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Tory Chairman: We Need To Brace For A Challenging Local Election Night
Tory Chairman: We Need To Brace For A Challenging Local Election Night
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Nigel Huddleston, tasked with rebuilding the Tories’ election-winning machine, tells Harriet Symonds about how he plans to get them back in the game.
The Rundown Podcast: What Can We Learn From These Local Elections?
Political parties
The Rundown Podcast: What Can We Learn From These Local Elections?
Council Leaders Say Reform's Cost Cutting Plans Are Detached From Reality
Communities
Council Leaders Say Reform's Cost Cutting Plans Are Detached From Reality
Security Stepped Up For Local Election Candidates In Wake of 'Unacceptable' Rising Abuse
Political parties
Security Stepped Up For Local Election Candidates In Wake of "Unacceptable" Rising Abuse
How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line
Political parties
How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line
Recipes For Disaster: The Bacon Sandwich
Political parties
Recipes For Disaster: The Bacon Sandwich
Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts
Political parties
Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts
Opinion
The Professor Will See You Now: Chips
Political parties
By Professor Philip Cowley
The Professor Will See You Now: Chips
We cannot deny Reform’s appeal – but these fake patriots do not stand for British values
Political parties
By Mike Tapp MP
We cannot deny Reform’s appeal – but these fake patriots do not stand for British values
The Professor Will See You Now: Canvassing
Political parties
By Professor Philip Cowley
The Professor Will See You Now: Canvassing
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Former Defence Minister Says Homes Must Stockpile Candles, Radios And Iodine Tablets To Prepare For Attacks
Former Defence Minister Says Homes Must Stockpile Candles, Radios And Iodine Tablets To Prepare For Attacks
Communities
How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line
How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line
Political parties
MPs Say They Will Not Be Intimidated By New Russian Sanctions
MPs Say They Will Not Be Intimidated By New Russian Sanctions
Foreign affairs
Mark Francois: I Hope Trump Will Now See Putin For The Murderous Tyrant He Is
Mark Francois: I Hope Trump Will Now See Putin For The Murderous Tyrant He Is
Defence
Space Is A Growing Battlefield. Can The UK Lead The Way?
Space Is A Growing Battlefield. Can The UK Lead The Way?
Defence
Council Leaders Say Reform's Cost Cutting Plans Are Detached From Reality
Council Leaders Say Reform's Cost Cutting Plans Are Detached From Reality
Communities
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How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line
Political parties
How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line
How do you keep a large parliamentary party in line? Sienna Rodgers digs into Labour's job creation scheme for back benchers. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
Recipes For Disaster: The Bacon Sandwich
Political parties
Recipes For Disaster: The Bacon Sandwich
To launch a new column on politicians making a meal of it, there was only one place to start.
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Environment
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Sienna Rodgers talks to shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins who aims her fire at ‘City Steve’, ‘showman’ Nigel Farage and the government’s ‘Marxist’ policy on compulsory purchase
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Penny Mordaunt Asks MPs To Do 'What Is Right' On Boris Johnson Partygate Vote
Coronavirus
Penny Mordaunt Asks MPs To Do "What Is Right" On Boris Johnson Partygate Vote
Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt has said the vote over sanctions on Boris Johnson will be a “painful process” for MPs but that they should be “left alone” to “do what we think is right”.
Boris Johnson Would Have Received 90 Day Ban For Misleading Parliament On Partygate
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson Would Have Received 90 Day Ban For Misleading Parliament On Partygate
The Privileges Committee would have recommended banning Boris Johnson from attending parliament for 90 days as a sanction for misleading parliament over what he knew about Downing Street parties held during lockdown, had he not already resigned as an MP. 
