Neither side in the looming Tory wars is yet prepared to be honest about why it failed
Henry Hill
“The battle to explain the looming catastrophe will open with an orgy of blame-shifting. But left and right each have their share of responsibility, and neither will be fit for power until they face up to their rile in how we got here.”
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Sunak’s survivors? Our list of new Conservative candidates winnable seats.
William Atkinson
“Ahead of the general election, ConservativeHome has produced a list of all the new Conservative candidates in “winnable” seats, following CCHQ’s nominal 80/20 strategy.”
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Johnson is preparing to run again
Andrew Gimson
“As in 2019, he plans to step forward as the only man who can defeat Nigel Farage and save the Conservative Party.”
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Real economic growth is achievable – but getting there poses awkward questions for both parties
David Willetts
“We can’t keep on boosting the incomes of pensioners above inflation and widening the gap between them and working-age families; Labour must be willing to cut back radically on prolonged legal processes choking development.”
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Just who is voting for Reform UK, and why do they only hurt the Conservatives?
Dr Patrick English
“Reform UK is reuniting a coalition that in its first phase hurt Labour at least to some significant degree, but who swung behind the Conservatives in 2019 and is deserting them now.”
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Alex Deane
“Lacking the hinterland is one of the challenges for insurgent newcomer parties, no matter how high-profile they may be.”
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Campaign notebook, week four (part one). A taste of Labour government in Wales.
Angus Parsad-Wyatt
“Today we are reporting on three constituencies in Wales, where voters are already getting a flavour of a Labour government in the Senedd.”
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Vox pub: Corbyn heads for Victory over Starmer in Islington
Andrew Gimson
“The former Labour leader, now expelled from the party, is help in deep affection by his constituents, who intend to turn out and vote for him.”
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Angus Parsad-Wyatt
“If our journey through Somerset has confirmed one thing it is that the political map of this area will likely look very different when we wake up on 5 July, with many seats changing hands.”
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Forecasts now suggest Farage could lead a caucus of MPs. But might he prefer to be a one-man band?
Henry Hill
“He doesn’t have a good history of playing well with others, and even Reform’s consciously anti-democratic corporate structure would not be proof against people with their own mandates, platforms, and staffing budgets.”
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