If the Tories fail to change, they face electoral apocalypse in the Blue Wall
The problem is not Rishi Sunak – it is his right-wing MPs and activists.
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The Tories are facing a nightmare electoral scenario
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The local election results suggest Keir Starmer is heading for No 10
Labour has made considerable gains on its 2019 performance including in key Leave areas.
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What does Keir Starmer stand for?
The Labour leader lacks a big idea that encapsulates how he will run the country.
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Why the Tories will soon be Remainers
Are young conservatives pining for Brussels?
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The government is insulting women with its lack of menopause support
The UK’s 13 million menopausal women deserve better rights at work.
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Inside the Lib Dem and Labour assault on Tory commuterville
As England goes to the polls in the local elections, the Conservatives are under threat in southern Blue Wall seats.
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Why Britain needs to have an honest conversation about rising migration
Few things are more corrosive of public trust than pretending a problem isn’t there. Sooner or later the public notices.
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The Tories know they can’t beat the unions – they just want someone else to blame
Anti-strike bills won’t change the fact the country needs nurses and teachers a damn sight more than it needs these…
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We are poorer – but what are our politicians doing about it?
Labour and the Conservatives promise high economic growth but have no plans equal to the scale of the task.
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Why Rishi Sunak’s “Unicorn Kingdom” is a fantasy
If the PM wants an economy built on high-growth start-ups, it’ll take more than a fun name.
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Why the trope of the benefit “scrounger” has returned
Welfare minister Tom Pursglove quotes Taken to try to sound tough on welfare “fraudsters”.
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The fall of Dominic Raab is a tale of change in modern Britain
Workers are now less prepared to swallow anything that feels like disrespect or bullying.
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Vapes aren’t enough to stop people smoking
The government should be funding cessation services and cracking down on Big Tobacco rather than fixating on e-cigarettes.
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The new Tory tribes
Rishi Sunak’s MPs are already competing to define the party’s purpose and shape its future.
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The UK’s semiconductor industry is vulnerable – but how will Rishi Sunak strengthen it?
The PM needs to secure the supply of key components to make computer chips, otherwise the UK will be left…
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Is the BBC afraid of satire?
After a succession of programme cancellations, fear is spreading that the corporation doesn’t think it can afford to make fun…
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The absurdity of Liz Truss blaming high taxes on woke culture
By making wokery the bogeyman for an economic disaster she’s implicated in, Truss has given the game away.
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John Gray on 110 years of the New Statesman: “I regret I didn’t criticise Tony Blair more”
The philosopher on his time writing for the magazine as an essayist and critic, 1996-present.
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The Labour smear machine has unintentionally revealed the split between Yvette Cooper and Steve Reed
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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