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Highlights

Politics explained

Will the Tories be able to regroup after a divisive leadership race?

Many Conservatives worry privately about the damage of a heated contest – not least in the voters’ eyes

John Rentoul Rishi Sunak’s rivals must pitch themselves now – or be overlooked

Sofia Barbarani ‘Itanglish’: The backlash against the use of English in Italy

Hamish McRae The population boom is a success story, not a doomsday scenario

Voices

Marie Le Conte The Tory leadership contenders are like student union revolutionaries

Denis MacShane The end of Boris Johnson does not mean the end of Brexit

Borzou Daragahi The sinister global impact of overturning Roe v Wade is just beginning

Long reads

Simon Calder Why are rail fares so much more expensive than air travel?

Sean Russell How I learned to live with tinnitus

Geoffrey Macnab Why hasn’t Matt Dillon enjoyed the same success as Tom Cruise?

Politics Explained

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Esther McVey and the chequered history of the Tory ‘dream ticket’

Politics explained

Chris Stevenson The fightback against Donald Trump in Arizona

Politics explained

Adam Forrest Could the Tory leadership contest turn into Rishi Sunak’s coronation?

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Tories need to thin the leadership race

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Sajid Javid out of Tory leadership race as eight candidates remain - live

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Shapps pulls out of Tory leadership race and backs Sunak – follow live

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Putin to visit Iran amid reports it could supply drones to Russia – live

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Boris Johnson blocks Commons bid to force him from No 10 immediately

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Editorials

Editorial This leadership campaign reveals the Tory party’s true priorities

Editorial The Tories need an honourable and competent version of Boris Johnson

Editorial Would-be PMs like Nadhim Zahawi must commit to openness and honesty

News analysis

Rebecca Thomas Government to consider new Covid curbs if NHS backlog is threatened

Power struggle between Patel and Khan ‘put off potential Met chiefs’

Saphora Smith The pressing climate decisions next prime minister will inherit

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

Travel

Travel questions

Simon Calder Who is going to pay for my Taipei layover nightmare?

Melody Wren 10 reasons to visit Belize in 2022

John Rentoul

The Independent’s chief political commentator

John Rentoul Mea Culpa: rejected by the foreign secretary’s lookalikes

Editor’s letters

John Rentoul Leadership contests are usually good for parties

John Rentoul Will a new PM change government policy? (Spoiler: probably not)

Andrew Grice

Political columnist who keeps his ear to the ground inside Westminster

Andrew Grice With Boris Johnson gone, Keir Starmer’s balancing act just got harder

Andrew Grice Will Liz Truss succeed Boris Johnson? Expect the unexpected

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

Chris Blackhurst

Chris Blackhurst Like it or not, Johnson won’t be short of offers when he leaves office

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

World

Maroosha Muzaffar Elite South Korean students sue labourers over ‘noisy’ protests

Vishwam Sankaran New wireless earbuds use AI to reduce background noise

Culture

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

Culture Staff The Week on Stage, from The Seagull to The Dance of Death

BBC Proms 2022: this year’s must-see concerts

Sport

Richard Jolly Sterling to Chelsea is the first true Tuchel signing and a perfect fit

Jamie Braidwood Doubles pair halt Wimbledon match after controversial Hawkeye call

Mary Dejevsky

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

Mary Dejevsky The chaos in No 10 proves that Britain needs a written constitution

Mary Dejevsky Why we are no closer to the answer to the UK’s skills shortage

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

Hamish McRae

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

Hamish McRae Why tax cuts are a pointless argument in the Tory leadership race

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

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

Editor’s letters

Editor’s letters

Jamie Braidwood Djokovic’s success against Kyrgios came down to one powerful thing

Editor’s letters

Victoria Richards There’s a constant struggle between breaking news and parenting

Editor’s letters

Helen Coffey Why you should consider a different kind of travel this summer

Editor’s letters

Andrew Woodcock Johnson thinks he has the right to decide when he goes – but does he?

America

Independent Premium

Holly Baxter A serious political lesson to be learnt from down in Florida

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Holly Baxter Diversity of opinion across the US is wider than you think

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