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No champagne at Tory conference, but Michael Gove parties on

Rishi Sunak attacked Keir Starmer at a 1922 Committee event to open conference

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2023

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.

The Conversation · Oct 2, 2023

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) · Oct 2, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023

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 · Oct 1, 2023

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 · Oct 1, 2023

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 · Oct 1, 2023

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) · Oct 1, 2023

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) · Oct 1, 2023

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) · Oct 1, 2023