Rishi Sunak Must Juggle Tax Cut-Hungry Conservative MPs And The Risk of More Economic Woe
Economy
Rishi Sunak Must Juggle Tax Cut-Hungry Conservative MPs And The Risk of More Economic Woe
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces an increasingly difficult balancing act in trying to satisfy the growing number of Tory back benchers who want tax cuts brought forward, with warnings that doing so risks worsening an already precarious economic picture. 
Little Sign Of A Labour-Lib Dem Truce In The Race To Succeed Tory Nadine Dorries
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Little Sign Of A Labour-Lib Dem Truce In The Race To Succeed Tory Nadine Dorries
Neither Labour nor the Liberal Democrats are showing signs of making way for one another as campaigning gets underway in the Mid Bedfordshire by-election, setting up a three-way contest to succeed the outgoing former Cabinet minister Nadine Dorries.
Boris Johnson Says Rishi Sunak Is 'Talking Rubbish' About Honours List Row
Political parties
Boris Johnson Says Rishi Sunak Is "Talking Rubbish" About Honours List Row
Former prime minister Boris Johnson has accused Rishi Sunak of "talking rubbish" about his honours list, which has caused friction between Johnson and the current No 10 team over the last few months.
Nicola Sturgeon Released Without Charge After SNP Finance Probe Arrest
Political parties
Nicola Sturgeon Released Without Charge After SNP Finance Probe Arrest
Nicola Sturgeon, the former first minister of Scotland, has been released without charge pending further investigation after being arrested in connection with the investigation into the Scottish National Party's finances.
Rishi Sunak's 'Shine' Is Fading And Tories Are Divided On How To Revive it
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Rishi Sunak's "Shine" Is Fading And Tories Are Divided On How To Revive it
Tory MPs are now broadly united in their acceptance that Rishi Sunak will lead them into the next general election with the Boris Johnson show diminished to a passing circus.

Boris Johnson Is Standing Down As An MP Triggering Second By-Election
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Boris Johnson Is Standing Down As An MP Triggering Second By-Election
Boris Johnson is quitting as a Conservative MP with immediate effect, throwing a second difficult by-election for Rishi Sunak into the mix after Nadine Dorries stood down earlier on Friday.
Nadine Dorries Quits As Tory MP Triggering By-Election
Political parties
Nadine Dorries Quits As Tory MP Triggering By-Election
Nadine Dorries, the former culture secretary and Boris Johnson loyalist, has announced she will quit as a Conservative MP with immediate effect, leaving Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his faltering party with a by-election on his hands.
Labour Shadow Minister Bambos Charalambous Suspended Over Conduct Allegations
Political parties
Labour Shadow Minister Bambos Charalambous Suspended Over Conduct Allegations
Shadow minister Bambos Charalambous has been administratively suspended from the Labour party pending investigation following a complaint about his conduct.
Labour MP Says Ben Houchen Peerage Would be 'Two Fingers Up' To Teeside
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Labour MP Says Ben Houchen Peerage Would be "Two Fingers Up" To Teeside
A Labour MP from the Northeast has accused the Conservatives of "putting two fingers up to the people of Teeside" over reports that Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen could be in line for a peerage in Boris Johnson's honours list, despite allegations of cronyism and wasting public money.
Frustrated Peers Say 4AM Sitting For Illegal Migration Bill Should Have Been Avoidable
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Frustrated Peers Say 4AM Sitting For Illegal Migration Bill Should Have Been Avoidable
Peers in the House of Lords have expressed frustration over an unprecedented 4am sitting to debate the Illegal Migration Bill on Wednesday night as the upper house scrambles to make its way through an unusually large agenda of meaty legislation.
How To Understand Polling
Political parties
How To Understand Polling
For political parties, polling is the easiest way to find out how the public rate them without the consequences of an election, and when it's in their favour it's an easy two fingers up to their opponents. When it's not, it at least gives them a chance to know what they need to change, sharpish.

