Nigel Farage won’t become prime minister
The problem for Reform is the gap between its positions and those of the country.
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David Gauke
David Gauke is the former justice secretary and was MP for South West Hertfordshire from 2005 to 2019.
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Will Labour pay for its inconsistency on tax and spend?
If public services fail to improve, the government will be politically vulnerable.
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How to fix the prisons crisis
The political bidding war over tougher sentences must end.
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Why Tory centrists are hopeless at leadership elections
Conservative MPs try to second-guess the membership rather than voting with conviction.
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We should be more generous to our politicians
The freebie scandal is a question of transparency not morality. Labour should be careful not to over-react.
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The Tory leadership system is broken
Even sensible candidates are forced to focus on the party rather than the country.
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