John Rentoul: Labour MPs have played cynical politics, and may pay a heavy price

Labour MPs are blocking an early election because they think they might lose it and they want to weaken Boris Johnson – but it may not do them any good in the long run

Britain’s Jamie Chadwick wins first-ever W Series title. She pocketed a prize of £410,000 and, having been signed as a development driver for Williams, she keeps up her hopes of making it into Formula One.People gather on the beach as a raft carrying people dressed as clowns heads to shore during the annual Whitby Regatta in Whitby, England.

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