Who’s got the edge in the Tory leadership contest?
Kemi Badenoch is the clear frontrunner – but party members are notoriously difficult to poll.
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Will Robert Jenrick’s Tory leadership pitch work?
The former immigration minister has transformed himself from a One Nation centrist into a right-wing firebrand.
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How to trigger a general election if Boris Johnson returns as prime minister
Labour and the Lib Dems should promise Tory rebels that they won’t stand against them if they vote for an…
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The Conservatives cannot guarantee the security of their leadership election
Experts say an online poll to elect a head of government, implemented in less than a week, cannot be secure…
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The return of Boris Johnson would be a disaster for the Tories
The scandals that left the front pages when Johnson departed for the back benches would resurface.
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The madness that has entered the Conservative soul started with Brexit
Liz Truss’s leadership was the product of a party that has become addicted to ideological fervour.
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Boris Johnson’s path back to power is a treacherous one
Getting on the leadership ballot is a challenge for the former PM; seeing off the Labour threat could prove impossible.
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Is Jeremy Hunt the Tory saviour?
The former health secretary is to become the new Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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Some advice for Rishi Sunak as Britain’s new prime minister
As the keys to No 10 are handed over, policy leaders share their thoughts on the biggest issues facing the…
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Why Liz Truss will damage the Conservatives’ record on the economy
For the first time in nearly 15 years, Labour are leading in the polls on the public finances.
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Of course Rishi Sunak still thinks he will win
His sustained confidence is baffling – until you remember that this is a man who has won at everything he…
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The Conservatives can’t rely on older voters forever
The next election, in 2024, will be the last time the Tories can afford not to have an answer on…
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Rishi Sunak’s next move
He may never become prime minister, but he is sure to land softly.
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Never mind hard-working families – what about occasionally working single people?
I wonder if I should count the cat as a cohabitee. Or what about the wasps?
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Leader: The price of Conservative rule
For more than a decade the Tories have deployed fiscal policy in the service of political capital – and Liz…
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Liz Truss must use the power of the state to relieve the living standards emergency
If the new prime minister relies only on tax cuts, it will be a long, miserable winter – for both…
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Liz Truss’s conflation of anti-Semitism with wokeism is mad and bad
Please don’t drag Jews into the culture war.
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The strangeness of Liz Truss attacking the media
Contrary to what she told TalkTV, Truss knows only Boris Johnson brought down Boris Johnson.
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If Rishi Sunak cares so much about education, why won’t he fund it?
A certain ex-chancellor wouldn’t even fund post-Covid catch-up support for pupils.
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Rishi Sunak’s mask has slipped – if ever he wore one
He wasn’t supposed to say what he really thought of “levelling up” out loud.
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