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Keir Starmer may not be on track for a win in the next election, but the Conservatives should worry about transactional voters
Labour’s Batley and Spen win shows that the pandemic is no longer dominating the discourse
Head of UK opposition had faced the prospect of leadership battle if party had not held Batley and Spen
Five years after the referendum and six months after the UK left the EU single market, the ‘earthquake’ is still being felt
Shock by-election defeat cannot obscure the priority of building houses
The Conservatives’ by-election defeat shows that British politics is normalising
Party overturns solid Tory majority in Chesham and Amersham to stay on a roll after May’s local election success
Some MPs may grumble, but the UK must not hold elections based on population data that is almost 25 years old
The party’s tormentor George Galloway is polishing up his weapons for a battle in West Yorkshire
An alliance of ‘progressives’ would just be a distraction for the UK’s opposition Labour party
Support for the environmentalist party worries Tories in the party’s southern heartland
Party activists warn that focus on the north is leaving back door open to opposition
UK government bonds fall in price as concerns over Scottish independence referendum fade
Recovery from pandemic set to trigger fresh push for Scottish independence
Prime minister under pressure to deliver results to new Conservative supporters in northern towns
Sturgeon says legislation on vote could come as early as next year
Sturgeon says referendum a matter of ‘democratic principle’ after SNP and Greens win 72 seats
Pro-independence SNP is returned to power but falls short of an outright majority
Labour retains hold on capital after string of Conservative victories in UK local elections
Party matches election record by capturing 30 of the 60 seats in the Senedd
But Downing Street celebrations are muted as prime minister awaits outcome of Scottish polls
Leftwing Labour MPs hit out after party loses two key electoral battles in north-east England
Defeat in Hartlepool leaves Labour searching for a way forward
Win for Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen points up shift from Labour to Tories in former industrial areas
Labour leader Keir Starmer needs a new plan after exiting the pandemic has been seen as more important than sleaze
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