Cummings warned that Whitehall was 'in crisis'. Credit: Getty

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Dominic Cummings: Whitehall is terrified of violence breaking out The Brexit architect warns that the British state is in crisis

LA protests expose limits of Waymo’s street intelligence This wasn't the first time self-driving cars have been attacked

Will Foreign Office staff resign over Gaza? If they can’t implement policy impartially, then they have a duty to quit

Sizewell C looks like an expensive mistake Ed Miliband’s promise of a ’golden age’ of nuclear investment rings hollow

Rachel Reeves has used much of her political capital on relatively minor policies. Credit: Getty

Labour’s winter fuel U-turn is government by PR stunt

Tuesday, 10 June

Democrats are dangerously split over California protests Some progressives within the party would sooner criticise Trump than rioters

Emily Jashinsky

LA riots are descending into ethnic conflict Hispanic identity has become a potent symbol in California

NHS can’t rely on foreign workers forever Cuts to nursing grants will squeeze out British students

The Guv'nah. Credit: YouTube

Could Thomas Skinner be London’s next mayor?

Another spending review won’t solve Britain’s policing crisis Recruitment and retention numbers are in a death spiral

Monday, 9 June

Trump was right to send the National Guard to LA California leaders were failing in their duty to enforce the law

Mark Rutte: Trump broke the Russia-Ukraine deadlock The Nato chief credited the US President for starting a dialogue with Putin

Women can tell. Credit: Getty

Why men are outspending women on Botox

Concern over mass migration is not extremism Prevent's counter-radicalisation programme is focusing on the wrong issues

Starmer deserves credit for gender-critical EHRC pick Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson's floated appointment is a welcome relief

Sunday, 8 June

LA's decline is not inevitable. Credit: Getty

LA riots reflect failure of progressive leadership

Is Nucleus Genomic rigging the genetic lottery? By selecting for genetic traits, the company risks creating a permanent caste system

Daily Mail’s praise of Kemi Badenoch ignores Tory failures The systemic problems facing the party have not been fixed

Saturday, 7 June

Vance warned that Musk had 'made a huge mistake'. Credit: YT

JD Vance: Elon Musk may not be welcome back

Should Trump nationalise SpaceX and Starlink? The recent feud calls into question the tech mogul's monopoly

Burkas are regressive and misogynistic — but they shouldn’t be banned This is a matter for civil society, not the state

Friday, 6 June

Musk couldn't buy the outcome he wanted. Credit: Getty

Musk’s influence in DC was always overhyped

Emily Jashinsky

Steve Bannon: Elon Musk is a Chinese agent The MAGA high priest claimed the billionaire was a national security risk

Why won’t Kemi Badenoch take a stand on the ECHR? Her immigration speech came across as equivocal

A pioneer of literature. Credit: Getty

Edmund White was the master chronicler of hidden gay life

Merz’s Washington visit cools EU-US tensions Previous friction over defence spending and free speech was overcome

Chris Reiter and Will Wilkes

Labour's victory was narrow. Credit: Getty

Hamilton by-election confirms Reform as major force in Scotland

Iain Macwhirter

Thursday, 5 June

Zia Yusuf’s exit shows Reform is not ready to govern His resignation proves the party can’t hold onto talent

Several NHS trusts are using out of date guidance. Credit: Getty

NHS mental health hospitals should not let criminals self-ID

Trump’s travel ban risks undermining Iran deal The blanket restrictions on 12 countries could derail his foreign policy goals

Andrew Tate defends Greta Thunberg’s Gaza voyage Manosphere influencer softens his stance on the environmentalist

Mohammad Siddiqui and Mohammed Alazawi. Credit: West Midlands Police/CPS

Rogue circumcision ‘doctors’ are on the rise in Britain