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Keir Starmer’s big election win increases the importance of parliament’s scrutiny role
As the Conservative party looks likely to descend into painful post-match analysis and a fractious leadership contest, it is joined on the opposition benches by an unusually varied set of other parties. Four MPs will take their seats for the Greens and …