£100 prize to the first correct solution opened on 3rd May 2024.
Across
1 Newspaper worker revives fabrication – troublemaker! (10)
6/30 They've been driven more than once to break addicts with drug control agency initiatives (4,4)
10 Expressionless and insensitive, taking pot (7)
11 What jailbird does to 'bring up rear' in interval (4,3)
12 Argentinian export makes Brown quit (5)
13 Dependency of "dismal trier" politician (9)
14 Splinter group subdivision chucks out Labour's right wing (7)
15 "Dread pub, old boy," I start to admit (6)
19 Issue of Farage finally getting team together (6)
21 Will confirmed as authentic degenerate on quitting (7)
25 Somewhat crappy play about rigged trial (9)
27 Straight strip, guv? (5)
28 Be prepared to fire Mike at a review (4,3)
29 Baldie beaten up outside university, likely to be picked up by ears (7)
30 See 6ac.
31 Test REM with six free radicals (10)
1 Drugs up escort to relax (6)
2 Raab's ultimate downfall? Gesture "Excellent idea!" (9)
3 Capitalise on trumped-up top lie about vote (7)
4 Endorsement: 'Contains nuts' (8)
5 Electorate very sore about Tory leader getting in (6)
7 Girl's brief victory against love – round of applause! (5)
8 Leftover chow for a chow? (5,3)
9 One member Rishi edges out – "disrespectful!" (6)
16 Barney boobs – virtually a feature of the campaign trail (6,3)
17 After lost deposit, Conservative becomes Trump-like? (8)
18 Ex-PM takes hard look: result of stress and worry? (4,4)
20 Sex inside a rug, possibly a rock star's thing? (6)
22 Puncture Cummings' weariness? (7)
23 Aborted ascent on an unknown peak (6)
24 Lawyers? They're pants! (6)
26 Who will scrape up the mess of profligate Republican? (5)