Keir Starmer is favourite. But many members are eager for their first woman leader

London Letter: Johnson rails against SNP record and rejects request for second referendum

Candidates to succeed Jeremy Corbyn seek union support as contest enters new stage

Britain, France and Germany fear Trump will deprive Iran of incentive to compromise

Move pushes 2015 accord closer to collapse after Iran breached enrichment limits

Candidates now seek backing to get on final ballot of half a million members and supporters

Couple will ‘spend time in Canada and the UK’, notes statement after royal summit

Labour party confirms it will back Westminster legislation in support of the deal

Conservatives’ support ensures Britain will depart from the European Union later this month

London Letter: ‘We always said we would never talk about what might have been’

PM accused of endangering British soldiers in Middle East by supporting Trump

No ‘quality access’ to single market unless UK matches EU standards, says Von der Leyen

MPs to debate impact of prime minister’s Brexit deal on Northern Ireland

UK defence secretary comes close in Commons to endorsing US killing of Suleimani

Starmer, Thornberry, Lewis, Phillips, Nandy and Long Bailey have said they are running

Johnson avoids criticising killing of Suleimani and urges Iraq to allow troops remain

Business groups in the region want compensation for disruption caused by UK’s exit

Tory leader’s path to an 80-seat majority involved ambition and broken promises

Vote of 358 to 234 marks the end of parliament’s three-year conflict over Brexit

Maiden speeches by new Northern Ireland MPs display unified, anti-Brexit front

Sturgeon sets out case for Scottish parliament to call second independence referendum

London letter: SDLP leader wasted no time in criticising a diminished DUP

Pound slides as British government signals hard Brexit deadline to be enshrined in law

Nobody in Brussels believes a deal can be negotiated and ratified by the end of 2020

PM completes mini-reshuffle ahead of comprehensive reshaping of cabinet in February

Jeremy Corbyn takes responsibility for worst result since 1935 but insists party’s policies were popular

Scale and nature of prime minister’s victory set to reshape British political landscape

Conservative election campaign began not six weeks ago but when Boris Johnson became PM

With Brexit mandate, PM vows to respect Remainers and forge new links with EU

Sturgeon is told PM has an ‘unwavering commitment’ to strengthening the union

Conservatives secure 80-seat majority in UK election following Labour collapse

Analysis: Labour ‘Red Wall’ bulldozed as party strongholds across England fall to Conservatives

It’s Election Day: If Johnson cannot win a majority, the future of Brexit could change

Outcome of British general election will dictate future direction of Brexit

By 7am the official result should be clear and an official declaration imminent

Telegraph poll says the Conservative lead is down to five points

With one day until election, YouGov poll shows Conservative lead over Labour shrinking

Johnson to warn that tactical voting could put Corbyn into Downing Street, while Labour leader will focus on undecided voters

Analysis: Final days of election campaign have not gone to plan for UK prime minister

Tories try to distract with false claims about Matt Hancock being punched

Tánaiste rejects Johnson’s claim that checks will not be needed on goods

PM’s decision to pocket a reporter’s phone rather than look at a sick child a terrible misstep

Prime minister shown picture of boy (4) asleep on floor of overcrowded hospital

Boris Johnson to accuse Jeremy Corbyn of executing a Great Betrayal of 2016 Brexit referendum vote

Polls continue to flag Tory majority but show contest tightening in final days of campaign

In the final days, Labour is rising in the polls but the Conservatives enjoy a 10-point lead

Labour leader accuses prime minister of deceiving public over Brexit deal

BBC interviewer’s three-minute speech to camera calls on prime minister to face grilling on trust issue

Labour vow to let EU citizens in UK vote on Brexit comes as anti-Semitism row deepens

Party leaders back on the campaign trail

Prime minister promises review of Britain’s defence, security and foreign policy

US president calls Canadian PM ‘two-faced’ after overheard conversation

Conservatives hold their breath waiting for Trump to leave after Nato summit without causing any trouble

‘We want nothing to do with it’ says president after PM requested he avoid UK election talk

Strategists hoping US president stays out of election ahead of Nato summit

PM rejects London Bridge attack exploitation claims as Corbyn writes to Trump about NHS

PM’s attempt to seize advantage from killings could backfire as Trump comes to London

PM failed to explain why Conservatives had not changed system during time in power

British PM’s electoral strategy may place limits on his room to manoeuvre in trade talks

Boris Johnson vows those involved in suspected terror incident will be ‘hunted down’

PM also pledges to give British firms preferential treatment in public procurement

Channel 4 replaces absent PM with melting ice sculpture for TV debate

Tory leader plays down poll pointing to Conservative majority of almost 70 seats, insisting the election remains close

London Letter: Vote may have serious consequences for two constitutional questions

Papers do not prove Corbyn’s NHS claims, but they raise questions about UK’s future choices

Documents show US wants starting point for post-Brexit trade talks to be full market access

Corbyn could yet deprive Johnson of majority as Labour changes strategy

Labour leader to attempt to shift focus to NHS and away from anti-Semitism claims

Labour leader’s approach to anti-Semitism remains a failure of leadership

Labour leader declines to apologise to Britain’s Jews for his handling of the issue

Corbyn’s record on racism under spotlight as chief rabbi makes unprecedented intervention

British prime minister rejects accusations a pledge for more nurses is misleading

Tories have been buoyed by a better-than-expected reception in Scotland

Johnson condemns ‘retrograde and destructive socialism’ at manifesto launch

Haunted by Theresa May’s catastrophic 2017 manifesto, Tories decide to play it safe

In Scotland, the thorny question of Brexit is complicated by the independence issue

Boris Johnson faced hostile questioning over the Conservative record on public services

Johnson, Corbyn, Sturgeon and Swinson will each have 30 minutes of questions from a Question Time studio audience

Promised 5% public sector worker pay rise could ensure key cohort turns out for Labour

Opposition leader pledges wealth taxes to fund huge public spending programme

Manifesto may be Labour’s last chance to change campaign’s course and prevent Johnson winning majority

Lib Dems set out election stall with pledge to cancel Brexit while SNP warns of power grab

PM came across as more likeable while Corbyn was seen as more trustworthy

Labour leader claims Tories are poised to sell NHS to US as part of new trade deal

Analysis: Television debate fails to yield game-changing moment for Labour leader

UK PM’s bumbling, meandering style is less effective on screen than at live rallies

UK prime minister claims NHS is top priority and says he will postpone corporate tax cuts

As the Conservatives carry their poll lead like a Ming vase towards election day, they know the smallest misstep could spell disas(...)

PM condemns ‘crackpot’ idea to nationalise BT, at estimated cost of £100bn to taxpayer

London Letter: Liberal Democrats aim to channel Brexit opposition into support for them

Farage claims Downing Street offered jobs and peerages to Brexit Party candidates

PM finds visit to electric car plant more to liking than distress of a flooded voter

Former Tory David Gauke says returning Conservative majority would lead to no-deal

British PM warns Leave voters about ‘horror show’ led by Corbyn and Sturgeon

A rift is opening up between a London-based Labour leadership which is mostly Remain and parts of the party’s traditional heartlan(...)

Analysis: Subdued Brexit Party leader tells supporters ‘it’s not easy’ as he stands down candidates

Brexit Party leader says decision aimed at avoiding second Brexit referendum

Party would support Labour if second independence referendum is called, says Sturgeon

London Letter: Former Labour whip urges ‘decent, patriotic Labour voters’ to back Boris

Lib Dems, Plaid Cymru and Greens agree deal, as Labour opts to go it alone