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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt under pressure to be bolder in wake of Autumn Statement
Cyber manipulation and contagious polarisation are higher risks if both polls are held next autumn
Future government would be faced with imposing austerity on some public services to meet key pledges in Autumn Statement
Hunt has given the Conservatives a story to tell the voters but no one should assume it has a happy ending
Conservative MPs say move is sign Downing Street is looking towards a poll in May or June
We cannot ignore the fact that Cameron and Osborne oversaw significant tax cuts and a shrinking of the state
Options to show public Tory renewal are falling away as party trails Labour by 20 points in polls
The FT's Robert Shrimsley and Miranda Green trace out the political landscape
New policies draw dividing lines with opposition, though retaining Conservative 2019 backers at next election will be tough
Growing trend for switching comes after boundary changes and amid strong polling lead for Labour
Optimism among Sunak’s team and history point to Tories waiting until January 2025, but this would defy sense
UK prime minister aims to keep Tory MPs on side amid fears of election defeat in 2024
House of Commons back recommendation against Peter Bone as UK PM urges voters to examine next ‘52 weeks’
If the prime minister wants to win the next UK election, he will have to fix the structural issues affecting voters
Also in this newsletter, Jeremy Hunt to extend help for first-time homebuyers
Two wins in previously safe Tory heartlands have raised opposition party’s hopes of landslide victory
Conservative voters are abandoning Sunak’s party in territory that bodes ill for the coming general election
Bookies think the Conservatives could scrape home in former safe seat of Mid Bedfordshire
It has been a good conference for the UK opposition Labour party — but will that translate into a solid majority?
Victory in Tamworth next week could foreshadow a general election triumph, as it did for Blair in 1996
Government has announced it will almost double the limit on political parties to £35mn
UK opposition party pushes back timing and reduces scope of flagship spending commitment
Labour leader to use party conference speech on Tuesday to promise ‘decade of national renewal’
Party conference season shows the merits — and failings — of self-deception
By-election victory in Scotland has energised activists but pollsters warn against over-interpreting the result
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