The Tories can come back stronger, but only if they stop chasing Reform August 7, 2024 Reform’s surge was a consequence of Tory failure, not its cause, writes William Atkinson
Election 2024: Live updates as Prime Minister Keir Starmer enters No 10 after Labour landslide July 4, 2024 Morning Wire is bringing you the very latest news from 2024 General Election.
Could Reform become the party of business? June 26, 2024 The Conservatives have damaged their reputation as the party of enterprise, leaving the field wide open for Reform to seize the free market agenda, says James Price This being a family-friendly newspaper, I will have to be judicious when quoting a certain ex-Tory Prime Minister’s response to businesses’ concerns about Brexit. “F*** business” was certainly [...]
Campaign cock-up of the week: The candidates who can’t stop embarrassing themselves June 20, 2024 In this column, former No 10 advisor Giles Kenningham analyses the worst comms screw-ups of the election campaign. So what took the prize for the worst PR gaffe this week?
Farage threatens vetting company with legal action for ‘stitch up’ June 18, 2024 Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has threatened to sue the company responsible for vetting Reform UK's candidates, accusing the firm of "stitching up" his party.
Cuts, NHS reform and no net zero: Five things we learned from Reform’s manifesto launch June 17, 2024 Nigel Farage positioned Reform as the main opposition force to Labour as he unveiled a manifesto that included big cuts to tax and spending. Here are five things we learnt from the launch.
Nigel Farage is a punishment the Tories deserve June 4, 2024 Nigel Farage’s return is the worst-case scenario for the Tories, but their annihilation will be a consequence of the own failure to make the country more Conservative after 14 years, says Tom Jones Genghis Khan once told the city leaders of Khiva, then part of the Khwarazmian Empire, that he was “the punishment of God. [...]