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Uncover the inner workings of Westminster with our collection of articles, delving into the intricacies of British politics, legislative processes, key debates, and the influential figures shaping the decisions and policies that impact the nation.
Liz Truss and the cost of winning
In her campaign, she told party members what they wanted to hear. The new prime minister’s troubles are only just…
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Liz Truss’s new cabinet is the most right-wing for a generation
Few One Nation Tories or those close to Rishi Sunak have yet been offered jobs in the Prime Minister’s team.
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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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Leader: A state of emergency
If Liz Truss enters No 10 next week, she is expected to bring the Brexit ultras with her and establish…
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A Tory party that’s out of ideas will soon find itself out of power
Conservatives must believe there are conservative answers to the problems Britain faces. Why aren’t we hearing them?
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What Dominic Raab missed about Angela Rayner at Glyndebourne
Conservative class warfare is out of date.
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Boris Johnson’s resignation won’t end the Conservatives’ brand problems
The post-Johnson Tory party may struggle to adjust to an era in which the economic debate has shifted leftwards.
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Shameless Tories scramble to join Johnson’s sinking ship
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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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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Boris Johnson’s refusal to resign is a shameful final disservice to the country
Every government action will be dictated by his battle to survive – including tax cuts fuelling inflation during a cost-of-living…
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Leader: Boris Johnson’s departure alone is not enough
The UK needs transformative political, constitutional and economic change.
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Stop anonymous briefings – government officials must be held accountable for their lies
The Christopher Pincher scandal has collapsed truth within government.
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The Tories have learned to love state intervention – for now
MPs who used to flaunt their small-state credentials now talk of how a bigger government works better. What happened?
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Is Keir Starmer bold enough to succeed?
Tinkering is not an option – the Labour leader needs a radical programme to undo the damage wrought by the…
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“The Tories are seen as increasingly anti-London”, says Westminster’s first Labour leader
Adam Hug on his party’s path to power in the capital's iconic borough.
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PMQs: Dominic Raab and Angela Rayner leave a stale taste
The two deputies offered nothing to inspire as they dragged up embarrassing quotations from their opponent’s past.
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Shadow ministers rail against Starmer’s picket-line ban
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Can anyone make UK politics ethical again?
Perhaps the only way to ensure that ethics govern public life is not to let disgraceful charlatans like Boris Johnson…
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What does Christopher Geidt’s resignation mean for Labour?
The departure of the Prime Minister’s ethics adviser could hasten the loss of one of the opposition’s best assets: Boris…
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