Will “shy Labour” voters decide the Tamworth by-election?
Keir Starmer’s party overturning a Tory majority of nearly 20,000 would upset a major political trend in the Midlands.
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The Tories needed to win conference season – but they lost it
For the first time since 1996, this looked like a Labour opposition destined for election victory.
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Keir Starmer’s speech made the Tories look like the opposition
The hopes that Rishi Sunak’s allies had for conference season have been wholly disappointed.
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Fools, frauds and firebrands
At their party conference, the Conservatives were already moving beyond Rishi Sunak.
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Rishi Sunak’s factionalism has broken the political consensus
How will Labour respond?
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The Conservative Party is disintegrating
As the boundary between the Tories and the radical right breaks down, the party has morphed into something new.
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Rishi Sunak is demolishing the centre he once embodied
The Prime Minister has signalled that technocratic pragmatism has had its day. This is the return of politics.
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Rishi Sunak shows why he can’t be a “change candidate”
The Prime Minister spoke for himself rather than for voters.
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