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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

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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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Post-Partygate: time for a Cabinet reshuffle?

Rishi Sunak has been urged to draw a line under the Partygate crisis by refreshing his top team.

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Keir Starmer’s transformation of the Labour Party

In 2019 the Labour Party faced its worst electoral defeat in over 80 years – now the party could be looking at victory in the next general election.

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‘Do you want to turn our party into a skip fire?’: Tory MPs have had it with team Johnson

As more Partygate allegations emerge, it seems the ex-PM’s supporters care more about grudge matches than the election, says the Spectator’s political editor, Katy Balls

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Can Rishi Sunak afford to sack Suella Braverman?

Rishi Sunak faces a stick-or-twist moment after his home secretary was accused of asking civil servants to help her avoid a speeding fine by arranging a private driving awareness course.

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What do the Tories’ dismal local results mean for the general election? Our panel responds

The polls in England proved ‘disappointing’ for the Conservatives. Are gains by Labour, the Lib Dems and the Greens enough to guarantee a Tory loss at the next election?

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Diane Abbott: will new anti-Semitism row stymie Starmer?

The Labour leadership has moved swiftly to head off a fresh anti-Semitism row by removing the whip from Diane Abbott after she suggested that Jewish people do not face racism.

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Is this the last hurrah for the Boris Johnson circus? Even Tory MPs really hope so

Diehards remain, but most just don’t want a byelection that would propel the disgraced former PM back into the limelight, says Katy Balls of the Spectator

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Liz Truss set out her grand plan to me – and it’s horrified parts of the Tory party

The former leader’s comeback is directed at her party: to force it back toward the low-tax radicalism it tried to abandon, says Katy Balls, the political editor of the Spectator

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Dimmer than she appears or totally dishonest? Liz Truss may be both

The former PM’s Spectator interview underlined that she is the ultimate survivor of her own financial destruction

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It isn’t strikes putting us all at risk – it’s Tory cuts

Letters: Nick Watts, Sharon Mills and John Robinson on striking healthcare workers and the damage done to the NHS by Conservative neglect

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The Thatcherites hounding Sunak over strikes forget one thing: she picked her battles

MPs want the prime minister to win the health and rail disputes. But his options are limited, says Katy Balls, political editor of the Spectator

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Will Boris Johnson stage a comeback? Sunak may only have five months to find out

If the prime minister can’t close the gap on Labour, many Tory MPs predict the ‘wild’ return of his rival, says the Spectator’s deputy political editor, Katy Balls

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Will the autumn statement do enough to ease the recession? Our panel’s verdict

The chancellor has presented the government’s economic plans as Britain suffers the highest inflation for 40 years

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A ‘shock and awe’ campaign is under way to revive Johnson, but a win isn’t in the bag

The former prime minister’s supporters may be shouting the loudest, but plenty of nervous MPs still won’t back him, says Katy Balls, the Spectator’s deputy political editor

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‘It feels like this week or next’: this latest U-turn has only ramped up plots to depose Liz Truss

Now Trussonomics is dead, even the prime minister’s supporters are wondering: what’s the point of her government? says the Spectator’s deputy political editor, Katy Balls

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Wednesday briefing: How much time will Conservative MPs give Liz Truss?

In today’s newsletter: Liz Truss gives her first PMQs since the fiscal statement that blew up her premiership and may hope to calm colleagues. But from benefits cuts to despairing backbenchers, she has a lot to deal with

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‘Omnifactional warfare’: the view from within the fractured Truss-era Tory party

The phrase ‘my enemy’s enemy is my friend’ explains some of the curious coalitions that are forming, says the Spectator’s deputy political editor, Katy Balls

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What do Tory MPs think of Liz Truss? A ‘toxic bomb’ that could sink the party

Less than a month in, the PM’s political capital is draining away. And party conference is unlikely to offer any relief, says Spectator deputy political editor Katy Balls

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In Liz Truss’s cabinet, loyalty looks like the only quality that really counts

The prime minister has kept her friends close. But will that be enough, when winter bites, asks Katy Balls, the Spectator’s deputy political editor

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Truss has thrown red meat to Tory members – but the public has rather different tastes

Truss’s hard Conservatism and tax cuts are a worry to the Tory left, says Spectator deputy political editor Katy Balls

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