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The duopoly at the centre of our electoral system promises stability, yet delivers anything but. Labour must be ready for that, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

A complacent incumbent, an insurgent rightwing challenger – but key differences mean talk of wipeout may be overblown

We can tell just how far women have come by examining the 11 candidates

The Tories’ ‘stop the boats’ plan is doomed to be exploited by rival parties, while Labour has made levelling up its own

As fresh party infighting erupts after two byelection losses, the right are targeting public service funding to pay for tax cuts while others urge restraint

Prime minister makes appeal after heavy byelection losses to Labour and support lost to Reform UK

Editorial: The strong performance of Reform UK has placed Rishi Sunak in a strategic bind from which he will struggle to escape

Loudest voices urge further tack to right after Reform UK gains but moderates argue general election can only be won on centre ground

This isn't going to be one of those newsletters that opens with a Tony Blair reference, a convoluted 1990s pop culture storyline or a self-deprecating yet witty personal anecdote. We can leave those at home. Instead, allow me to regurgitate three things the godfather of psephology, Sir John Curtice, said…

Leading members of party’s One Nation caucus caution against any ‘attempt to become the Reform party’

The PM will make light of Labour’s byelection victories. And those who want him out will plot using their ‘grid of shit’, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde