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Rishi Sunak struggles to unite downbeat Tory party, while UK’s overlapping crises may force Keir Starmer to take riskier measures
Fear of reckless spending pledges holds Labour back from offering voters change, while Tories play up its risks
Party officials are conferring with sister parties around the world for strategies on winning elections
Members in target seats head home with help from party to raise local prospects ahead of general election
Electoral Commission finds those excluded in May more likely to be disabled or unemployed
PM’s five pledges look tough to meet, but he lacks an alternative strategy given voters’ big concerns
PM’s ability to provide voters with big tax cuts may be thwarted by high inflation and weak public finances
With further hits to household budgets expected next year, talk turns to prospect of May 2024 vote
Keir Starmer has buried Corbynism, but there are concerns for business
Team Starmer may need an injection of that ‘hopey-changey stuff’ to pull off an election win
Sunak well placed to win over a large bloc of floating voters despite Starmer’s substantial poll lead, survey suggests
For all its orthodox rhetoric, the party’s plans for an interventionist industrial policy would represent a striking shift
A breakdown of what the 2023 local votes and past general elections suggest for future outcomes
PM says he is ‘not interested’ in deal with Northern Irish party that propped up Theresa May’s government after 2017
Also in this newsletter, Labour to increase trade union powers, and Priti Patel’s accusation of a managed decline of the Conservative party
Many in the party want a bigger and bolder vision to capture voters’ imagination — and a better campaign machine
Recent history demonstrates the need for Sunak’s Conservatives to rediscover moderation in time for polling day
Local poll results suggest UK could be heading for hung parliament at general election
Despite the party’s gains, Sir Keir Starmer faces numerous challenges if he is to oust Rishi Sunak from Downing Street
Local election results suggest the prime minister has much more work to do in separating himself from his predecessors
Also in this newsletter, Labour tries to reignite the ‘red wall’, and Conservatives focus attack on Sue Gray appointment
Sir Keir Starmer is trying to focus his campaign on the cost of living as bills hit record levels
Unlike Tony Blair and David Cameron, Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak lack an audience and the big ideas to go with it
Party strategists believe traditional Conservatives with more moderate views in Surrey could prove a receptive audience
One of the risks for all parties is low election turnout, because voters can’t stand any of them
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