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‘Maxi merde’: French presidential campaign rattled by a week of chaos

If there are political winners, it’s not immediately clear who they are. Establishment candidates and moderate voices are still struggling to seize the narrative from far-right presidential front-runner Marine Le Pen and…

The Guardian view on the Conservative conference: a party still searching for a purpose | Editorial

The Tories are flattered by their status as the official opposition in parliament. In the wider country, Reform UK has set the agenda on the right, overtaking Kemi Badenoch's party in opinion polls and poaching MPs from…

Polanski’s Greens look for their next opening

The Green leader, currently a member of the London Assembly, also attacked Labour MPs for voting for the proscription of Palestine Action. “Our MPs didn’t troop through the yes lobby. Our MPs were cowed by fear or…

The Green party’s anti-Zionism motion is yet another attempt to tell Jews how we should think | Jonathan Freedland

It sounds hyperbolic, but the warning comes from Green party activists opposed to a resolution declaring that Zionism is racism, which will be debated at the party conference this weekend. The motion, which if passed…

Government wrong to claim over 14.5 million children used free bus scheme

The “over 14.5 million” figure, which the department said comes from the Confederation of Passenger Transport and participating operators, actually refers to the number of journeys, not the number of children. And there…

England school inspections to be overhauled again after barrage of complaints

Sources say Powell does not want to scrap the new system of ratings, which score schools from "exceptional" to needing "urgent improvement" in six key areas, but she does want inspectors to take greater account of the…

Polanski says he does not need to win ‘50/50’ byelection to stay Green leader

Polanski, who is trying to take Keir Starmer's former seat from Labour, described the contest as "probably 50/50 right now" and "really on a knife edge". Asked in an interview with the Guardian how much his position as…

Video supposedly showing BBC News linking Indian passenger to Flydubai attack is a deepfake

The BBC confirmed the video isn’t real, and there are several clues that the footage has been manipulated. The claims made in the video haven’t been reported by any credible news outlets either. In the clip being shared…

Welsh first minister calls on Burnham to deliver ‘new deal’ on devolution

Rhun ap Iorwerth told party members during a keynote speech in Llandudno on Friday that his government had a "clear mandate" for devolving more powers from Westminster. The first minister, who beat Labour to lead his…

Video of Flydubai plane isn’t from Israel flight attack incident

It shows a plane descending over a built up area as passengers are heard screaming. The attack on the Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv did prompt an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, but this footage does not show…