Total of 15 people face charges after Gambling Commission probe
Former UK Conservative chancellor dealt with fallout of Liz Truss’s mini-Budget
Former housing secretary is one of seven set to enter House of Lords
Nigel Farage spurns olive branch from Kemi Badenoch as local election campaigns gather pace
Formal coalition is off the table but Tories and Reform leave door open to local ‘confidence and supply’ deals
Prospect will bolster hopes of ‘unite the right’ outriders in both parties
Scheme introduced by Conservative government ‘comprehensively failed’, report finds
Party unveils Arron Banks as west of England mayoral candidate in half-empty Birmingham arena
Elections to councils and mayoralties are a litmus test for minor parties’ prospects
Badenoch’s ‘realistic’ approach to net zero is, in practice, that both politicians and the planet agree to put all this behind them
She attacks those whose aims she shares in a failed attempt to gain the support of those who oppose her
Health and Social Care Act and organisational bloat stand in Wes Streeting’s way
The lesson of this world-changing month is that geography matters — despite what the Brexit campaign claimed
Hope is not built on over-reach or abandoning conservative principles
It’s not a terminal moral malaise that’s blighting the country, it’s an economic one
Government and opposition need to adapt approach to tackle a grave situation wrought by Donald Trump’s administration
Party breaks with decades-old consensus on sending more people to jail at the risk of turning off voters
UK Tory leader says party is in ‘crisis’ and needs to reinvent itself after election defeat
Muddled purposes push main parties down in polls, with Tory leader’s biggest challenge being the Liberal Democrats
As she marks 100 days as party leader, some members of her team say she must show progress by next year’s local elections
Party struggles to convince on growth and improving services but risks mimicking the right to communicate ‘change’
Party leader Kemi Badenoch seeks to blunt threat posed by Reform UK
Tory insiders mull a pact with populist party though both camps officially oppose the idea
Survey will alarm ruling party and the Tories ahead of local elections in May
It’s too early to say much about Labour’s performance, but Nigel Farage’s recent boost spells trouble for Tories
