Inside Politics: Boris Johnson wants to paint the north in permanent blue

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Even rock stars want to be Boris Johnson’s mate now that he’s a winner. Very old rock stars, admittedly. The prime minister celebrated his election triumph by partying at Annabel’s nightclub with Mick Jagger (it seems the Stones’ singer still has a lot of sympathy for the devil). Today, Tory ministers find out whether they’re in or out of Johnson’s gang as he assembles his new cabinet. Jeremy Corbyn’s gang, on the other hand, is in disarray. Corbyn knows he is out of time, but his comrades are hoping to keep the Labour party under their thumb for as long as possible. But, as Jagger once told us, you can’t always get what you want. I’m Adam Forrest, and welcome to The Independent’s daily Inside Politics briefing.

Inside the bubble

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