Triple by-election bonanza – as it happened
The Tories have lost two of the three by-elections but retained Uxbridge and South Ruislip.
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Most Tory MPs will be terrified by the by-election results
Victory in Uxbridge does not compensate for the dramatic anti-government mood elsewhere in the country.
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The by-elections were a warning to Sunak – and Starmer
Uxbridge shows that Labour has not yet sealed the deal with the public.
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Would proportional representation really doom the Tories?
The centre right has regularly governed in western European countries with proportional systems.
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Will the Lib Dems sweep away the Tories in Somerton and Frome?
In the South West, tactical voters and disillusioned Conservatives are boosting Ed Davey’s party.
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PMQs: Keir Starmer talks tough on spending
The Labour leader co-opted the Tories’ “magic money tree” line of attack.
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Caught red handed
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Keir Starmer’s most dangerous months now lie ahead
The Labour leader faces a tension between economic orthodoxy and the promise of change.
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Why Britain’s institutions are dying
The combined forces of the market and the bureaucratic state have hollowed out public bodies.
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Why by-election defeats would benefit Sunak
The PM’s Conservative rivals won’t want to lead a doomed party.
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What is the point of Rishi Sunak?
This zombie government is clinging to power simply for its own sake.
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How does Britain build a “good” digital society?
The tech sector needs guidance, not laissez-faire governance.
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Freeports won’t save Ben Houchen
The project of levelling up is crumbling around the Tees Valley mayor.
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PMQs: Sunak’s housing policies are built on sand
By attacking the Conservatives on homeownership and house-building, Starmer is turning a traditional Tory strength into a weakness.
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How Labour can solve its borrowing problem
The lessons from Bidenomics are as much about politics as economics.
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The age of cheap money is over
As interest rates surge, Britain needs a new economic model not based on a toxic housing market.
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Glenda Jackson: “It is never, ever a level playing field”
The Hampstead MP and former Oscar-winning actor on why people her age shouldn’t run politics, coming close to “castrating" her…
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PMQs today: Rishi Sunak comes out fighting
The PM managed to land blows on Labour and the SNP in spite of the Tories’ political and economic woes.
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It’s time for Rishi Sunak to get ruthless with Boris Johnson
The Prime Minister should make clear there is no way back for his disgraced predecessor.
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The Johnson Restoration now seems an impossible dream
Could Rishi Sunak prevent the former PM from standing in a different seat before the election?
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