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‘High energy, high risk’: Tories already wonder if Kemi Badenoch will last until the next election

She says virtually nothing on policy, but this is no cautious ‘Ming vase’ strategy. Her appetite for chaos will make or break her, says Katy Balls, political editor of the Spectator

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After the ‘Tory idol’ speeches, who most looks like a leader in waiting? Our panel passes judgment

All four have generated media headlines, but the winner will be whoever most impresses party members, at conference and at home

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The combative ‘anti-woke warrior’: why the Tories are starkly divided over Kemi Badenoch

The party leadership candidate knows how to make enemies. But to win the prize she wants, she’ll need to make friends too, says the Spectator’s political editor, Katy Balls

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A fight for the soul of the Tory party is inevitable. Rishi Sunak staying on may make it worse

Without a timetable for the leadership race, the current uneasy truce might hold for a while, says Katy Balls, the Spectator’s political editor

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How will Labour change Britain – and what next for the shattered Conservatives? Our panel’s verdict

Our writers weigh in on Labour’s first 100 days, a bruising night for the Tories and the surging smaller parties

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Starmer v Sunak: who came out top in the first leaders’ debate? Our panel’s verdict

The PM and Labour leader tussled on tax, Gaza and immigration. But did either man land a damaging blow?

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This much now seems clear: Sunak can’t avoid a Tory collapse, but he might shape a resurgence

A win looks remote, but if more allies get selected, he could yet halt the slide further right, says Katy Balls, political editor of the Spectator

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There are Tory splits over Gaza, but the party is only really going in one direction – towards Israel

The criticism of David Cameron among Tory MPs shows how far the party has moved from its long-held Arabist tradition, writes the Spectator’s political editor, Katy Balls

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Sunak and Hunt’s last stand? Our panel responds to the Tories’ spring budget

Will the tax cuts at the heart of the chancellor’s make-or-break budget give his party any hope?

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Rishi Sunak’s No 10 speech gave a glimpse into the long election campaign ahead

Expect to hear more about extremism in the coming weeks, as the Tory party tries to identify Labour vulnerabilities, says the Spectator’s political editor Katy Balls

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Wednesday briefing: The days that could decide how Rishi Sunak is remembered

In today’s newsletter: The controversial Rwanda bill is back in the Commons – what happens next could shape the party’s future

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Terrified and ‘ready for death’: after a nightmare poll, will Tory MPs campaign or start looking for jobs?

After this week’s prediction of electoral wipeout, it’s every Conservative for themselves, says the Spectator’s political editor, Katy Balls

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David Cameron defends UK’s decision not to vote for UN resolution demanding ceasefire in Gaza – as it happened

Foreign secretary says ceasefire needs to be ‘sustainable’ as he appears before House of Lords European affairs committee

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The Covid inquiry was the least of Sunak’s worries: now he has to face his own MPs

With his Rwanda plan, the PM has boxed himself into a corner, unable to satisfy the Tory left or right, says the Spectator’s political editor Katy Balls

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Will Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement revive the Tories’ election chances? Our panel responds

National Insurance cut; pensions and benefits increased. But is that enough to distract from sluggish growth and the rising cost of living?

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Whether sacked or not, Suella Braverman could stir up a new Tory civil war

If the PM doesn’t get rid of her, he’ll look weak; if he does, she’ll rail from the backbenches. Is this all part of the home secretary’s grand plan? asks the Spectator’s political editor, Katy Balls

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An amazing turnaround? A less terrible disaster? After these byelections, Sunak may not be able to deliver either

The prime minister’s allies are trying to explain away today’s humiliating losses, but most MPs accept the threat is existential, says Katy Balls, political editor of the Spectator

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Our panel’s verdict on Rishi Sunak’s speech to the Tory party conference

The prime minister has presented himself as the change candidate – will the British public buy it?

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Inside the Tory climate soap opera this week: ‘The WhatsApp groups are a bloodbath’

The party’s net zero divide was deeper than ever before Rishi Sunak’s speech, says Katy Balls, the Spectator’s political editor

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Nadine Dorries has gone, but Sunak’s electoral problems are still front and centre

MPs are relieved to see the back of the Johnson era, but know they are still staring into the abyss, says Katy Balls, political editor of the Spectator

The Week

Rutherglen by-election: a pivotal moment for Labour in Scotland?

The UK is headed for yet another by-election in the constituency of Rutherglen and Hamilton West, viewed as a bellwether for the strength of Scottish Labour’s recovery – and an indicator of who may win the next general election.

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Rishi Sunak has resolved to fight dirty. But will his opponent be Labour or his own MPs?

The Uxbridge byelection victory should have bolstered the Tory campaign – instead, it’s triggered a battle over green policy, says the Spectator’s Katy Balls

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Misery for Sunak, glee for Davey, mostly joy for Starmer – our panel on the byelection results

Our panel assesses the positions of the parties after an extraordinary night of bellwether byelections

The Week

Two-child benefit cap: a litmus test for Keir Starmer?

Keir Starmer is performing a careful balancing act between maintaining his party’s economic credibility and defending a policy that is deeply unpopular among the majority of Labour MPs and supporters.

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Even Boris Johnson seems to have given up the Partygate fight – he knows his power is waning

There is trouble ahead for Rishi Sunak, but the ex-PM’s psychodrama is slipping down his list of priorities, says the Spectator’s political editor, Katy Balls

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