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The capital votes for its mayor next week, but the Conservatives’ dissociation from the city means they seem set for failure
UK media regulator finds need to strengthen rules for TV channels featuring politicians as presenters
Keir Starmer has so far avoided matching the Tories’ increased military spending commitment
Prime minister and his advisers are trying to figure out when would be the best time to hold a poll
Some Tory insiders favour going to the country early, fearing party disunity could worsen after May polls
High-profile West Midlands mayor urges Westminster colleagues to spend less time on rhetoric and focus on delivery
Politician accused of using thousands of pounds given by donors for medical bills and personal expenses
Conservative candidates try to distance themselves from party’s problems in Westminster
Liz Truss’s standing within the Tory party has improved as Rishi Sunak’s government continues to flounder
Tory MPs believe PM could face no-confidence vote if party loses crucial mayoralties and hundreds of council seats
Also this week, evidence grows that new border controls are hitting meat imports
Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister on being ejected from office, the need for radical economic remedies — and her battle with the ‘deep state’
Akhil Tripathi’s Belgravia home included in injunction as he battles High Court civil fraud case
Housing secretary’s attempts to put pledges into law have been watered down following pushback from landlords
The Messina Group is taking a 20% stake in Global Counsel
Chancellor also highlights prospect of interest rate reductions as Tories try to close gap on Labour in polls
Almost 60 Conservatives oppose bill to stop anyone born after 2009 from ever being sold cigarettes legally
Motorists and cyclists are increasingly outraged by state of the country’s roads
Labour leader targets Tory voters with tough defence stance as he visits Cumbrian yard that builds Britain’s submarines
Rishi Sunak hoped to go to the polls in the autumn with cheaper mortgages and lower taxes
Links between UK prime minister and the private equity group have fuelled speculation about his post-election future
Splitting prisons off from the sprawling department’s duties under Tony Blair was practical but has caused difficulties since
Polling shows Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-Budget looms large in voters’ minds ahead of general election
William Wragg relinquishes Conservative whip and will sit as an independent in House of Commons
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