British Conservative Party

The former prime minister sounds like a man with unfinished business in politics

The Tories were gifted their version of Trump’s great realignment five years ago. They blew it

In the end, though, votes not dollars decide UK elections

For a long time — even before the contest was officially called — she was seen as the one to beat

His last-minute decision to stand, despite previously saying that he wouldn’t, is already proving a nuisance to Tory strategists

You don’t want to provide your audience with an insistent visual metaphor for the way that you’re humiliated by things beyond your control

Tories fear that the BBC and other broadcasters will treat them as a fringe party

The qualities MPs look for in a leader are beginning to change

When things get bad, the Tories change leader. It’s the party’s natural reflex

Britain’s shortest serving prime minister talks lockdown, female leaders and free trade

The Privileges Committee seemed concerned about the difference between ‘guidance’ and ‘rules’

‘I got this job in unexpected and very quick circumstances. And I am excited about what we do from there’

We had thought we might get two years of sales; instead, by late September, two months looked optimistic

The new Conservative leader faces a formidable set of challenges

He will almost certainly hand the next UK election to Labour

Rishi Sunak? Penny Mordaunt? Boris Johnson?