/* ============================================================
   The 1957 News — Desktop broadsheet (Option A)
   Every rule lives inside min-width: 901px so mobile is untouched.
   ============================================================ */
@media (min-width: 901px) {

/* ── Tokens ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
:root {
  --a-paper:  #ffffff;
  --a-ink:    #141414;
  --a-body:   #1d1d1d;
  --a-soft:   #3a3a3a;
  --a-meta:   #6b6b6b;
  --a-rule:   #141414;
  --a-rule-l: #d8d6d1;
  --a-rule-f: #e8e6e1;
  --a-panel:  #f5f4f1;
  --a-navy:   #0F1B36;
  --a-red:    #CE1126;
  --a-green:  #006B3F;
  --a-head: 'Newsreader', 'Source Serif 4', Georgia, serif;
  --a-text: 'Source Serif 4', Georgia, serif;
  --a-ui:   'Libre Franklin', 'Archivo', system-ui, sans-serif;
}
html.dark-mode {
  --a-paper:  #121316;
  --a-ink:    #ecebe8;
  --a-body:   #d8d7d3;
  --a-soft:   #b9b8b4;
  --a-meta:   #9a9aa0;
  --a-rule:   #ecebe8;
  --a-rule-l: #2e2f34;
  --a-rule-f: #26272c;
  --a-panel:  #1c1d21;
  --a-navy:   #9fb3e6;
  --a-red:    #ff5a6a;
  --a-green:  #3fbf85;
}

body, html.dark-mode body { background: var(--a-paper); color: var(--a-body); }
.screen-reader-text {
  position: absolute !important; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap;
}
a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, input:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--a-red); outline-offset: 2px; }

/* ── Shared typography layer ────────────────────────────────── */
[class*="__hed"], [class*="__title"], [class*="__name"],
.profile-name, .constituency-name {
  font-family: var(--a-head) !important;
  letter-spacing: -.005em;
}
[class*="__kicker"], .kicker, .desk-kick {
  font-family: var(--a-ui) !important;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
[class*="__meta"], .timestamp, .desk-meta {
  font-family: var(--a-ui) !important;
}
[class*="__dek"], [class*="__bio"], .entry-content, .generic-page__content, .profile-bio {
  font-family: var(--a-text) !important;
}
[class*="__hed"] a:hover, .desk-rank a:hover, .desk-lead__related a:hover { color: var(--a-red); }

/* Broadsheets don't round or float things */
.cat-card, .mp-card, .search-person-card, .author-card, .coverage-item,
.error-page__recent-item, .related-card, .rail-more-card, .strip-card {
  border-radius: 0 !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
}
[class*="__img"] { border-radius: 0 !important; }

/* ── Utility line ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
.utility-bar,
html.dark-mode .utility-bar {
  background: var(--a-paper);
  color: var(--a-meta);
  border: 0;
  height: auto;
  padding: 14px var(--box) 0;
  font-family: var(--a-ui);
  font-size: 11.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
}
.utility-bar a, html.dark-mode .utility-bar a { color: var(--a-meta); }
.utility-bar a:hover { color: var(--a-ink); }
.utility-bar__date { color: var(--a-ink); }

/* ── Masthead ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.masthead {
  position: relative;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 10px var(--box) 16px;
  border-bottom: 0;
}
.masthead__logo { height: 84px; }
html.dark-mode .masthead__logo { filter: invert(1) hue-rotate(180deg); }
.masthead__tagline {
  font: italic 400 15px/1 var(--a-head);
  color: var(--a-meta);
  margin-top: 10px;
}
.masthead__actions {
  position: absolute;
  right: var(--box);
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}
.masthead__search {
  width: 210px;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--a-rule);
  padding: 8px 2px;
  background: transparent;
  font-family: var(--a-ui);
  color: var(--a-meta);
}

/* ── Section nav ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.site-nav {
  height: auto;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 26px;
  border-top: 3px double var(--a-rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--a-rule);
  padding: 0 var(--box);
  font-family: var(--a-ui);
}
.site-nav__primary { gap: 26px; padding: 12px 0; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; }
.site-nav__primary a,
.site-nav__secondary a {
  font-family: var(--a-ui);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--a-ink);
}
.site-nav__primary a:hover,
.site-nav__primary a.current-menu-item { color: var(--a-red); }
.site-nav__mp-link { color: var(--a-green) !important; }
.site-nav__mp-dot { background: var(--a-green); }

/* ── Live ticker ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.live-ticker,
html.dark-mode .live-ticker {
  background: var(--a-paper);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--a-rule-l);
  margin: 0 var(--box);
}
.live-ticker__label {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--a-red);
  padding: 0 14px 0 0;
  font-family: var(--a-ui);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
}
.live-ticker__dot { background: var(--a-red); }
.live-ticker__item {
  color: var(--a-ink);
  font-family: var(--a-ui);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.live-ticker__updated { display: none; }

