Reform’s success depends on signs its future is brighter and mid-career politicians jumping ship is a big one
Conservative politician’s switch comes as rightwing populist party has clear lead in polls
A former airline pilot and key ally of Margaret Thatcher whose uncompromising views won him admiration and antipathy
Zarah Sultana’s surprise declaration she will co-lead new party suggests schismatic tendencies facing these groups
Thirty-nine MPs back new amendment designed to kill bill ahead of Tuesday vote
Julio Herrera Velutini agreed to plea as part of deal to dismiss more serious charges related to alleged bribery
By redefining ‘native’ to exclude mixed-ethnicity Britons, the Conservatives shift towards a racial purity test once unthinkable
Gideon Rachman selects his best mid-year reads
Serious social issues, perceived and real, will not be fixed by supercharging racial grievance
Main opposition party received more than £3.3mn while Reform UK failed to gain big-ticket supporters
Conservative leader will harden her immigration stance, but her party is no longer trusted by voters on the right
Former PM hits back at Mel Stride speech that argued her 2022 fiscal event ‘damaged credibility’ of party
Kemi Badenoch’s failure to signal changed Conservative party makes saying sorry a pointless expression
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Attorney-general Richard Hermer says ‘pseudo-realist’ politicians risk providing ‘succour to Putin’
With just five MPs, Reform UK is terrorising Westminster but holding a poll lead for four years isn’t easy
Conservative leader seeks to exploit Nigel Farage’s ‘weak spot’ on fiscal discipline
Conservative collapse in support cannot be explained by Kemi Badenoch’s background, but it cannot be ignored either
Alleged offences raise prospect of potential by-election for main opposition party
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There may no longer be space for two major parties of the traditional middle after Reform’s disruption
Conservative leader talking ‘rubbish’ after denouncing national insurance carve out
Opposition bill includes annual cap on arrivals as party seeks to arrest flow of support to Reform UK
Labour and the Conservatives need to work on their popularity — a harder task for a badly-hit opposition party
Insurgent party’s phenomenal success is threatening Britain’s political status quo
