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    • Friday, 24 June, 2022
      UK by-elections
      Johnson’s leadership in fresh crisis after Tories lose two by-elections

      Oliver Dowden quits as party chair after defeats and ex-leader Michael Howard calls on PM to step down

    • Friday, 24 June, 2022
      News in-depthBoris Johnson
      Boris Johnson’s electoral coalition shows signs of unravelling

      Tory by-election losses highlight how party is losing ground in both northern and southern England

    • Friday, 24 June, 2022
      Tim Bale
      Lessons for Conservatives from the double by-election blow

      Scores of other seats could go the way of Tiverton and Honiton and fall to the Lib Dems; the message from Wakefield for Labour is less clear

    • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
      UK by-elections
      Tory strategists braced for double defeats in by-elections

      Johnson faces more pressure as Labour and Lib Dems set for victory in Wakefield and Tiverton

    • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
      Inside Politics
      Keir Starmer’s biggest problem is not being ‘boring’ — it is his lack of vision

      Plus, the Devon by-election next week and why the Liberal Democrats are on track to win the Conservative stronghold

    • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
      Inside Politics
      Upcoming by-elections are fertile ground for the Labour-Lib Dem informal pact

      Plus, MPs gunning for a Bank of England shake-up are only on the fringes of government for now — but that could change

    • Friday, 6 May, 2022
      UK local elections
      UK local elections: four key takeaways

      Capital punishment for the Tories; mixed fortunes for Labour in ‘red wall’ areas; Lib Dems make more progress in south

    • Friday, 6 May, 2022
      UK local elections
      Pressure on Johnson as Tories suffer losses in UK local elections

      Labour gains in some parts of country marred by police investigation of ‘potential’ lockdown breaches

    • Friday, 6 May, 2022
      Instant InsightRobert Shrimsley
      Five early lessons from the local elections

      London, where Labour triumphed, is not England — spotty results outside the capital carry warnings for both parties

    • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
      UK local elections
      Johnson braced for Lib Dem assault on Tory ‘blue wall’

      Local elections are expected to be stern test for the Conservatives in south west England

    • Friday, 29 April, 2022
      Tax
      Fresh demands for UK windfall tax on energy companies

      Opposition parties press government to impose levy as BP and Shell prepare to unveil results

    • Thursday, 10 March, 2022
      Interview
      Lib Dems pave way for pact with Labour to oust Tories

      Leader Ed Davey praises Keir Starmer for transforming the largest opposition party

    • Saturday, 19 February, 2022
      Payne's Politics podcast28 min listen
      Why it is not new for progressive parties of the centre-left to work together

      While attention has focused on the unfolding drama in Ukraine, the Labour party and Liberal Democrats, behind the scenes, have been quietly carving up the map of the UK political battleground ahead of the next general election

    • Thursday, 17 February, 2022
      Labour Party UK
      Labour and Lib Dems in informal ‘non-aggression’ pact before next UK election

      Parties to concentrate resources on seats where each is most likely to beat the Tories

    • Wednesday, 29 December, 2021
      UK politics & policy
      Labour frontbencher pushes pragmatism to oust Boris Johnson

      Peter Kyle says UK opposition must be ‘smart’ in managing inter-party relations to defeat Conservatives

    • Saturday, 18 December, 2021
      Lewis Baston
      Lib Dems and Labour should forget the mutual peevishness to target the Tories

      The message from the North Shropshire by-election is one of mutual dependence despite the recriminations 

    • Friday, 17 December, 2021
      Conservative Party UK
      Johnson put on probation by own MPs after by-election loss

      Senior Tories say PM could face challenger if no improvement in performance by May elections

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      Central banks act to tame inflation and TPG plans IPO

    • Friday, 17 December, 2021
      Instant InsightRobert Shrimsley
      Tory mauling in North Shropshire was self-inflicted by Johnson

      UK prime minister will be on notice from his own MPs after unforced errors

    • Saturday, 11 December, 2021
      Tim Bale
      Johnson’s woes are multiplied if he cannot ‘unite the right’

      Lessons from the 2019 general election show the Conservatives are vulnerable as a midterm by-election looms

    • Thursday, 2 December, 2021
      News in-depthUK by-elections
      Labour and Lib Dems forge informal by-election pact to exploit sleaze scandal

      Boris Johnson faces crucial electoral test as opposition parties join forces to maximise votes in Old Bexley and Sidcup

    • Friday, 8 October, 2021
      Scottish Green Party
      Power sharing offers ‘best of both worlds’, say Scottish Greens

      Co-leader says deal allows party to show what it can do in office

    • Thursday, 16 September, 2021
      InterviewUK politics & policy
      Lib Dem leader rules out propping up future Conservative government

      Davey believes liberal Tory supporters’ unease with Johnson threatens ‘blue wall’ seats

    • Sunday, 20 June, 2021
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Tories should not shrink from reform of planning

      Shock by-election defeat cannot obscure the priority of building houses

    • Friday, 18 June, 2021
      UK politics & policy
      Johnson faces backlash on planning reform after by-election blow

      In wake of Chesham and Amersham loss, MPs in southern England fear effect of opening more land to housebuilding

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