Restoration of a loser
David Cameron’s appointment is a bafflingly inept move and a symptom of Tory exhaustion.
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Reshuffle special: (Lord) Cameron returns
Suella Braverman is out of government, and a shock appointment rocks Westminster.
Rishi Sunak has remembered he needs centrist voters too
David Cameron’s return shows the Prime Minister is no longer just pandering to the Brexiteer right.
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The Covid inquiry shows why we can’t let women be excluded
Helen MacNamara’s testimony revealed how the government overlooked issues that disproportionately affect women during the pandemic.
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Why Rishi Sunak finally sacked Suella Braverman
After the weekend’s protests, the government decided the former home secretary was hindering the party.
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Rishi Sunak’s Suella Braverman nightmare isn’t over
The sacked home secretary and aspirant Tory leader will be an unrestrained back-bench foe.
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Richard Tice: “The Tories need punishing, they need firing”
The Reform UK leader on why rather than doing a deal with the Conservatives, he plans to help defeat them.
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How has Suella Braverman survived so long?
The Home Secretary is that most unfortunate thing: an unpopular populist.
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Why politicians should stay out of policing
The risks and responsibilities of policing protests are ones Suella Braverman should be relieved do not belong to her.
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Michael Gove is considering stepping down to avoid a “Portillo moment”
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Why the King’s Speech failed to shift the narrative
Opportunities for Rishi Sunak to show he can be a change candidate are thundering past.
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Where are the leaders who can tell us who we are?
Political vision is not a frippery but the hardest thing any politician can do.
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Government has “worrying degree of complacency” towards rural mental health, MPs say
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has expressed concern over failure to address high suicide rates in countryside communities.
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The Covid inquiry has laid bare the government’s dereliction of duty
A member of Independent Sage on how British policymakers made up decisions as they went along in the aftermath of…
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Rishi Sunak’s biggest weakness is his own side
Try as he might, the Prime Minister simply cannot move on from the party’s recent past.
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What are private schools really selling?
They no longer have a stranglehold on Oxbridge and would lose tax breaks under Labour. Can elite education survive?
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The Covid inquiry has confirmed all our worst fears
Those making the rules didn’t understand the effect they would have on people who weren’t like them.
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The Tories should feel no nostalgia for Boris Johnson
As the Covid-19 inquiry has confirmed, Johnson was wholly incapable of doing the job of PM.
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Covid inquiry reveals what many already knew – the elderly are neglected
The government’s attitude towards over-65s has long been evident in its approach to social care.
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Dominic Cummings’ saviour complex
The former No 10 aide cast himself as a dormant, blameless character until his pivotal intervention.
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