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Highlights

We’ve reached the moment when many Tories will no longer defend the PM

Parliament’s whole purpose of holding the government to account rests on ministers telling the truth

Saphora Smith Why just 7 per cent of our native woodland is in good shape

John Rentoul In Delhi, the PM finally managed to ‘move on’ an inch from his lawbreaking

Fred Harter Ethiopia’s fragile truce on Tigray conflict threatened by lack of aid

Voices

John Rentoul U-turn on Commons vote confirms Boris Johnson’s weakness

Mary Dejevsky Even if Macron wins the election, Le Pen has won the ideological war

Ed Dorrell Tony Blair is wrong – again – on education, education, education

Long reads

Geoffrey Macnab From Bond baddie to shark hunter: Robert Shaw’s killer roles

Heather Martin Meet the world’s first future generations commissioner

Edgar Mannheimer The Cairo market which attracts Egypt’s Gen Z hipsters

Politics Explained

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady What can we expect from the Committee of Privileges?

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Being appointed home secretary can prove a poisoned chalice

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady How Partygate vote on inquiry into Boris Johnson will play out

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Why is the UK’s emergency humanitarian aid to Ukraine taking so long?

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Russia claims one sailor died in sinking of Black Sea warship – follow live

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Tories warn PM no-confidence vote over Partygate inevitable - follow live

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EU says Brexit deal is ‘legal obligation which binds UK’ after Jacob Rees-Mogg threat

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Boris Johnson set to use Queen’s Speech to pick Brexit fight with EU

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Editorials

Editorial The truth is that Britain needs a trade deal much more than India does

Editorial Boris Johnson is still in trouble – and his troubles aren’t going away

Editorial Boris Johnson’s visit to India is unlikely to go smoothly

News analysis

Lizzie Dearden Conservative record as ‘party of law and order’ comes under attack

Ben Chapman The show isn’t over for Netflix – but concerns are stacking up

May Bulman Priti Patel’s talk of more ‘safe and legal’ asylum routes is hot air

Ben Chapman Sunak should listen to energy company bosses and help people pay bills

Travel

Cameron Wilson Tackling seven peaks on Australia’s answer to the Galapagos

Travel questions

Simon Calder Italy drives pollution permits: can you clear the air for me?

John Rentoul

The Independent’s chief political commentator

John Rentoul Top 10 political rows which were huge at the time but now seem quaint

John Rentoul I’ve never seen Boris Johnson look quite so lost at the despatch box

John Rentoul The PM had no choice but to throw himself upon the mercy of Tory MPs

Andrew Grice

Political columnist who keeps his ear to the ground inside Westminster

Andrew Grice Despite his diversion tactics, Boris Johnson should still be worried

Andrew Grice Was Johnson behind revelations over Sunak’s wife? Some say so

Andrew Grice Tory backbenchers are driving Boris Johnson’s agenda into U-turns

Chris Blackhurst

Chris Blackhurst It’s still true those who climb the ladder still put in the most hours

Chris Blackhurst Haulier shortage encapsulates the trade disaster of Brexit

Chris Blackhurst Legal advice is no good unless it is expensive? I’m not sure I agree

World

Liam James Road death warnings are killing drivers, research finds

Thomas Kingsley Superbug MRSA found in hedgehogs in Finland

Culture

Culture Staff The Week on Stage, from The 47th to Mike Bartlett’s Scandaltown

Mike Bartlett’s Scandaltown is a clutter of a parody

Geoffrey Macnab How The Lost City could revive the action-adventure romantic comedy

Sport

Jamie Braidwood ‘How quickly people forget’: Murray on the response to his wildcard

Miguel Delaney Chelsea rue defensive inconsistency as season in limbo continues

Mary Dejevsky

Expert on foreign affairs, Russian politics and diplomatic relations between the Kremlin and the west

Mary Dejevsky Securing Mélenchon’s votes is how to stop Le Pen in France’s election

Mary Dejevsky Will the French elections reveal a shift to the right?

Mary Dejevsky Russia is as scared of the prospect of a third world war as we are

Hamish McRae

Authority on business, finance and the intersection between the worlds of economics and politics

Hamish McRae Jacob Rees-Mogg’s back-to-work comments prove he has a lot to learn

Hamish McRae There are bleak days ahead for the economy – but don’t give up hope

Hamish McRae Here’s why Easter travel chaos is ruining your holiday

Editor’s letters

Andrew Woodcock Boris Johnson’s trip to India is a balm for his very bruised ego

Editor’s letters

Dave Maclean What a TikTok account on liberals tells us about who’s ‘fair game’

Editor’s letters

Bel Trew Journalists in Ukraine must collect evidence of potential war crimes

Editor’s letters

Ben Burrows The FA Cup throws up an all too familiar finale

America

Sam Hancock Poverty and crime ‘linked to differences in newborn brains’ – study

Independent Premium

Holly Baxter If the culture war is real, then who are we meant to be fighting?

Aisha Rimi Meningitis vaccines could help protect against gonorrhoea, studies say