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Stephen Twigg’s campaign manager remembers how an unwinnable Tory seat held by their leader-in-waiting turned red on a night of drama in May 1997

Labour went into a general election confident of a convincing victory for a programme of change - but factors that may sound familiar intervened

What time is the exit poll? When will the key seats declare? How long will you have to stay up to see Sunak concede?

How much do you remember about the campaign? Take our test and find out…

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at Jonathan Gullis, Reform, the Daily Telegraph and more

The paper hates Keir Starmer, but couldn’t bear not to back a winner

Both leaders thought politics would be easier than finance. They were wrong

Meanwhile, in Newark, Robert Jenrick appears to fancy himself as future Tory leader

Government and culture do not mix.. just look what happened last time

As populism tries to pull the EU apart and Donald Trump threatens Europe’s security, Keir Starmer will face the challenge of resetting the UK’s role in the continent and the wider world

There is a huge gulf between the shadow cabinet and the real thing. How will Starmer’s untested team cope with the brutal realities of power?

How can a new government make Britain better – and what does ‘better’ even mean nowadays?

For good reason – and much to the frustration of the tabloids – the Labour leader’s wife has done a great job of avoiding the spotlight

Will a Labour government prove quietly competent or will their lack of experience in power lead to trouble?

They might have ruined the country, crashed the economy, partied through Covid and brought us Brexit … but on the upside, the Tories have provided us with great front-page material. We’ll miss that*

A lacklustre campaign has been marked by an unwillingness to get real about Britain’s problems

Will Keir Starmer lead the shift from chaotic Conservative turmoil into a new era of stability, or will it be more of the same?

For philosopher Tommie Shelby, Labour’s commitment to building more prisons is a sign of failure, short-termism, and nothing to celebrate

Being French and yet so invested in British life, you get double the highs and double the lows

The Ruhrgebiet, Germany’s most densely populated region, is often seen as dirty and decrepit, but it has a rich history and an underrated charm

Starmer looks poised for victory because those around him understand that Labour is the product of the working class

There must be something better than the juvenile name-calling that has come to characterise our way of government

There are gaping holes in our education system that are vulnerable to exploitation by certain politicians

As Italy turns to the right, the grass is looking greener back home for Britons

Bands that played Spain in the heady aftermath of Franco’s death have been rewarded with remarkable loyalty

It’s a very Anglo-European success, boasting a German founder, Dutch name and British customers

The Tories under 100 seats, Truss and Corbyn to lose, up to 55 Lib Dem gains and more

A wave of Brexiter MPs are on the way out. Can a new generation address the elephant in the room – that Britain has changed its mind on Brexit?

Wild, unsubstantiated claims about Labour’s plans recall the worst of George Osborne