Conservatives
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Tory MP speaks for 90 minutes in attempt to block domestic violence bill – videoConservative MP for Shipley in West Yorkshire, Philip Davies, speaks for more than 90 minutes in the House of Commons on Friday in an attempt to derail a vote on ratifying a treaty on domestic violence
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The Guardian view on the byelection results: a test for Mr CorbynEditorial: Labour is ceding territory on the centre ground of politics to the Tories, not because of Brexit but because of the Labour leader’s unwarranted optimism. The reality is that voters are not buying what he is selling
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Blame Labour MPs and grandees for the lost byelection, not Jeremy CorbynLetters: it was clear Corbyn’s detractors were preparing to impose their chosen narrative, whether on victory or defeat
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Lord Waddington obituaryLoyal home secretary under Margaret Thatcher who blamed himself in part for her downfall
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Byelections: Labour defeated by Tories in Copeland, but wins in Stoke – as it happenedRolling coverage as Labour is ousted by Tories in Copeland but sees off Ukip challenge in Stoke
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Tories overturn Labour majority to win Copeland byelectionPressure on Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership increases after Trudy Harrison secures Cumbria constituency that Labour had dominated since 1924
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Martin Rowson on the UK's net migration figures – cartoonNet migration to Britain fell by 49,000 to 273,000 last year, according to official figures that include the three months after the Brexit vote
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PPE: the Oxford degree with a lot to answer forLetters: Historians and classicists can be just as Machiavellian as any PPEist
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British suicide bombing suspect wasn't being tracked by UK intelligenceFormer Guantánamo detainee Jamal al-Harith was able to travel to Iraq because he was not considered a major security threat
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The Guardian view on electoral reform: shake up Britain’s one-party statesEditorial: A lack of competition at the ballot box breeds complacency and even corruption in local government. Adopting proportional representation is a prerequisite for devolving powers
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Labour is clapped-out banger on bricks, according to Stoke focus groupOnly three out of 10 Stoke Central residents who voted Labour in 2015 told focus group they would definitely do so again this week
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Party leaders have interpreted the Brexit vote to suit their own purposes, and that version has absolved them of all blamePoliticians love the ‘left-behind’ cliche. It masks their own failure
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Celebrate new Britons at Glastonbury and FA Cup final, Tory group saysThinktank set up by Sajid Javid calls for mass UK citizenship ceremonies to be held at major sporting and cultural events
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Is Jeremy Corbyn responsible for all Labour’s troubles?Letters: If Labour fails in Stoke or Copeland, we will read that it was ‘Corbyn’s fault’. If they succeed, we will read that this was down to ‘local factors’
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Foreign secretary fails to convince even himself as he stumbles through questions on Britain’s current status with Trump’s USDid Boris explain a Muslim ban wasn’t our style? Not in so many words ...
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Baltic politicians lobbied by David Davis: we will only negotiate as oneAfter meeting Brexit secretary, politicians stress they will negotiate as unified EU27 amid claims of UK ‘divide and rule’ tactics
Tory peer Michael Heseltine to rebel on Brexit bill