/* ── Slim header (article, directory, profile) ──────────────── */
.slim-header,
.slim-header--dark,
html.dark-mode .slim-header {
  height: auto;
  padding: 14px var(--box) 12px;
  background: var(--a-paper);
  border-bottom: 3px double var(--a-rule);
  gap: 28px;
}
.slim-header__logo { height: 36px; }
html.dark-mode .slim-header__logo { filter: invert(1) hue-rotate(180deg); }
.slim-header__nav-link { display: none; }
.slim-header .mob-menu-btn { display: none; }
.slim-header__desk-nav {
  display: flex;
  flex: 1;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 22px;
}
.slim-header__desk-nav a {
  font-family: var(--a-ui);
  font-size: 11.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--a-ink);
}
.slim-header__desk-nav a:hover,
.slim-header__desk-nav a.current-menu-item { color: var(--a-red); }
.slim-header__desk-nav .slim-header__desk-mp { color: var(--a-green); }
.article-header__share {
  font-family: var(--a-ui);
  font-size: 11.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border: 1px solid var(--a-rule);
  padding: 8px 14px;
  color: var(--a-ink);
  background: transparent;
}

/* ── Footer ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.site-footer,
html.dark-mode .site-footer {
  background: var(--a-paper);
  color: var(--a-meta);
  border-top: 3px double var(--a-rule);
  margin: 0 var(--box);
  padding: 26px 0 34px;
  font-family: var(--a-ui);
}
.site-footer { gap: 40px 64px; }
.site-footer__brand { max-width: 340px; }
.site-footer__logo { filter: none; height: 30px; }
.site-footer__logo.is-default-logo { height: 44px; width: calc(44px * 186 / 85); }
html.dark-mode .site-footer__logo { filter: invert(1) hue-rotate(180deg); }
.site-footer__tagline { font: italic 400 15px/1.5 var(--a-head); color: var(--a-meta); margin-top: 14px; }
.site-footer__cols { gap: 64px; line-height: 2.1; }
.site-footer__bottom {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--a-rule-l);
  padding-top: 16px;
  font: 500 12px/1.4 var(--a-ui);
  color: var(--a-meta);
}
.site-footer__bottom a { color: var(--a-meta); }
.site-footer__col-head {
  font-family: var(--a-ui);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  color: var(--a-ink);
}
.site-footer__cols a { color: var(--a-soft); font-size: 13px; }
.site-footer__cols a:hover { color: var(--a-red); }

/* ── Front page ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.desk-front { padding: 0 var(--box); }
.desk-kick { color: var(--a-navy); margin-bottom: 7px; display: flex; gap: 8px; align-items: center; }
.desk-kick a { color: inherit; }
.desk-kick--red { color: var(--a-red); }
.desk-kick--green { color: var(--a-green); }
.desk-breaking { background: var(--a-red); color: #fff; padding: 3px 6px; }
.desk-meta {
  font-size: 11.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--a-meta);
  margin-top: 8px;
}
.desk-cap { font: 400 12px/1.4 var(--a-ui); color: var(--a-meta); margin: 6px 0 0; }
.desk-img--empty { background: var(--a-panel); }

.desk-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 3fr 6fr 3fr;
  padding: 26px 0 28px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--a-rule);
}
.desk-grid__col { padding: 0 24px; min-width: 0; }
.desk-grid__col--side { padding-left: 0; border-right: 1px solid var(--a-rule-l); }
.desk-grid__col--rail { padding-right: 0; border-left: 1px solid var(--a-rule-l); }

.desk-side { padding-bottom: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--a-rule-f); }
.desk-side:last-child { border-bottom: 0; margin-bottom: 0; }
.desk-side__hed { font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.18; font-weight: 700; color: var(--a-ink); text-wrap: balance; margin: 0 0 7px; }
.desk-side__dek { font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.45; color: var(--a-soft); margin: 0; }

.desk-lead__img-link { display: block; }
.desk-lead__img { display: block; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9.5; height: auto; object-fit: cover; }
.desk-grid__col--lead .desk-kick { margin-top: 16px; }
.desk-lead__hed {
  font-size: 40px;
  line-height: 1.06;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -.015em !important;
  color: var(--a-ink);
  text-wrap: balance;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}
.desk-lead__dek { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.45; color: var(--a-soft); margin: 0; }
.desk-lead__related {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 20px;
  margin-top: 16px;
  padding-top: 14px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--a-rule-f);
}
.desk-lead__related a { font: 600 16px/1.25 var(--a-head); color: var(--a-ink); }

