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Tory by-election losses highlight how party is losing ground in both northern and southern England
Scores of other seats could go the way of Tiverton and Honiton and fall to the Lib Dems; the message from Wakefield for Labour is less clear
As Conservative MPs debate the prime minister’s future, he faces a crucial by-election in rural Devon
The party fears it is losing the ideological battle that sustains it in power
Plus, Tory MPs wait for the polls to reflect Rishi Sunak’s emergency boost while parliament breaks for recess
The prime minister must see that you cannot neglect a key part of your electoral coalition without paying a price
Plus, why working from home will ruffle the UK’s political patchwork — and give Rishi Sunak yet another fiscal headache
The prime minister and his party are dogged by scandals and yet Labour still fails to inspire
Plus, political commentating in the small hours and Labour’s plan to fight inflation
If Keir Starmer fails to define himself as his predecessor did, the party’s opponents will do it for him
Centrist force struggles to be heard above the din of unionists and nationalists clashing on entrenched community lines
Conservatives expect partygate to hit support but many voters in bellwether of Dudley unconvinced by Labour leader Starmer
Despite the government’s travails, voters are still wary of Keir Starmer’s party
The UK bellwether constituency of Sunderland has been a Labour redoubt for decades but this could be about to change
Paulette Hamilton increases party’s share of the vote to become UK city’s first black MP
The party’s leader will tell Glasgow conference: ‘We’ve stopped Armageddon, [now] we’ve got to deserve to win’
The opposition is ahead in the polls. But voters still are not sure what the party stands for under Keir Starmer
Parties to concentrate resources on seats where each is most likely to beat the Tories
Focus groups of voters who turned away from Labour in ‘red wall’ areas show the Tories can’t count on continued support
Being an effective opposition leader requires originality, wit and an ability to break with the past
Some Conservatives in Scotland believe it will never regain ground north of the border with Johnson as prime minister
Opposition leader highlights patriotism and ‘contract’ with voters in new year speech
In following the New Labour playbook on patriotism and security, Keir Starmer shows he is serious about winning
Peter Kyle says UK opposition must be ‘smart’ in managing inter-party relations to defeat Conservatives
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