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What Rishi Sunak’s defence of his private school education reveals about the myth of meritocracy
Hard work and merit don’t operate in a vacuum, as Sunak would like us to believe.
Boris Johnson ‘doesn’t want to resign’ and ‘wishes he could carry on’ as PM, says Tory peer
"Boris thanked me for my 'Boris on the ballot' campaign. He said he was enjoying following it and he wished me well."
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of progressive news…
Liz Truss wins support of economist who advised Thatcher and who got it spectacularly wrong on Brexit
Minford claimed that leaving the EU without a trade deal would have boosted the UK’s GDP by 4%
Nadine Dorries mocks Rishi Sunak for wearing a £3,500 suit and £490 Prada shoes
"Rishi visits Teeside in Prada shoes worth £450 and sported £3,500 bespoke suit as he prepared for crunch leadership vote.”
Voters think there should be a general election when Tories elect new leader, poll finds
People believe that after the Conservative Party has chosen a new leader, a general election should take place straight away, an exclusive poll for LFF has found.