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‘Home counties middle-class voters’ abandon Tories in Lib Dem by-election coup

A round-up of the headlines from the UK front pages

Former president has vowed to write the ‘book of all books’ but major publishing houses are wary

Former adviser offers evidence that PM had doubts about Matt Hancock

Surge of violence poses early test for Israel’s fragile new coalition government

HS2 and planning reforms could swing Tory safe seat

Major constitutional reform planned in bid to ‘save the union’

Leaked Whitehall documents reveal proposed measures to stop the spread after final step out of lockdown

Approach to China could be crucial to the organisation’s chances of future success

Polls show a drop in nationalist support as SNP seeks legal mandate for second vote

Brexit spat with Emmanuel Macron dominates headlines on the summit’s final day

Chancellor Rishi Sunak ‘happy’ to delay ‘freedom day’ to give businesses greater ‘certainty’

Insiders say Boris Johnson is asking ‘what the f*** is the Home Office doing’ about increase in arriving asylum seekers

Health secretary says he can ‘face the mirror each morning’ after trying to save lives

President suggests ‘inflaming’ tensions in Brexit customs row could threaten UK-US trade deal

New study finds that vaccine chaos and other failures in coronavirus response have eroded public trust

Tory rebels force emergency Commons debate on cuts to overseas spending

Brussels to react ‘swiftly, firmly and resolutely’ if the UK continues to delay Northern Ireland border checks

Joe Biden isn’t playing ball with Boris Johnson over post-Brexit trade plans

Initial proposals for England’s new constituency boundaries to be published tomorrow

Former president urges supporters to back his allies at next year’s mid-terms ahead of potential 2024 re-election bid

Care leavers in Wales could receive payments in pilot scheme

European heavyweights aiming to agree ‘international tax system fit for the 21st century’ at G7 meeting in London today

Rebel Tories back move to reverse £4bn cut

The opposition leader will try to shake off his staid image in an ITV interview with Piers Morgan this evening

Indian variant threatens to derail plans to lift lockdown on 21 June

It’s not just Labour that’s in trouble: across the continent, once-mighty social democratic parties are in crisis

Polls suggest former top aide is not seen as credible enough to damage government – for now

Former No. 10 aide pulls no punches in public grilling

The PM’s former right-hand man gave damning evidence against him today - so how did it come to this?

The man who helped the Tories achieve their landslide victory is ready to turn on the PM

Keir Starmer facing fresh electoral challenge as party leader following Hartlepool defeat

Calls for sanctions after President Alexander Lukashenko diverts plane to arrest journalist

Dominic Cummings insists policy was in place until ‘catastrophe’ warning issued