Rochdale’s by-election brings the Gaza war to Britain
A neglected former mill town is a microcosm of a fractured nation.
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Reform UK isn’t the Tories’ big problem
A strategy based on appealing to disillusioned right-wing voters is destined to fail.
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The Tories are still facing electoral apocalypse
Labour’s by-election triumphs in Wellingborough and Kingswood offer the Tories no cause for consolation.
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Can “yimby” Labour win the Kingswood by-election?
Inside the party’s fight to gain a suburban Conservative constituency on the green belt of Bristol.
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How indecision turned toxic for Labour in Rochdale
Dithering over Azhar Ali’s by-election campaign has reignited the anti-Semitism row and damaged Keir Starmer’s public image.
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Labour’s withdrawal of support for Azhar Ali has come too late
Keir Starmer’s reputation for purging anti-Semitism from the party has been diminished.
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Why the Azhar Ali affair is so damaging for Labour
The party’s delayed suspension of its Rochdale candidate for anti-Semitism has undermined its political and moral credibility.
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Keir Starmer’s Rochdale problem won’t go away
Having stuck by Azhar Ali following his anti-Semitic comments, the question now is what the party does if he wins.
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Wellingborough by-election: is Labour on course for another Tory turnover?
The Conservatives are struggling in yet another former stronghold – and the threat of Reform may prove most worrying.
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Who will win the Wellingborough by-election?
Though it’s tougher to win than Tamworth, winning it would put Labour on course for 420 seats.
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There’s now almost nothing that can save the Tories
Conservative voters simply aren’t enthusiastic enough about Rishi Sunak – or negative enough about Keir Starmer – to deliver victory.
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The Tories still think the voters are the problem, not them
As they deny the evidence in front of their eyes, the Conservatives are heading further right.
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The by-election results are a bonfire of Tory delusions
Westminster has long underpriced the chance of a Conservative wipeout.
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Middle East crisis shows why “security” and “resilience” are the new economic buzzwords
What this week’s by-elections, and the Gaza crisis, mean for the new economy.
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What are the Tories telling themselves today?
The Conservatives are drawing false comfort from the narrative that they lost because their voters “stayed home”.
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Danger still lies ahead for Labour
As the party celebrates its by-election triumphs, the Middle East could yet upend British politics.
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Labour’s two by-election victories put the party in landslide territory
The Tories may now call an election as late as January 2025 as they bid to avoid one of the…
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Will “shy Labour” voters decide the Tamworth by-election?
Keir Starmer’s party overturning a Tory majority of nearly 20,000 would upset a major political trend in the Midlands.
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“Nadine Dorries is as much use as a chocolate fireplace”: on the Mid Bedfordshire doorstep
The seat has been Conservative for nearly a century – now, Labour and the Lib Dems are locked in a…
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Labour takes Rutherglen: the end of SNP domination?
What the result means for the next general election and Scottish independence.