What do the Tories have to show for 13 years in office?
The Conservatives have now been in office for longer than New Labour but they have little to celebrate.
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The Tories aren’t even pretending to sell us aspiration
Conservatives are telling us swimming in sewage is fine and to go without cheese sandwiches. Gone are the days of…
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The National Conservatives are a glimpse of the Tories’ grim future
It is perfectly plausible that Suella Braverman or another NatCon candidate will be the next Tory leader.
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The Tory right is reaching new heights of self-delusion
The more unpopular the Conservatives become, the more they lash out at imaginary enemies.
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Could disgruntled Tories really topple Rishi Sunak?
Boris Johnson’s allies are openly blaming No 10 for losses in the local elections – but yet another leadership race…
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Death rattle conservatism
The NatCons are poised to capture a party in terminal decline.
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Why Kemi Badenoch’s Commons showdown wasn’t as damaging as it seemed
The Business Secretary’s face-down with the ERG may make her more popular with those who have grown weary of the…
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Why the Tories should back proportional representation
Received wisdom says voting reform could kill off the Conservatives. That’s not how it’s worked in Europe.
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Penny Mordaunt’s coronation sword-bearing cuts a sharp contrast with fellow Tories
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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What could go wrong for Keir Starmer?
The “coalition of chaos” attack line won’t work but Labour still faces big questions over its plans for government.
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It’s beginning to feel like 1997 again
The last time Tories lost middle-class bastions like Tunbridge Wells, they were wiped out.
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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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Jacob Rees-Mogg’s GB News payday
If anyone deserves to make £802 an hour, then surely it’s this multimillionaire Tory.
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A bad night for the Conservatives at the local elections
The Tories are under siege in both Red Wall and Blue Wall
Rishi Sunak, not Keir Starmer, is now the leader under pressure
A resumption of the Tory civil war would be yet another gift for the ever-fortunate Labour leader.
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The Tories’ voter ID laws have damaged our democracy
Far too many of those who were needlessly turned away at polling stations did not return to vote.
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Why the Tories will soon be Remainers
Are young conservatives pining for Brussels?
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Why is Rishi Sunak giving his career in high finance such a low profile?
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Sunak’s best man: can James Forsyth help save the Conservatives?
The former Spectator political editor’s arrival in No 10 has coincided with a steady Tory revival.
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Long austerity: councillors reveal how much they still cut services
Exclusive polling for the New Statesman reveals which local budgets are being slashed.
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