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The inheritance awaiting Britain’s next government
A tour of the country—and of the past 14 years of Conservative rule
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The Liberal Democrats could become the main opposition in Britain
A small but significant chance of an absurd outcome
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South-west England has become a three-way political battleground
The Tories will struggle to regain control of the West Country in Britain’s general election
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How Rachel Reeves, Britain’s probable next chancellor, wants to change the country
Her memories, including of beating private schoolboys at chess, offer clues
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Britain’s Conservative Party faces up to its own mortality
Dulce et decorum est pro parte mori
1843 magazine | Rogue otters and vicious letterboxes: on the campaign trail in the Outer Hebrides
The remote Scottish constituency has all Britain’s problems but worse
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On shame, Liz Truss and the turnip Taliban
A local group is trying to eject the former prime minister from her seat
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The British election is not close. But the race in Bicester is
A potential Tory leader-in-waiting is in a three-way fight
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Why the next Westminster scandal is already here
In British politics scandals are not exposed. They are simply noticed
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Britons vote according to feelings of economic security
The latest edition of our Blighty newsletter
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The Economist’s final prediction points to a Tory wipeout in Britain
Opposition parties are inflicting damage on the Conservatives from all directions
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Our new “mega-poll” gives Labour an expected majority of 280 seats
It puts the Conservatives on a record-low 76 seats, with the Liberal Democrats and Reform UK making gains
Culture
What ails Britain’s left-behind places?
Two new books offer different views on the country’s troubled towns
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What the remaking of Labour reveals about Sir Keir Starmer
How might Britain’s would-be prime minister approach the job?
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Julian Assange’s plea deal: a suitable end to a grubby saga
America was right to have sought his extradition. But a bit of compassion now does not go amiss