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Prime minister makes appeal after heavy byelection losses to Labour and support lost to Reform UK

Editorial: The strong performance of Reform UK has placed Rishi Sunak in a strategic bind from which he will struggle to escape

The Wellingborough byelection was the Labour leader’s fourth mammoth turnaround, as the Tories suffered a record fall

Swing of 28.5 points in Wellingborough and 16.4 in Kingswood would give Labour secure majority if repeated in general election

In today’s newsletter: A good night for Keir Starmer and a bad one for Rishi Sunak – who now has more to worry about from Reform UK

You’ve got to feel for a constituency where Azhar Ali, George Galloway and Simon Danczuk are vying to be the least-worst candidate, says the Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Editorial: The prime minister should be making an apology to a murdered teenager’s parents rather than continuing with a culture war on GB News

There are two ways to change a political party: from without or within. Tony Blair and Jeremy Corbyn both bent Labour to their will, albeit with differing electoral results. Conversely, Nigel Farage successfully forced the Conservatives to adopt his views on Europe and immigration through his use of the media…

Despite an 18,500 Conservative majority, Gen Kitchen is widely expected to be elected for Labour in next week’s vote