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Conservative supporters disillusioned with the lack of a Brexit dividend are unclear what Labour stands for, and the radical right is rising

For windows on the corridors of power that were actually written contemporaneously, read this selection of books by MPs from left and right

“Keep it plausible, darling.” Those were the words Tony Blair uttered to his long-time advisor, Anji Hunter, after she had suggested his now infamous speech to the Women’s Institute – where he was slow-clapped by a bunch of seemingly kindly ladies – had, interruption aside, still gone rather well.

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

Andrew Western wins with a majority of 9,906 with promise to fight for properly funded public services

Voters go to polls in byelection called after sitting Labour MP became Greater Manchester mayor’s deputy

Letters: Readers reflect on a Guardian editorial urging Labour to back proportional representation, and Gordon Brown’s commission

It’s my birthday on Thursday. I know we’re all meant to be positive about ageing but let’s be honest, the whole managed decline vibe is pretty depressing. Especially as a woman. I know that’s a bad thing to say but c’mon … Weird things start happening to you in your…

Former Cabinet minister says that the next general election is ‘Labour’s to lose’

The major Savanta and Electoral Calculus poll projects the Labour Party would win 482 seats if a general election was held tomorrow - more than the 418 under Tony Blair's 1997 landslide

Only the Blair/Brown government managed to reduce waiting times, but that strategy won’t work for Rishi Sunak