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Keir Starmer is our most musical prime minister since Edward Heath. He must take up the baton for the arts

Not all of the problems of Britain’s cultural sector come down to funding, but an awful lot do. That’s where leadership comes in, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Margaret Thatcher’s Tory leadership paper unearthed in forgotten cardboard box

Document was found amongst papers belonging to Sir Edward du Cann

The Independent UK

Margaret Thatcher’s 1975 Tory leadership nomination paper found in forgotten box

They were among a cache of papers belonging to Sir Edward du Cann, who was chairman of the influential Conservative backbench 1922 Committee.

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The confrontation at Orgreave: a visual timeline

In the early summer of 1984, 8,000 miners and supporters gathered to picket a coke works in South Yorkshire. They were met by a force of 6,000 police officers

The Guardian - UK

What happened the last time a Labour government opted to lower the voting age?

There are parallels between the political conditions which faced Harold Wilson and Sir Keir Starmer’s current challenges.

Evening Standard

Norman Tebbit, Conservative minister known as Thatcher’s enforcer, dies at 94

No man more embodied Thatcherism in the eyes of the public in the 1980s than Norman Tebbit, who died on July 7, aged 94.

The Conversation

Lord Tebbit obituary

Conservative party chairman and minister with a caustic wit who played a key role during Margaret Thatcher’s time in power

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Tebbit the Tory hard man who took on the trade unions

As Conservative Party chairman, Norman Tebbit masterminded Margaret Thatcher’s third general election victory despite tensions with the PM.

Evening Standard

The best recent crime and thrillers – roundup

Fox by Joyce Carol Oates; A Schooling in Murder by Andrew Taylor; Death of a Diplomat by Eliza Reid; Actually, I’m a Murderer by Terry Deary; Can You Solve the Murder? by Antony Johnston

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on interest rates: the Bank of England on its own won’t revive growth

Editorial: Base rate cuts may ease borrowing costs but without stronger public spending and targeted tax relief, economic stagnation will persist

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Queen left in dark after courtier unmasked as Soviet spy, MI5 files show

Queen Elizabeth was left in the dark for almost a decade over the full scale of the treachery of one of her most senior courtiers, according to…

The National (Scotland)

MI5 files suggest queen was not briefed on spy in royal household for nine years

Documents indicate monarch was informed Anthony Blunt was Soviet agent in 1973, though he confessed in 1964

The Guardian - UK

Elizabeth II kept in dark over Palace traitor Anthony Blunt

Newly-declassified files show the Queen was only told the full story a decade after royal courtier confessed to spying for the KGB.

The Independent UK

No 10 Visitors Books released to the National Archives

Signatories include the late Queen Elizabeth II, Nelson Mandela and Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.

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Ministers told to use Post-it notes to avoid Freedom of Information requests

Tony Blair regarded the FoI Act as one of his greatest mistakes as prime minister

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The UK’s arms sales to Israel are tiny – but here’s why Netanyahu’s government is panicking about a possible ban

Netanyahu is becoming increasingly isolated, and Britain remains one of its closest allies in Europe. Starmer’s decision will count, writes academic Azriel Bermant

Evening Standard

Has a prime minister ever faced an assassination attempt?

Only one UK prime minister has been assassinated, but others have faced close calls

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This is the Tory party now: so devoid of values and leadership it can’t respond to blatantly racist remarks

Sunak should have immediately returned Frank Hester’s £10m. The PM’s speech about hate suddenly seems a long time ago, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Three-day week, 50 years on: lessons from a previous Conservative government struggling with a cost of living crisis

Midwinter. War in the Middle East. Energy crisis. Rising prices borne disproportionately by low-wage workers, particularly in a public sector squeezed by a “Tories in turmoil” UK government.

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David Cameron: lessons from other ex-prime ministers who returned to government

Rishi Sunak’s decision to appoint former prime minister David (now Lord) Cameron as his foreign secretary has surprised and divided opinion, not least since Cameron left politics in 2016. It is not, however, without precedent for former prime ministers former to return to government.

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Rishi Sunak's decision to bring back David Cameron has distracted us all for now, but the long-term strategy is flawed

Former prime minister David Cameron’s return as foreign secretary in Rishi Sunak’s government was surprising, to say the least. Only four former prime ministers have gone on to serve again in government, and none since Alec Douglas-Home returned as foreign secretary under Edward Heath in 1970.

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Rishi Sunak’s green backtracking contrasts strongly with previous prime ministers’ efforts

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak appears to be wavering on “net zero by 2050” that Theresa May successfully passed through parliament with barely a cough of disapproval in 2019.

Evening Standard

‘Lightweight’ Betjeman was initially overlooked for poet laureate

Newly released government files reveal bitter in-fighting over the prestigious literary appointment

The Independent UK

No 10 dismissed ‘songster of tennis lawns’ Sir John Betjeman as poet laureate

Newly-released government files reveal bitter in-fighting over prestigious literary appointment

The Independent UK

No 10 turned down poets John Betjeman, Philip Larkin and Robert Graves for laureate job

Newly released government files reveal bitter in-fighting over the prestigious literary appointment

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