OPINION

Simple arithmetic with Rishi Sunak

— It’s either very bold or gob-smackingly arrogant for the leader of a party that has been in charge for the past 13 years to demand a clean slate and to be judged on future results based on some self-serving criteria.

OPINION

Labour’s same old waffle on Lords reform

— Labour promising yet again to abolish the House of Lords is just more of the same old waffle, which will lead to an upper chamber which serves the interests of the government of the day.

Climate Protests

Just Stop Oil joined thousands demanding a general election and action on the cost of living crisis

— Just Stop Oil joined the People’s Assembly coalition in a protest on Saturday to demand a general election and an immediate response to the climate and cost of living crisis.

UK Politics

Is it legitimate for the Conservatives to continue in government without an election?

— Rishi Sunak is the fifth prime minister since 2016 and the third since the last general election. The UK does not have a written constitution so it’s difficult to say definitively when a government does or doesn’t have legitimacy, an expert explains.

OPINION

The Tory lettuceship contest

— Party still comes before country and constituents and democracy to the Conservatives. The Tories would do anything now, including giving Boris Johnson another go at being PM, to avoid annihilation in a General Election.

OPINION

Preparing to win the next UK General Election

— It is safe to say now that the Conservative party has made a catastrophic mistake by choosing Liz Truss as its leader and as Prime Minister.

UK Politics

Is removing Liz Truss worth the risk?

— The economic turmoil from Liz Truss’s growth plan is causing unease among Conservative MPs. But is removing her worth the risk?

UK Politics

Liz Truss: Are the Conservatives facing an electoral meltdown?

— A quick look back at the history books might have deterred PM Liz Truss from her extreme actions.

OPINION

Truss’s dead cat splat

— If Liz Truss can do this much damage in 2 days, God knows what she can do in 2 years.

UK Politics

Why Labour will resist calls for electoral alliances, even when facing the prospect of a hung parliament

— Forming a pact with the Liberal Democrats to form a ‘Progressive Alliance’ would make electoral sense in England – but Keir Starmer does not see it as a risk worth taking.

UK Politics

Tory leadership race: Will Liz Truss’s tax cut proposals win her votes?

— The likely next prime minister is focusing on tax cuts to solve inflation. There are indeed votes to be won by focusing on taxes – but these are among Conservative party members, not the general public.

OPINION

Liz Truss, the last PM of the “big tent” Tory party

— I think the Tories are heading for a decade of strife and internecine warfare, worse than the period after Thatcher. And I think – although this is pretty speculative – that it could lead to a complete split between the two wings. Here is why.

Analysis

Without a fresh new vision, the next Conservative prime minister risks leading their party to election loss.

— Be it Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak, the incoming leader – and next prime minister – will inherit a party in deep trouble and in a precarious position that risks losing the next general election.

Analysis

What Keir Starmer could learn from Neil Kinnock to capitalise on Boris Johnson’s woes.

— Kinnock lost two elections as Labour leader. Starmer could learn a lot from his successes and failures.

Analysis

Boris Johnson should be very worried about what 2022 local council results mean for the next general election.

— There is a strong correlation between local election results and general election results two years later. If that pattern holds, Johnson’s parliamentary majority is at risk. The Conservatives could lose up to 122 seats in the next general election.