Rishi Sunak Insists No 10 Is Delivering But Tory MPs Doubt He Can Stop The Boats
Home affairs
Rishi Sunak Insists No 10 Is Delivering But Tory MPs Doubt He Can Stop The Boats
Rishi Sunak tried to wrestle back control of the narrative with a trip to Kent on Monday where he insisted the government was delivering on his 'stop the boats' pledge.

'Shy Switchers' Could Be Concealing True Scale Of Possible Tory Defeat At Next Election
Political parties
"Shy Switchers" Could Be Concealing True Scale Of Possible Tory Defeat At Next Election
Conservative MPs are starting to fear that "shy switchers" – voters who appear sympathetic to their party on the surface, but are likely to turn on them at the ballot box – could produce a general election defeat in 2024 that is even more devastating than many Tories are currently prepared for.
Boris Johnson Will Hand Unredacted WhatsApps Directly To The Covid Inquiry
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson Will Hand Unredacted WhatsApps Directly To The Covid Inquiry
Boris Johnson has told the Covid inquiry he will give them his unredacted WhatsApp messages directly as the government remains steadfast in their refusal to hand over the materials.
The Fraught Process Behind Who Gets To Run To Be An MP
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The Fraught Process Behind Who Gets To Run To Be An MP
With a general election due to be called in 2024, a new cohort of MPs will soon enter parliament, and the secretive, often controversial, battle for each party to decide who is in the running is already underway.
Government To Launch Legal Action Against Covid Inquiry Over Boris Johnson WhatsApps
Health
Government To Launch Legal Action Against Covid Inquiry Over Boris Johnson WhatsApps
The Cabinet Office is seeking a judicial review over whether the Covid inquiry has the power to request Boris Johnson's personal WhatsApps and diaries from his time in Downing Street during the pandemic, which the government has argued are "unambiguously irrelevant".
Labour Suspend Whip From Geraint Davies Following Behaviour Allegations
Political parties
Labour Suspend Whip From Geraint Davies Following Behaviour Allegations
Labour has suspended the party whip from MP Geraint Davies following allegations of “completely unacceptable behaviour”.
What's Going On With The Row Over Boris Johnson's Covid Messages?
Coronavirus
What's Going On With The Row Over Boris Johnson's Covid Messages?
A row has exploded between the government and the inquiry into its response to the Covid pandemic in recent days over how much access inquiry chair Baroness Hallett should have to Boris Johnson's private messages and diaries from the time.
Boris Johnson Hands 'All' Covid WhatsApps And Private Notes To Cabinet Office
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson Hands "All" Covid WhatsApps And Private Notes To Cabinet Office
Boris Johnson has given the Cabinet Office "all" of the private material that is at the centre of a row between the government and the Covid inquiry, his spokesperson has said.
Covid Inquiry Extends Deadline For Government To Hand Over Boris Johnson's Private Messages
Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry Extends Deadline For Government To Hand Over Boris Johnson's Private Messages
The government has been granted a short extension to the deadline for handing over material to the Covid inquiry as questions grow over the status of Boris Johnson messages that are at the centre of a deepening row between the Cabinet Office and the inquiry chair.
General election competition will turbocharge British industry Partner content
Economy
By High Value Manufacturing Catapult
General election competition will turbocharge British industry
There is now a growing consensus about the importance of UK manufacturing among our political parties. With the ballot box around the corner, long may this continue.
Labour Won't “Sneer” At Ordinary Voters In Run-Up To General Election
Political parties
Labour Won't “Sneer” At Ordinary Voters In Run-Up To General Election
Labour's National Campaign Coordinator Shabana Mahmood has said the party is “not here to sneer at people” as the party works to persuade new voters and win back old ones at the next general election, after a tumultuous few years.
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Illicit Trade: The Growing Crime in the UK
2025
Thames Pavillion, House of Commons
Illicit Trade: The Growing Crime in the UK
Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
2025
Surveyor's House, 12 Great George Street, SW1P 3AD
Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
Net Zero Week 2025
2025
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Net Zero Week 2025