PMQs sketch: Fifth faceoff between 'Right Honorable Landlady' Angela Rayner and 'Pint-sized' PM's deputy Oliver Dowden

Time stopped in London this morning... Rachael Burford quickly clocked onto that something wasn't quite right...
standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

Grant Shapps and civil service union clash over job cuts to pay for defence splurge standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

Sunak's spokeswoman grilled today by various media about the importance of celebrating St George, who slew a mythical creature and never visited these isles. Meanwhile, Shakespeare died on this day in 1616

UK 'warning Israel over Gaza conduct but failing to act' - aid chiefs say as London surgeons describe harrowing conditions standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

Exclusive: Sunak's election challenge underlined as 9/10 voters warn about their finances in Ipsos poll standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

Awkward moment for Illegal Migration Minister Michael Tomlinson as he talks up the Rwanda 'deterrent effect' - over live footage of a crowded dinghy leaving France twitter.com/nicholascecil/…

Rishi Sunak says 'nothing will stand in way' of deportation flights as his Rwanda Bill passes but his controversial plan now faces legal challenges standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

As Abraham Lincoln said, don’t believe everything you read on the internet: Ethan Croft on the accidental anti-semitism in Liz Truss’s book standard.co.uk/news/londoners…

YouGov pollster on the London mayoral race narrowing: 'With only two weeks left, we would need much more dramatic shifts than these to put the result in question.'

An apparent 'present' from Israel on the 85th birthday of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Follow our live blog by Lydia Chantler-Hicks standard.co.uk/news/world/ira…

Rishi Sunak just can’t shake the ghosts of prime ministers past

JOB: I'm looking for a video journalist with top shooting skills & feature ideas, native-level Hindi & fluent English to join my team in Delhi covering India + region. This is an amazing chance to forge an international media career for the right candidate welcometothejungle.com/en/companies/a…

Cameron in Jerusalem backs Israel but urges 'smart' riposte to Iran standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

Belgium's top court gives go-ahead for National Conservatism conference after day of drama - but local mayor says he won't tolerate 'hatred' standard.co.uk/news/politics/…