The Liberal Democrats think they can take the seat from Boris Johnson’s Conservatives in the wake of partygate – and longstanding resentment towards the political class is fuelling their optimism.
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The Conservatives have always been happy to rewrite their own rules when it suits them.
The prime minister wants to move onto other government businesses, but vote strikes and bargaining could throw a spanner in the works.
With 41 percent of his MPs united against him, Johnson is unlikely to last long – or get much done if he does.
The Tory party is a ‘broad church’ with many factions. And many of them are unimpressed with the prime minister at the moment.
With 40% of his MPs voting against his leadership, how realistic are the prime minister’s hopes for survival?
The prime minister has survived by 211 votes to 148.
Prisoners in the UK are not allowed to vote. Their fate is a useful starting point for any backbencher wondering if it’s time to write a letter of no confidence in the prime minister.
Amid growing concern over job security, pay, workload and passenger safety, rail workers in England and Scotland are voting on industrial action.
The party has long dominated but the scale of the lead raises questions about why the Conservatives are experiencing such unprecedented unpopularity.
Why will calling someone a liar get you thrown out of the UK parliamentary debates, but using defamatory language might not?
Recent allegations suggest the line towards blackmail has been breached too frequently, and MPs are no longer afraid to speak out.
The Conservative Party isn’t polling too badly, all things considered, so MPs may think it’s time to boot out the prime minister.
What the huge upset means for the Conservatives, the Lib Dems and the country.
Backbenchers are rattling their sabres and a brutal byelection loss has made it all so much worse.
The UK government sees a reliable and low-carbon solution to future energy crises in nuclear power.
Billed as a speech from a leader making daring decisions to fix the nation, the prime minister’s conference appearance rapidly descended into jokes about beavers.
The emotions we attach to political affiliation are shifting during this federal election. The vote may turn out to be a master class in how a party can capture the political mood and use it to its benefit.
Climate change is a hot-button issue in the upcoming federal election, and each party has a different plan to address the issue.
Facebook’s public attempts to combat misinformation in advance of the upcoming election are ineffective and serve to improve the company’s image.
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