Toby Helm
Toby Helm is the Observer's political editor
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Education secretary Gillian Keegan, Jeremy Hunt and David Cameron oppose move, while university leaders warn of economic and cultural impact
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One Nation moderates call on defeated West Midlands mayor to take ‘brand Andy’ to Westminster
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Keir Starmer thought he had pulled off a coup when Dover’s rightwing MP crossed the floor. Many were incensed, Tories were bemused – but does it prove there are no ‘no-go’ areas for the party?
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Tory sources allege that Dover MP Natalie Elphicke crossed the floor because she was not given a post running housing policy
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Politics live with Andrew SparrowLabour’s Richard Parker defeats Andy Street in tight West Midlands mayoral race after Sadiq Khan wins third term in London – as it happenedLabour has secured mayoral victories in London, Greater Manchester, Salford, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Liverpool today
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Thursday’s local elections are a chance for Keir Starmer to show his party’s breadth of support – not least in the embattled PM’s North Yorkshire
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Ex-health minister Dan Poulter, who also works as a hospital doctor, says Conservatives have become ‘nationalist party of the right’
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Former foreign secretary says Britain needs to forge closer political and foreign policy links with Europe if it is to thrive
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Move to join US-led maritime corridor follows international fury at last week’s killing of seven aid workers
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When the US allowed a ceasefire resolution to pass at the UN, the warning was clear – and concern is rising elsewhere
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Ex-Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence official Alicia Kearns said at a Tory fundraiser that legal advice would mean the UK has to cease all arms sales to Israel without delay