Election 2024 Starmer’s victory speech was a display of humble realism He wanted to show he understands the scale of the challenge ahead. By Freddie Hayward
Election 2024 Labour’s precarious triumph The party’s landslide is astonishing – but it is replete with warnings. By George Eaton
The Conservative catastrophe The most successful political party in history has always reinvented itself after defeat. Can it do so again? By Colin Kidd
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Elbridge Colby: “I am signalling to China that my policy is status quo” The American strategist, tipped to be Trump’s national security adviser, on the balance of power in Asia. By Sohrab Ahmari
Why we get the wrong leaders History reveals what drives the ambitions of would-be Caesars – and how we can counter them. By William Waldegrave