Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including the first round of voting in the Tory leadership contestFull results: round one of the Conservative leadership electionAndrea Leadsom, Esther McVey and Mark Harper out of raceFirst round ballot results – Snap analysis 2.52pm BST My colleague Jessica Elgot Read more
Cricket World Cup 2019 updates from Trent BridgeCounty cricket – live! Follow all the latest newsFeel free to email Geoff or to tweet: @GeoffLemonSport 2.51pm BST Jack Jorgensen is an Australian living in southwest England, and writes in with some sensible meteorology. “The average rainfall figures are misleading. You want Read more
ID’s influence doubtful, however, after falling short of aim of being third biggest blocMarine Le Pen and Matteo Salvini’s MEPs have joined forces with anti-immigration parties across Europe to create the biggest far-right group in the European parliament.Despite promises to become “a thorn in the flesh of the establishment”, the Read more
With controls tightening over Chinese society, many Hong Kongers feel the need to protect their right to dissentHong Kong is a city where people have most of the freedoms of a democracy, except the right to choose their own leaders. The city’s last British governor, Chris Patten, described it as Read more
President claims he would have no obligation to call the FBI, contradicting bureau director he appointedDonald Trump has said he would be open to accepting damaging information on a 2020 election opponent from another country and would feel no obligation to inform the FBI – later attempting to justify his Read more
Follow the latest updates from Westminster Via: Tory leadership election – live: Boris Johnson wins first round by landslide as McVey, Leadsom and Harper all exit contest
‘Do we really believe that success as a society is having a greater number of young people from deprived, underprivileged and vulnerable backgrounds behind bars? What we need is restorative justice’ Via: Harsher sentences 'failing' as knife crime surges to another new record, campaigners say
The Tory leadership candidate said MPs would set up parliament outside the Palace of Westminster if the frontrunner for PM tried to lock them out Via: Rory Stewart vows to 'bring down' Tory leadership rival Boris Johnson over no-deal Brexit threat
Boris Johnson scooped 114 votes from Tory MPs, 71 ahead of his nearest rival Jeremy Hunt Via: Tory leadership contest: Boris Johnson on course for Number 10 after landslide first-round victory
‘Two years later we cannot wait any longer, we need action now so everyone is safe in their homes,’ say campaigners, ahead of second anniversary of disaster Via: 'This building is covered in dangerous cladding': Grenfell survivors project fire safety warnings on to tower blocks across England