.desk-rail-h {
  font: 800 12px/1 var(--a-ui);
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--a-ink);
  padding-bottom: 8px;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--a-rule);
}
.desk-rank { list-style: none; margin: 0 0 22px; padding: 0; counter-reset: rank; }
.desk-rank li {
  counter-increment: rank;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 30px 1fr;
  gap: 6px;
  padding: 12px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--a-rule-f);
}
.desk-rank li::before { content: counter(rank); font: 400 26px/1 var(--a-head); color: var(--a-red); }
.desk-rank a { font: 600 15.5px/1.28 var(--a-head); color: var(--a-ink); }
.desk-opinion { background: var(--a-panel); padding: 14px 16px; }
.desk-opinion h4 { font: italic 400 19px/1.25 var(--a-head); margin: 4px 0 0; }
.desk-opinion a { color: var(--a-ink); }

.desk-sections {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(var(--cols, 4), minmax(0, 1fr));
  padding: 24px 0 30px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--a-rule);
}
.desk-section { padding: 0 20px; border-left: 1px solid var(--a-rule-l); }
.desk-section:first-child { padding-left: 0; border-left: 0; }
.desk-section:last-child { padding-right: 0; }
.desk-sec-h {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  font: 800 13px/1 var(--a-ui);
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding-bottom: 9px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--a-rule);
}
.desk-sec-h a { color: var(--a-ink); }
.desk-sec-h .desk-sec-h__more { color: var(--a-meta); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .06em; }
.desk-section__img { display: block; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; height: auto; object-fit: cover; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.desk-section__hed { font-size: 18.5px; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: 700; margin: 0 0 10px; text-wrap: balance; }
.desk-section__sub { font: 600 15px/1.3 var(--a-head); margin: 0; padding: 9px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--a-rule-f); }
.desk-section__hed a, .desk-section__sub a { color: var(--a-ink); }
.desk-section__sub a:hover { color: var(--a-red); }

.desk-parl {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 5fr 7fr;
  gap: 48px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 30px 0;
  border-bottom: 3px double var(--a-rule);
}
.desk-parl__hed { font: 700 32px/1.1 var(--a-head); color: var(--a-ink); margin: 2px 0 8px; }
.desk-parl__dek { font: 400 16px/1.5 var(--a-text); color: var(--a-soft); margin: 0; }
.desk-parl__search { display: flex; border: 1px solid var(--a-rule); }
.desk-parl__search input {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--a-ink);
  padding: 14px 16px;
  font: 400 15px/1 var(--a-ui);
}
.desk-parl__search button {
  background: var(--a-ink);
  color: var(--a-paper);
  padding: 0 24px;
  font: 700 12px/1 var(--a-ui);
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.desk-parl__regions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 18px; margin-top: 14px; }
.desk-parl__regions a {
  font: 600 12.5px/1 var(--a-ui);
  color: var(--a-navy);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--a-rule-l);
  padding-bottom: 3px;
}
.desk-parl__regions a:hover { color: var(--a-red); border-color: var(--a-red); }

/* ── Article ────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.article-layout {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 720px) 300px;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 56px;
  padding-top: 30px;
}
.article-breadcrumb {
  font: 600 11px/1 var(--a-ui);
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--a-meta);
}
.article-breadcrumb a { color: var(--a-meta); }
.article-body__kicker-row .kicker { color: var(--a-red); }
.article-body__hed {
  font-size: 50px;
  line-height: 1.05;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -.02em !important;
  color: var(--a-ink);
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.article-body__dek, .article-body__dek p {
  font-family: var(--a-head) !important;
  font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--a-soft);
}
.article-body__byline {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--a-rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--a-rule-l);
  padding: 12px 0;
}
.article-body__author-name {
  font: 700 12px/1.2 var(--a-ui);
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--a-ink);
}
.article-body__byline-meta { font-family: var(--a-ui); color: var(--a-meta); }
.byline-share-btn { border-color: var(--a-rule-l); color: var(--a-ink); }
.article-body__hero { width: 100%; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; object-fit: cover; }
.article-body__caption { font: 400 12px/1.4 var(--a-ui); color: var(--a-meta); }

.article-body__content p,
.article-body__content li {
  font-family: var(--a-text);
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--a-body);
}
.article-body__content > p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  float: left;
  font: 700 66px/.84 var(--a-head);
  color: var(--a-red);
  margin: 7px 9px 0 0;
}
.article-body__content h2,
.article-body__content h3 { font-family: var(--a-head); color: var(--a-ink); letter-spacing: -.01em; }
.article-body__content a { color: var(--a-ink); text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: var(--a-red); text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.article-body__content blockquote {
  margin: 30px 0;
  padding: 18px 0;
  border: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--a-rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--a-rule);
  background: none;
}
.article-body__content blockquote p {
  font: italic 400 26px/1.3 var(--a-head);
  color: var(--a-ink);
  margin: 0;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.article-body__content blockquote cite {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 12px;
  font: 700 11.5px/1 var(--a-ui);
  font-style: normal;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--a-meta);
}

