Michael Gove and Andrea Leadsom to stand down at general election
Seventy-eight Tory MPs are quitting rather than standing, beating 1997’s record number
Tory donors pour cash into seats held by big names at risk of losing
Exclusive: Over £2.5m for MPs such as Fox and Mordaunt in what will be the highest-spending UK election
Sunak seems convinced that Who Dares Wins. Spoiler alert: sometimes they lose really badly
Marina Hyde
A drowned-rat PM, a blank page contender and frit Farage refusing to stand at all. All in the first 48 hours – are you not entertained, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde