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Highlights

What will it take to get Boris Johnson out – and when might it happen?

As more ministers resign by the hour – what are the mechanics of removing a prime minister who refuses to go?

Ben Chapman Nadhim Zahawi’s inbox as chancellor is full of impossible tasks

Salma Shah I worked for Sajid Javid – I know what’s really behind his resignation

Sravasti Dasgupta BJP becomes first ruling party in India’s history without a Muslim MP

Voices

James Moore A constant turnover of ministers doesn’t help Britain’s economy

Hamish McRae What is happening to the global housing market – and what comes next?

Marie Le Conte Don’t tax the childless – 30-year-olds like me can’t afford kids

Long reads

Cherry Casey Has the debate about drug decriminalisation moved on in recent years?

Mick O'Hare How Cold War spy satellites helped prevent a world war

Samuel Lovett How we’re dismantling cancer’s defences one brick at a time

Politics Explained

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady If Boris Johnson quits, who is the favourite to succeed him?

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady How can the government tackle a summer of discontent over fuel?

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady What will the Christopher Pincher scandal lead to?

Politics explained

Chris Stevenson Why Ron DeSantis might be causing Donald Trump some sleepless nights

Most Commented

1922 Committee delays rule change that could force PM out - live

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Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid resign in devastating blow to Boris Johnson – live

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Hotel so short staffed ‘due to Brexit’ it is forced to turn customers away

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PM fights for political life after twin cabinet resignations over Pincher scandal

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Editorials

Editorial Boris Johnson must go – and leave with whatever dignity he can muster

Editorial Labour cannot ‘make Brexit work’ – Starmer should be honest about that

Editorial With Covid cases rising, the government cannot afford to be complacent

News analysis

Tim Benton Is it time for a windfall tax on food wholesalers and supermarkets?

Chris Stevenson What can be done about the decline in pub numbers?

Adam Forrest Inside Boris Johnson’s turbulent trip overseas

Ben Chapman Living standards keep falling – so what does the government do now?

Travel

Travel questions

Simon Calder Will easyJet refund the costs for a cancelled flight?

Nicola Trup Welcome to Solvang, California’s fairytale Danish-themed town

John Rentoul

The Independent’s chief political commentator

John Rentoul Too late for Boris Johnson to get a grip on his psychological flaws

Editor’s letters

John Rentoul The Treasury is worrying about economic long Covid

John Rentoul Mea Culpa: big-scale, upscale – let the scales fall from our prose

Andrew Grice

Political columnist who keeps his ear to the ground inside Westminster

Andrew Grice Even the oldest trick in the book won’t save Boris Johnson now

Andrew Grice The rise and fall of Boris Johnson – who can’t escape his flaws

Andrew Grice These are the three scenarios Boris Johnson faces now

Chris Blackhurst

Chris Blackhurst Shopping streets are haemorrhaging – government must do something

Chris Blackhurst We like to suppose that Britain is a paragon of democracy – it’s not

Chris Blackhurst Our government seems to be living in a world of make believe

World

Vishwam Sankaran Neighbourhoods with more dogs may have lower crime rates

Stuti Mishra Australia floods: Stranded ship saved before ‘environmental disaster’

Culture

Culture Staff The Week on Stage, from Mad House to Favour

Michael Church How classical music festivals are coping with a world in crisis

Geoffrey Macnab Why has Lady Chatterley’s Lover never really worked on screen?

Sport

Harry Latham-Coyle England’s current failings under Jones are concerningly familiar

Lawrence Ostlere Heather Watson: The tennis star playing the Wimbledon of her life

Mary Dejevsky

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

Mary Dejevsky We deserve a say in the role Britain plays in Ukraine

Mary Dejevsky There is a gulf in generational understanding over the state pension

Mary Dejevsky Rwanda is no answer to stopping Channel crossings – but this might be

Hamish McRae

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

Hamish McRae We’re heading for a summer of airport chaos – but it’s not all gloom

Hamish McRae What happens to Europe if Russia cuts off the gas?

Hamish McRae What can Glastonbury 2022 teach us about our post-Covid world?

Editor’s letters

Editor’s letters

David Harding Who will last longer in power, Johnson or Zelensky?

Editor’s letters

Jamie Braidwood Too many people take Wimbledon tickets for granted

Editor’s letters

Alex Hickson How Glastonbury Festival reacted to the overturning of Roe v Wade

Editor’s letters

Charlotte Cripps I interviewed a rising star – why did she refuse to tell me her age?

America

Vishwam Sankaran US forest service started New Mexico’s largest ever wildfire

Holly Baxter Extreme right-wing ideologies are becoming a big problem for the US

Politics explained

Chris Stevenson Joe Biden is targeting ‘Maga’ Republicans – but will the gambit work?