‘the respect that they deserve’
The former US president called for law and order to be restored in a speech given less than two miles from the US Capitol.
It seems as if Sunak – like Johnson – is a fan of the U-turn
Boris Johnson was accused of 50 U-turns during his time as prime minister. Now it seems Rishi Sunak is opening his account.
Watch: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss explain why you should never vote Tory again
And the winner of the leadership debate once again was... Labour.
Johnson tipped to become next secretary general of Nato
Boris is thought to have the support of the US and the Baltic states, but might struggle to convince France to vote in favour of him.
Watch: TV clash between Sunak and Truss halted after host faints live on air
Liz Truss appeared to not know what to do, and froze before walking over to see if she was alright.