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Diminished and drenched, Rishi Sunak seems impatient for his own demise
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Diminished and drenched, Rishi Sunak seems impatient for his own demise

The British PM is attempting to pull off a turnaround that would be unique in modern political history. It’s not off to a convincing start.

  • by Rob Harris

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Sunak calls snap UK election as Conservatives face thrashing at poll

Sunak calls snap UK election as Conservatives face thrashing at poll

In power since 2010, the Tories have tanked in opinion polls on the back of a post-COVID cost-of-living crisis and successive political scandals.

  • by Rob Harris
UK politics so much funnier than fiction, comedy writer finds it ‘hard to match’
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UK politics so much funnier than fiction, comedy writer finds it ‘hard to match’

The Tories are in a spot of bother as the UK heads to an election. A possible catastrophic defeat would be both self-inflicted and richly deserved.

  • by Rob Harris
Tories may throw Sunak overboard, but rearranging deckchairs can’t save this ship

Tories may throw Sunak overboard, but rearranging deckchairs can’t save this ship

Are the Tories mad enough to roll another leader? My spies inside the Conservative Party tell me this is a real possibility.

  • by George Brandis
Meet my friend, the UK Labour candidate seeing Red amid Tory death spiral

Meet my friend, the UK Labour candidate seeing Red amid Tory death spiral

Winning back the “Red Wall” seats seized by Boris Johnson is the key to Labour’s path to government. I caught up with one of the party’s brightest hopes.

  • by George Brandis
It’s a strange day in politics when a PM does the opposition’s hard work

It’s a strange day in politics when a PM does the opposition’s hard work

In defining the next UK general election as an opportunity for change, Rishi Sunak handed Labour the best soundbite of its campaign.

  • by George Brandis
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From the Archives, 1997: Blair’s New Labour avalanche

From the Archives, 1997: Blair’s New Labour avalanche

Twenty-five years ago, the 18-year Conservative era of British politics came crashing down when Tony Blair’s New Labour swept to power after securing one of the biggest electoral victories in the nation’s history.

  • by Shaun Carney
Boris Johnson 'plans to move House of Lords'

Boris Johnson 'plans to move House of Lords'

The British PM has promised to ramp up investment in the north of England after making large gains there during the election.

'Assorted weirdos' and misfits wanted for Boris Johnson's team

'Assorted weirdos' and misfits wanted for Boris Johnson's team

The British government is looking to hire a number of people including data scientists, software developers, and "weirdos and misfits with odd skills".

Boris Johnson's Brexit bill sails through key Westminster vote

Boris Johnson's Brexit bill sails through key Westminster vote

Boris Johnson insists he can seal a major new trade and security deal with the European Union in less than a year.

  • by Bevan Shields
Boris Johnson eyes Australia in biggest overhaul of foreign policy 'since the Cold War'

Boris Johnson eyes Australia in biggest overhaul of foreign policy 'since the Cold War'

The Prime Minister said the UK could copy elements of Australia's foreign interference and espionage laws to counter covert operations by Russia and China.

  • by Bevan Shields