How the Tories lost their way
The new leader will struggle to regain control of a party still in the grip of Boris Johnson’s illiberal populism.
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While Tories bicker, the country faces a heatwave emergency
As “red heat warnings” are issued for much of the UK, climate change is barely on the leadership candidates’ agenda.
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Will Liz Truss be the next prime minister?
From Brexit to front-line photo ops, admirers and critics reveal the many contradictions of Whitehall’s “disrupter-in-chief”.
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A zeal for tax cuts is already defining the Tory leadership race
As more of his rivals launch their campaigns, Rishi Sunak is emerging as a lone voice in favour of recent…
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It’s absurd to say the Conservative Party isn’t ready for a non-white leader
The suggestion that ethnic minority Tories have betrayed their identity is its own form of racism.
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The last days of Boris Johnson
As a disgraced prime minister fights for survival, what does it mean for the Conservative Party – and for Britain?
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Rishi Sunak’s resignation letter heralds the return of austerity
Beware the language of sacrifice from a man wishing to be the next prime minister.
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Boris Johnson’s premiership is over
The Tory MPs who were propping up the Prime Minister have departed en masse today.
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