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    • Monday, 27 March, 2023
      Labour Party UK
      Humza Yousaf SNP win seen as ‘great opportunity’ for UK Labour party

      Rishi Sunak’s allies believe Kate Forbes would have offered more constructive relations with the UK government

    • Sunday, 26 March, 2023
      Tim Bale
      The perils for Conservatives if they rely on Sunak to save them

      Polling shows the PM way ahead of his party, but recent history shows presidential-style campaigning has pitfalls

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Camilla Cavendish
      Labour and the Tories seem stuck in a big state echo chamber

      The UK needs a conversation about tax, spending and the public sector but the main parties lack defined visions

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      Inside Politics
      It is unlikely pre-election giveaways will come in time to reverse Tory fortunes

      Plus, what was Keir Starmer doing in PMQs?

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      With an eye to the next election, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announces help with childcare

      Famous red briefcase changed to a baby toy bag

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Claer Barrett
      There’s no such thing as free childcare

      Announcing more hours is one thing but actually accessing them is quite another

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      Special ReportRoad to Net Zero
      How the UK’s electoral system holds back green groups

      Small environmental parties struggle to influence climate agenda under ‘first-past-the-post’

    • Sunday, 26 February, 2023
      Labour Party UK
      Labour secures £2mn donation from Lord David Sainsbury

      Former chair of eponymous supermarket chain resumes funding the party after its return to the centre ground

    • Saturday, 18 February, 2023
      Chris Deerin
      Sturgeon’s exit prompts fresh turmoil for Scotland

      Unionists scent their opportunity as charismatic first minister leaves the independence cause without a champion

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      Camilla Cavendish
      Devolution has stoked brutality and division in our politics

      As she resigned, Nicola Sturgeon complained of the toxic atmosphere that she and her party have contributed to in Scotland

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      Inside Politics
      The Tories may be heading for an epochal battering

      Labour does not have the next election in the bag, but it is time to stop pretending they are not a very heavy favourite

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      Inside Politics
      How to make the BBC a fair arena for UK election fight

      Hiding economic trade-offs risks breaching corporation’s aims on broad impartiality, finds a new review

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Conservative Party UK
      Tories told to focus on ‘narrow path’ to election victory

      Strategy guru Isaac Levido briefs Rishi Sunak’s cabinet on plan for defying 20-point poll deficit and beating Labour

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      Inside Politics
      Spectre of Reform UK will shape direction of Tory party

      Also in today’s newsletter, why opinion polls might not be reflected in election results

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      Inside Politics
      Labour’s row over tuition fees kicks off its year of internal battles

      Starmer tackles controversies within party ahead of unveiling big policy pledges closer to time of election

    • Monday, 5 December, 2022
      Inside Politics
      Javid’s exit adds gravitas as Tories limp to the end

      Former chancellor’s retirement plan had potential to boost Sunak’s standing but instead it points to a despondent party

    • Friday, 2 December, 2022
      UK politics & policy
      Javid held talks with Pimco about career after politics

      Former chancellor joins growing list of Tories deciding not to stand for re-election

    • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
      Sebastian Payne
      To woo voters, Rishi Sunak must fix the UK’s ‘palpable economy’

      The Tories may be desperate to boost the economic data, but everyday signs of improvement will be more important

    • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
      Robert Shrimsley
      Hunt and Sunak are down to their last grains of hope

      The Autumn Statement was managed as well as possible but the outlook is grim

    • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
      Personal Finance
      Autumn Statement: What it means for your money

      Key changes affecting personal taxes, investments, pensions and property

    • Friday, 28 October, 2022
      Data PointsJohn Burn-Murdoch
      Britain and America’s electoral geographies are broken

      The UK and US systems warp our understanding of key social issues among the public

    • Saturday, 22 October, 2022
      Lewis Baston
      Mapping the path to a Labour landslide

      Polls show Keir Starmer’s party looking at a win based on old, new, borrowed and blue seats

    • Friday, 21 October, 2022
      Tim Bale
      The Conservatives have come back from oblivion before

      Tory leaders may fall out of public favour, but the party has a genius for survival

    • Thursday, 20 October, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      The shattering of the UK’s credibility

      After Liz Truss’s resignation, the British people deserve to have a general election

    • Thursday, 20 October, 2022
      Labour Party UK
      Starmer calls Tory upheaval ‘new chaotic low’ and pushes for election

      Labour leader pledges to repeal anti-union legislation being put forward by the Conservatives

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