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Article thumbnail: Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves during a walkabout and poster launch ahead of the Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election. Picture date: Thursday June 22, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS ByElection. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
Andrew Fisher

The Labour Party wants to take away our hope - it is grossly irresponsible

Waiting for growth to turn up is not a sensible, cautious approach, but a recipe for failure

Paul Waugh

Keir Starmer's war on the 'class ceiling' leaves Rishi Sunak more exposed than ever

Morgan Jones

The only way to make Parliament truly reflect society is more young MPs like Keir Mather

Article thumbnail: UK Border Force officials transfer migrants in a Patrol Vessel after they were intercepted while travelling in a RIB from France to Dover, at the Marina in Dover, southeast England on August 14, 2020. - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday said illegal migrant crossings of the Channel, which have hit record numbers, were "very bad and stupid and dangerous" on the eve of talks in Paris. More than 4,000 migrants have arrived illegally in the Britain via the Channel since the beginning of the year, including around 600 since last Thursday. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) / The erroneous date appearing in the caption of this photo by Ben STANSALL has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [August 14, 2020] instead of [August 13, 2020]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require. (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)
Vernon Bogdanor

Are the Conservatives doomed? Far from it

Ayesha Hazarika

The Tories are 'quiet-quitting' - it's a win for Labour, and a huge loss for democracy

Article thumbnail: BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE Video grab of former chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry at Dorland House in London, during its first investigation (Module 1) examining if the pandemic was properly planned for and "whether the UK was adequately ready for that eventuality". Issue date: Tuesday June 20, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story INQUIRY Coronavirus. Photo credit should read: UK Covid-19 Inquiry/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Article thumbnail: BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE Video grab of former chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry at Dorland House in London, during its first investigation (Module 1) examining if the pandemic was properly planned for and "whether the UK was adequately ready for that eventuality". Issue date: Tuesday June 20, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story INQUIRY Coronavirus. Photo credit should read: UK Covid-19 Inquiry/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Article thumbnail: Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves his house for a run in Brightwell-cum-Stowell, west of London on June 14 2023. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves his house for a run in Brightwell-cum-Stowell, west of London on June 14 2023. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: While she communicates in the fire-and-fury of her populist mode, Dorries knows when to twist the political tourniquet (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: While she communicates in the fire-and-fury of her populist mode, Dorries knows when to twist the political tourniquet (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: SCUNTHORPE, ENGLAND - JUNE 08: Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer speaks to the media as he visits the British Steel manufacturing site in North Lincolnshire on June 08, 2023 in Scunthorpe, England. Keir Starmer and Ed Miliband used the visit to reiterate the Labour Party's commitment to working with business to drive growth and generate the jobs of the future and that under Labour the British steel industry will be supported, ensuring that the next generation of green steel is built in the UK. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: SCUNTHORPE, ENGLAND - JUNE 08: Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer speaks to the media as he visits the British Steel manufacturing site in North Lincolnshire on June 08, 2023 in Scunthorpe, England. Keir Starmer and Ed Miliband used the visit to reiterate the Labour Party's commitment to working with business to drive growth and generate the jobs of the future and that under Labour the British steel industry will be supported, ensuring that the next generation of green steel is built in the UK. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)