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With every hustings, the Foreign Secretary’s performance has become more relaxed and assured.

By Freddie Hayward

Our government has gone missing in action, though I use the term “action” loosely.

By Armando Iannucci

The national and international political response to the climate crisis is both tragic and farcical.

By New Statesman

2 October 2000: The Conservative Party is turning its back on Essex Man and selecting once again the squire, the…

By Robbie Millen

Amid the rising cost of living, 49 per cent of families in financial hardship have nothing left after housing costs…

By Harry Clarke-Ezzidio

Conservative contenders are forgetting that the government stimulates the economy by spending.

By Will Dunn

Greg Clark is now entering his second stint as Communities Secretary. Is he committed to Boris Johnson’s flagship policy for…

By Jonny Ball

Free-market dogma is no solution to the UK’s living standards crisis.

By George Eaton

Rishi Sunak leads among the candidates when the public is polled but Ben Wallace is currently the party membership’s favourite.

By Harry Lambert

At PMQs today, Keir Starmer called for a general election. Now, with his government collapsing, Boris Johnson seems to be…

By Anoosh Chakelian

The Tory MPs who were propping up the Prime Minister have departed en masse today.

By Harry Lambert

We live in a gerontocracy, where the Conservatives pursue socialism for the old and capitalism for the young.

By Tomiwa Owolade

The deputy chief whip resigned last week after allegations of sexual misconduct. But was Boris Johnson aware of previous allegations?

By Harry Lambert

Last week’s Northern Research Group conference seemed to promise a brighter future.

By Jonny Ball