The Conservative leadership election will be long, slow and vicious
The party civil war is only just beginning
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The Tories need to do more than “unite the right”
As long as centrists vote tactically against the Conservatives they will lose.
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Rishi Sunak: the great statesman that never was
He will thrive, so long as he isn't the prime minister
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Can Labour end our national addiction to prison?
The new government should focus on reducing demand on our prisons rather than expensively building new ones.
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Kemi Badenoch is the early front-runner for the Tory leadership
Can the shadow housing secretary avoid the curse of being the favourite?
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The Tory centre will not hold
The Conservative Party created Reform by embracing liberal extremism. What comes next may not be what Labour expects.
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The Tories will keep losing if they chase Reform
Making undeliverable promises to a limited pool of right-wing voters is a recipe for failure.
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How Jeremy Hunt survived the breaking of the Blue Wall
The former chancellor’s political acumen – and £100,000 of his own money – kept him afloat in Surrey’s sea change.
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