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Rachel Reeves had hardly stepped down from the dispatch box to make her first big statement as chancellor of the exchequer before facing a furious backlash. She had claimed to have discovered a £22bn hole in public finances upon taking office and was using it to explain why the new…

Carini’s reaction has led to an ‘unfair’ social media pile-on against Khelif

Even the best governments can’t bring about change in a broken system, according to this urgent plea for reform

“Blue Ambition: The Unauthorised Biography of Kemi Badenoch” by Lord Ashcroft is out now

Which Tory MPs will be taking part in the three-month contest to succeed Rishi Sunak?

Six British lawmakers have announced they are running to lead the defeated Conservative Party

Labour has enough goodwill with City to increase debt if the money is used for key infrastructure

Sources say Reform sees right-wing leadership candidate Jenrick as the biggest threat

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The 51-year-old is determined to be the next Conservative prime minister if he becomes the new Tory leader

The UK needs a robust, competent centre-right party to stave off the threat of the populist right, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle