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PM seeks to rally support by warning of dangers of Labour-led coalition after setback in local polls
Senior Conservatives warn prime minister that action is needed as despair at local election results grips party
Labour support was spread widely but Downing Street grasps national projection of 7-point gap as cause for hope
The prime minister chose the ground on which the local election campaign was fought — and is now paying the price
Conservatives’ bid to harness backlash against rising crime and vehicle emissions zone expansion failed to pay off
Move by main opposition party will dash hopes of many tax advisers who had been hoping for exemption
Labour hails ‘seismic’ by-election result as Tories haemorrhage council seats but hold on to Tees Valley
Leader of right-wing party praises ‘great progress’ but narrow gains raise doubts about its electoral impact
How local election results will play out; plus, Sunak will be anxious to hear if Tory incumbent Andy Street clinches West Midlands
An insider’s guide to the key battlegrounds
Party says it will sever ties with Tories’ ‘failed policy’
MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich says country needs an early election
Humza Yousaf battles for political survival, plus where rail privatisation veered off track
Live-updating state of the parties polling ahead of the general election
FT analysis underscores PM’s liability, with treatment lists twice as long as 2010 when the party came to power
UK media regulator finds need to strengthen rules for TV channels featuring politicians as presenters
Prime minister and his advisers are trying to figure out when would be the best time to hold a poll
High-profile West Midlands mayor urges Westminster colleagues to spend less time on rhetoric and focus on delivery
Scrutiny by ‘star chamber’ of where development cash goes could be set in law after share being spent in Britain rises
Chancellor also highlights prospect of interest rate reductions as Tories try to close gap on Labour in polls
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Former Tory chancellor who handed over booming economy to Labour in 1997 tells FT ‘serious problems’ await next administration
The opposition’s pledge to harden rules on those living in the UK with overseas assets has sown confusion
Labour leader targets Tory voters with tough defence stance as he visits Cumbrian yard that builds Britain’s submarines
Party leadership has taken little advantage of its powers to weed out poor contenders
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