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Sunak axed, the cast eviscerated: at last, it’s the Tories’ season finale

It was worthy of a TV special. Truss, Rees-Mogg, Shapps, Liam Fox: so many erased after 14 years of dystopian soap opera, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Tory tactics make this a rip-roaring election for the phrase ‘[citation needed]’

Conservative strategy seems to involve throwing a range of negative things at the wall each week and seeing what sticks

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Take it on trust, Britain’s politicians beg voters. Trouble is, we all know they’re lying

Will the return to ‘boring’ politics make all Britain’s problems magically disappear? If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Sunak continues his fighting talk. At this stage it’s more of a surrender message

Prime minister’s campaign has become the only spectacle less appealing than England at the Euros

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And it’s over to Mel Stride. Again. Where are all the other Tories? Ladbrokes?

The work and pensions secretary’s colleagues must be trapped under something heavy because no one but Stride is pulling their weight

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Are Tories bent on scoring own goals? Alleged election betting shows real dedication

Tory party campaign director’s leave of absence over alleged bet hands Labour the perfect metaphor

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Sunak’s never-ending apology on LBC phone-in elicits a sea of grimaces

The PM is sorry we feel like that, but at least he isn’t trying to con the country into believing in a Labour dictatorship

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Clearing the airwaves: Starmer gives woolly performance on LBC phone-in

Moments of clarity about football tax and definition of working person only highlight evasion elsewhere

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It’s the Sunak syndrome: you’re richer than the king but only ‘pass’ at being posh. That’s the class system for you

Like the characters in Ripley and Saltburn, the perfectly well-to-do PM longs to be even better-to-do, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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In the challenger v the gaffer election event, the audience was the winner

Sunak’s interview about going without Sky TV as a child was the perfect warm-up act but Keir Starmer got a few laughs too

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Farage buddies up with Lee Anderson for ‘red wall’ take on Bad Boys: Ride or Die

‘You’re with another man who’s box office,’ a journalist tells Farage, who will now have to push Anderson down a staircase

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So Trump moves closer to jail and nearer to the White House. This is our world in 2024

This must be a day to reflect that in just one decade it has become realistically possible for a multiple felon to lead the free world, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Greens keep it short and sweet to avoid the don’t-want-to-knows

The more people find out about the Green party’s policies, the more they tend to switch off. So today’s campaign launch was over in 15 minutes

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Lib Dems are go! And they’ve already done the joke

Paddleboard on Tuesday, bike on Wednesday – their slogan could be ‘yeah but you’re talking about us, aren’t you?’

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Manufacturing dissent: welcome to the political excesses of the election campaign

Rishi Sunak is so palpably convinced he can’t win he’s promising any old mad thing. Meanwhile, the Lib Dems are falling off kayaks

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Sunak seems convinced that Who Dares Wins. Spoiler alert: sometimes they lose really badly

A drowned-rat PM, a blank page contender and frit Farage refusing to stand at all. All in the first 48 hours – are you not entertained, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Rev Vennells wept but couldn’t remember much about sending innocent subpostmasters to jail. All so long ago

As the former Post Office CEO faced the inquiry and her victims, she said ‘sorry’ a lot. About what? It was never really clear, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Into Britain’s angry pulpit steps Rev Vennells, who ran the Post Office – to explain why it sent honest people to jail

Her inquiry appearance has been long awaited. So far, no official has been held accountable for the ruining of so many lives, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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So Russell Brand was baptised in the Thames, and all his sins were washed away. Cheaper than a lawyer, I suppose

His journey to Christianity was very moving, and infinitely more spiritual than his trip to the police station to deny criminal allegations, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Piers Morgan won’t care where the Baby Reindeer saga goes. But Netflix should

An interview with the woman who allegedly inspired the stalker character has been the latest jaw-dropper in the hit show’s afterlife, says the Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Frock horror! In these dark times, let us be grateful for the ludicrous spectacle of the Met Gala

Roll up for a buffet of baffling outfits, celebs scared stiff of Anna Wintour and an utter refusal to acknowledge the outside world, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Did we really expect Tory MPs who fought for voter ID rules to follow them? Don’t be ridiculous

We have reached the stage where Sunak’s MPs seek empathy for their inability to comply with their own policies, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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It seems certain Sunak will lead the Tories into the local elections. After that, regicide as usual

He will get zero credit for good results and blame for all the bad. And hovering overhead is Penny Mordaunt, says the Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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How much did #MeToo change for women? Let’s ask Harvey Weinstein today – or Donald Trump

Both were pilloried, but that was then. Today, one has beaten a rape conviction, the other may return as president, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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On your marks, get set, dope! Welcome to the Enhanced Games – the sporting event no one wants

Athletes paid $1m to take enough performance-enhancing drugs to win records? Truly we get the TV sports we deserve, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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