Conservative Party

An extraordinary claim about the Brexiteer who wants to lead the Tories

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at Liz Truss, Priti Patel, Robert Jenrick and more

If Labour fails in its declared missions, the Conservatives could have another chance – but not if they veer to the right

Who is going to tell this now extremely nasty party that they are responsible for the riots on the streets of towns and cities up and down the country?

A payment to all OAPs was unjustified and unsustainable

Rachel Reeves’s cuts come only after the previous government squandered vast sums of money

Yet another Tory leadership battle is under way. But, outside of the six contenders, does anyone really care?

With no job forthcoming and still to find a permanent home, Gove is becoming acquainted with the joys of public transport

Kemi Badenoch remains the front-runner - bizarre given how ill-suited to the job she is

The Bank didn’t cut rates during the election – might it do so now?

Tugendhat and the Tories won’t win if they abandon common sense to ape Reform

Labour dominates Westminster, and the Tories are a diminished mess – but the two child benefit cap will reveal the true opposition

After the election, Britain now has a parliament that better resembles the electorate

Suddenly, after all these years, I don’t have to worry about them any more

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at the Daily Telegraph, Kemi Badenoch, Michael Gove and more

The election rendered a moderate Conservative Party redundant

If the remnants of the Conservative Party are searching for inspiration, they should not look to Edmund Burke

The Popular Conservatives’ post-election conference was an exercise in delusion

Truss, turnout and Labour’s landslide were my hits - but Corbyn’s win was a huge shock

The former prime minister’s lack of political talent doomed his efforts to establish a legacy from the start

A raft of big-name Brexiteers lost their seats as Labour won a landslide victory

Fourteen years of Conservative disasters come to an end as Keir Starmer prepares to enter No.10

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

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

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

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

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

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