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Party conference season is here – but decades of polling evidence suggests these events barely move the dial

From late September to early October, the UK’s political parties gather for their autumn conferences. The Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party will be among the parties bringing their members and MPs together at some expense in a season that lasts about three weeks.

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Rutherglen and Hamilton West: Everything you need to know about the constituency

RUTHERGLEN and Hamilton West has been centre stage in UK politics ever since Margaret Ferrier MP publicly apologised for breaching Covid regulations…

The National (Scotland)

Badenoch claims Brexit critics are ‘talking down’ Britain

Cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch will take aim at Sir Keir Starmer in her Tory conference speech.

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Tory conference: Greg Hands mocks Labour leader with ‘Keir Starmer flip flops’

The Conservative Party chairman held up the footwear at the conference in Manchester.

The Independent UK

Streeting not ruling out Labour ditching more policies after setting ‘high bar’

The shadow health secretary’s comments come after Labour appeared to change its mind on stripping private schools of charitable status.

The Independent UK

Sunak challenged over public view of him as ‘rich’

Rishi Sunak insisted his decisions on net zero showed he understood the impact of policy choices on household finances.

The Independent UK

Labour optimistic in ‘huge’ byelection in Rutherglen and Hamilton West

Activists say feedback from the doorsteps bodes well for a result that they hope will herald a revival for the party in Scotland

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Rishi Sunak needs to rally his flagging Conservatives. He hopes a dash of populism will do the trick

Britain's governing Conservative Party is gathering for its annual conference

The Independent UK

We really could still rejoin the EU. But Tory Britain isn’t up to it

The Conservatives could be out of office for two terms. Labour has the chance to govern with seriousness and restore trust

The Guardian - UK

Team Sunak: can they recast the PM as an agent of change?

Meet the prime minister’s inner circle, charged with bringing about a reversal of fortune

The Guardian - UK

SNP Rutherglen by-election candidate urges voters to 'send a message to Westminster'

THE Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election is a chance for voters to “send a message to

The National (Scotland)

Rutherglen by-election will reveal Labour's chances in Scotland, says John Curtice

LABOUR will need to match the scale of the SNP’s last win in Rutherglen and Hamilton West if the party are to meet their expectations for the…

The National (Scotland)

I've been in Rutherglen reporting on the by-election - here's what I've learned

THE Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election campaign trail has been a long one with plenty of twists and turns.

The National (Scotland)

Tories heading for landslide election defeat, says Britain’s top pollster

Exclusive: Sunak could be presiding over ‘wake’ at conference, warns Prof John Curtice – with voters furious over NHS failures, cost of living, migrants and Liz Truss

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Nervous Tories implore PM to ‘ignore populist insanity’ and keep slim election hopes alive

This weekend’s Tory Party conference will see the starting gun fired on the race for power at next year’s general election. But Mr Sunak faces an almighty battle, write Kate Devlin and Adam Forrest

The National (Scotland)

Humza Yousaf remains 'hopeful' for SNP victory in by-election

Scotland’s First Minister has said he remains “hopeful” of an SNP win in a key by-election next week.

The Independent UK

Humza Yousaf ‘hopeful’ of SNP win in by-election

The by-election is taking place in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency.

The Guardian - UK

Rutherglen and Hamilton West byelection could be ‘make or break’ for Labour

Seat will be critical test of Keir Starmer’s prospects in Scotland and mark his party’s chances to gain back power in Westminster

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The Independent UK

Blow for Rishi Sunak as Iceland boss donor quits party over ‘flip-flopping’ on big policies

Conservatives ‘out of touch’ on HS2 and net zero, says Richard Walker – who had hoped to stand as Tory candidate

The Independent UK

SNP win in Rutherglen by-election would ‘force’ Westminster to listen – Yousaf

The by-election will take place on Thursday October 5.

The Guardian - UK

Activists stage Rosebank oilfield protest outside offices of Labour frontbench

Party urged to commit to revoking licence for site in North Sea and back comprehensive Green New Deal

The Guardian - UK

Labour aims to win back voters across Scotland with byelection success

Rutherglen and Hamilton West is a must-win seat for Keir Starmer – as it is for an SNP fighting to stay in power

The Guardian - UK

Labour and Tories, beware: endlessly shifting to the right won’t save the country

Self-styled ‘realists’ of both parties underestimate the depth of voters’ disillusionment, says the Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Independent UK

SNP priorities ‘completely wrong’, says Starmer

The Labour leader said the nationalists are seeking to hide their ‘failure in record’ by trying to make the next election about independence.

The Independent UK

Starmer seeking ‘milestone’ win in Scotland on Labour’s journey back to power

The party leader was speaking as he campaigned ahead of the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election next week.

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