.desk-mpcards { display: grid; gap: 12px; margin-top: 30px; }
.desk-mpcard {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 64px 1fr auto;
  gap: 16px;
  align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--a-rule);
  padding: 14px 16px;
  color: var(--a-ink);
}
.desk-mpcard__img {
  width: 64px;
  height: 64px;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: top;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--party, var(--a-green));
}
.desk-mpcard__body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 3px; min-width: 0; }
.desk-mpcard__body .desk-kick { margin: 0; }
.desk-mpcard__name { font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.1; font-weight: 700; }
.desk-mpcard__sub { font: 500 13px/1.2 var(--a-ui); color: var(--a-meta); }
.desk-mpcard__cta {
  font: 700 11.5px/1 var(--a-ui);
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--a-green);
  padding-bottom: 3px;
}
.desk-mpcard:hover .desk-mpcard__name { color: var(--a-red); }

.author-box { border-top: 1px solid var(--a-rule); border-bottom: 0; }
.author-box__name { font-size: 20px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--a-ink); }
.author-box__all-link { font: 700 11.5px/1 var(--a-ui); letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--a-red); }

/* Right rail */
.rail-more-section__head,
.rail-trending__head {
  font: 800 12px/1 var(--a-ui);
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--a-ink);
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--a-rule);
  padding: 0 0 8px;
}
.rail-trending__head svg { display: none; }
.rail-more-card__hed { font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.25; color: var(--a-ink); }
.rail-more-card__date { font-family: var(--a-ui); color: var(--a-meta); }
.rail-trending-item { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--a-rule-f); }
.rail-trending-item__n { font: 400 26px/1 var(--a-head); color: var(--a-red); }
.rail-trending-item__hed { font: 600 15.5px/1.28 var(--a-head); color: var(--a-ink); }

/* More on this story */
.related-section,
html.dark-mode .related-section { background: var(--a-paper); }
.related-section__inner { border-top: 3px double var(--a-rule); padding-top: 22px; }
.related-section__head {
  font: 800 13px/1 var(--a-ui);
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--a-ink);
}
.related-section__head span { color: var(--a-red); }
.related-card__hed { font-size: 19px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.2; }
.related-card__hed a { color: var(--a-ink); }
.related-section__more { font: 700 11.5px/1 var(--a-ui); letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--a-red); }

/* ── Section & tag pages ────────────────────────────────────── */
.category-head { border-bottom: 3px double var(--a-rule); }
.category-head__title { font-size: 46px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -.02em !important; color: var(--a-ink); }
.category-tab { font-family: var(--a-ui); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; font-size: 11.5px; }
/* the_excerpt() prints its own <p>, which lands as a sibling of the empty __dek */
.category-lead > p:not([class]) {
  font: 400 17px/1.5 var(--a-text);
  color: var(--a-soft);
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}
.article-body > p:not([class]) {
  font: 400 21px/1.45 var(--a-head);
  color: var(--a-soft);
  margin: 0 0 20px;
}
.category-lead__hed { font-size: 36px; line-height: 1.08; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -.015em !important; }
.cat-card__hed, .category-aside-item__hed, .strip-card__hed { font-weight: 700; }
.cat-most-read__head, .rail-section-head, .mp-lookup__head {
  font-family: var(--a-ui) !important;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border-top: 0;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--a-rule);
  padding-bottom: 8px;
}
.most-read-item__n { font-family: var(--a-head); color: var(--a-red); font-weight: 400; }

/* ── Search, author, static pages, 404 ──────────────────────── */
.search-head__query, .author-hero__name, .generic-page__title, .error-page__hed, .about-hero__hed {
  font-family: var(--a-head) !important;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
}
.search-item { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--a-rule-f); }
.generic-page__header, .author-hero { border-bottom: 3px double var(--a-rule); }
.entry-content p, .generic-page__content p { font-size: 18.5px; line-height: 1.65; }

/* ── MP Directory & profile ─────────────────────────────────── */
.directory-head__title { font-size: 46px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -.02em !important; }
.directory-head { border-bottom: 3px double var(--a-rule); }
.directory-filter__group-head, .directory-filter__head, .directory-results-count {
  font-family: var(--a-ui);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  font-size: 11.5px;
}
.mp-card { border: 1px solid var(--a-rule-l); }
.mp-card__name { font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; }
.mp-card__const { font-family: var(--a-ui); }
.profile-name { font-size: 44px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -.02em; }
.profile-tab { font-family: var(--a-ui); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; font-size: 11.5px; }
.coverage-item__hed { font-weight: 700; }

}