How the Tories lost the plot
The Conservative Party’s leadership crises have led to institutional collapse
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Can Rishi Sunak possibly unite the Conservative Party?
Party divisions will open once more when the meaning of renewed austerity becomes clear.
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Rishi Sunak to become prime minister after Penny Mordaunt withdraws
The former chancellor faces huge political and economic challenges.
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The Conservatives cannot guarantee the security of their leadership election
Experts say an online poll to elect a head of government, implemented in less than a week, cannot be secure…
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Some advice for Rishi Sunak as Britain’s new prime minister
As the keys to No 10 are handed over, policy leaders share their thoughts on the biggest issues facing the…
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Boris Johnson is as resentful and self-pitying as ever
The Prime Minister still views his defenestration as an injustice, one he may want to rectify.
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Liz Truss’s Tory leadership win is the narrowest under the current rules
Boris Johnson, David Cameron and Iain Duncan Smith all won by bigger margins than Truss.
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Can Liz Truss resist becoming Boris 2.0?
Truss looks set to continue with the same toxic, dishonest, scorched-earth brand of politics practised by her predecessor.
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