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As fresh party infighting erupts after two byelection losses, the right are targeting public service funding to pay for tax cuts while others urge restraint

Despite victory in two Conservative safe seats, a Labour government is not a foregone conclusion, say party hawks

The Tories’ ‘stop the boats’ plan is doomed to be exploited by rival parties, while Labour has made levelling up its own

I’m suspicious of this fad, and do worry how anyone can run a country on an empty stomach

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

The suspension of a Congolese player for a gun gesture referring to conflict in DRC raises questions over government’s refugee policy

Formal rules to block relevant candidates will make it easier to ‘weed out the bad apples’, politicians say

Details about leader’s finances for 2022-23 come after Rishi Sunak revealed he paid more than £508,000 of tax on £2.2m plus

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

Loudest voices urge further tack to right after Reform UK gains but moderates argue general election can only be won on centre ground

This isn't going to be one of those newsletters that opens with a Tony Blair reference, a convoluted 1990s pop culture storyline or a self-deprecating yet witty personal anecdote. We can leave those at home. Instead, allow me to regurgitate three things the godfather of psephology, Sir John Curtice, said…