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  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
    Tory MP suspended from party over assault allegations

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  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
    Inside Politics
    Can the Tories rewire their 2015 strategy in the next election?

    Plus, Chris Pincher quits — any further resignations may force a cabinet reshuffle sooner than the government would like

  • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
    Tory deputy chief whip stands down after admitting drunken behaviour

    Chris Pincher says in letter to PM he has ‘embarrassed myself and other people’

  • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
    Sebastian Payne
    Boris Johnson bets on reviving fears of a ‘coalition of chaos’

    To defeat the Lib Dems, PM intends to put the same stark choice to voters that worked for the Tories in 2015

  • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
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    Why the Tories don’t care about the future

    An ageing electorate has all but killed off the very notion of transformative change

  • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
    Robert Shrimsley
    Childcare is a looming political battle that is long overdue

    As with social care, problems in the sector are legion — not least provision and cost

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    Inside Politics
    Defecting is a lot like flirting — too much build-up spoils the moment

    History tells us politicians prefer to jump ship in secrecy, and both parties need to commit to the change

  • Monday, 27 June, 2022
    Johnson insists he has ‘new mandate’ to lead Conservatives

    Allies admit PM has six-month window to restore his standing following partygate scandal

  • Monday, 27 June, 2022
    Inside Politics
    Centre ground politics helps keep Boris Johnson safe in office

    Plus, why Conservatives feel a loud embrace of net zero targets and public spending will satisfy a broad base

  • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
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    Tory MPs voice concern over prime minister’s comments that he is ‘actively thinking’ about third term

  • Saturday, 25 June, 2022
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    Boris Johnson pledges to stay in power until the 2030s

    Defiant UK prime minister brushes off by-election defeats and vows to tackle cost of living crisis and war in Ukraine

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    UK by-elections
    Johnson’s leadership in fresh crisis after Tories lose two by-elections

    Oliver Dowden quits as party chair after defeats and ex-leader Michael Howard calls on PM to step down

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
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    Boris Johnson’s electoral coalition shows signs of unravelling

    Tory by-election losses highlight how party is losing ground in both northern and southern England

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    Tim Bale
    Lessons for Conservatives from the double by-election blow

    Scores of other seats could go the way of Tiverton and Honiton and fall to the Lib Dems; the message from Wakefield for Labour is less clear

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    Inside Politics
    Return of tactical voting leaves Tories in disarray

    Plus, Oliver Dowden’s exit as Conservative party chair portends more resignations and manoeuvring for power

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
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    Tory strategists braced for double defeats in by-elections

    Johnson faces more pressure as Labour and Lib Dems set for victory in Wakefield and Tiverton

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
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    Landlords fear courts logjam after ban on ‘no-fault’ evictions

    Deficient legal processes must be improved in line with the Renters’ Reform bill, property owners warn

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    The Weekend Essay
    Can the Conservatives keep the ‘blue wall’ from crumbling?

    Sebastian Payne tours affluent Surrey to assess the threat to the Tories’ suburban heartlands — and asks the prime minister how he plans to fight back

  • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
    Robert Shrimsley
    The change mantle is up for grabs but Labour isn’t claiming it

    Starmer must spell out what he is offering voters, not take them on a magical mystery tour

  • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
    Inside Politics
    Failed Rwanda asylum flight puts all of the UK on a rocky course

    Why Conservative strategists herald the immigration policy as helpful for the party, even if it does not work

  • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
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    The Tory politics behind the wrangling over Northern Ireland Brexit bill

    Critics accuse Boris Johnson and Liz Truss of using the legislation to court Eurosceptic MPs

  • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
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    Johnson hires ex-Just Eat chief who urged him to quit in January

    David Buttress appointed ‘cost of living business tsar’ despite repeated criticism of Conservative party

  • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Hardline pro-Brexit Tory MPs return to vanguard of party politics

    European Research Group has shaped Boris Johnson’s policy, particularly on Northern Ireland

  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    Inside Politics
    Looming election presses Tory MPs to swallow sore Brexit measures

    How Johnson could win over his rebels, and the power of peers in stalling the Northern Ireland protocol bill

  • Sunday, 12 June, 2022
    Brexit
    Tory MPs attack Johnson over plan to rip up N Ireland Brexit deal

    Legislation giving ministers sweeping powers faces opposition from backbenchers, peers and business

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