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Full text: I’ll govern ‘unburdened by doctrine’
I have just returned from Buckingham Palace, where I accepted an invitation from His Majesty the King to form the…
How the Tories changed Britain
The late Roger Scruton (whose wrongful sacking as a housing adviser by a Tory minister in 2019 was a sign that things…
Starmer’s ruthless efficiency has risks
A couple of years ago, an anecdote about Keir Starmer did the rounds at Westminster. The story was that when…
The triumph of Sinn Fein
Sinn Fein has consolidated its position as the biggest political party in Northern Ireland. It retained its seven seats and,…
Why the Lib Dems did so well
It has been quite a 14 years for the Liberal Democrats – from the coalition in 2010 to near total…
Sunak’s perfect resignation
Rishi Sunak’s resignation speech was classy, generous and a model of the British system at its best. He started by…
Full text: I will resign as Conservative leader
Good morning. I will shortly be seeing His Majesty the King to offer my resignation as Prime Minister. To the…
Why Muslim voters turned their backs on Starmer’s Labour
In an otherwise jubilant night for Labour, the party has performed badly in areas with a high proportion of Muslim…
Labour passes its first test with the markets
Markets don’t like surprises. And the election results, while explosive, are not a surprise – or at least the winner…
Why conservatives should get behind Starmer
The Conservatives are going down to one of their worst defeats ever. The opposition has come from nowhere to absolutely…
Jeremy Corybn and the rise of the Gaza independents
A counterpoint to the main story of Labour’s election victory is the way Gaza has cost the party at least…
Rishi Sunak should do the honourable thing – and stay put
A record number of cabinet ministers gone. A wipeout in Wales. Only 22 per cent of the vote, with Reform…
Labour’s Potemkin landslide
So far, something pretty big is missing from Labour’s historic landslide: voters. Keir Starmer is set to win 64 per…
Voters never forgave Liz Truss for her mini-Budget
Tonight was the first time since Liz Truss’s 49-day premiership that voters got to have their say on exactly what…
Watch: Liz Truss loses her seat
It’s the Portillo moment of 2024. Liz Truss sensationally lost her safe South West Norfolk seat this morning, less than…
The game is up for the SNP
Every election is historic in its own way, and of course the top line this 2024 general election is Labour’s…
Looking to the past won’t help the Tories navigate their future
These are going to be dark days of introspection for Conservatives. And, as they try to make sense of the…
Will the Tories finally get the message?
Can it just be a coincidence that most of the leading figures of the Tory left lost their seats, while…
Why Jews returned to Labour
Two weeks before the general election, the Jewish Chronicle commissioned a Survation poll to map the voting intentions of British…
The SNP’s catastrophic defeat is an opportunity for Scotland
Like the wider UK result, the SNP getting a hammering in yesterday’s general election was largely predicted by the polls.…
The Tory blame game begins
As Labour declares victory in the general election, Rishi Sunak is on course to preside over the Tories’ worst ever general…
Full list: Rees-Mogg and Mordaunt among big beasts felled in Tory wipeout
They’ve been some of the most dominant figures in British politics of the past five years – but now they’re…
We will govern as a changed Labour party
Keir Starmer has given a speech in Central London early this morning after winning the 2024 general election. Below is…
Who won the general election? Results in maps and charts
Labour has won an historic landslide in yesterday’s general election. The latest forecasts expect Keir Starmer to come to power…
Are the Lib Dems and Reform really right to feel happy?
It’s a disaster, a cataclysm, a wipeout. Half the cabinet will lose their seats, and Labour will be in power…
