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Locals bemoan campaign’s lack of focus on ‘serious poverty’ blighting the community
Tories’ official line could damage PM if some mutinous MPs exploit the results to agitate for leadership change
Greater transparency around the party’s rules and penalties for transgressions also recommended
‘Tin-eared’ comments by UK PM about ‘midterm elections’ even rile Conservatives conditioned to defeat
Victory for opposition in previously safe Conservative seats is latest blow to Rishi Sunak
Also in today’s newsletter, Georgia district attorney launches spirited fightback and Microsoft’s dash for gaming growth
Labour favourite to win as voters show discontent with prime minister’s leadership, migration and public services
Opposition party hopes to seize on discontent with governing Conservatives in Wellingborough
Contenders with controversial pasts eye Labour seat in north-west England after party withdraws support for candidate
Party leader takes action against Graham Jones over comments about Israel
Party withdraws backing for Rochdale hopeful Azhar Ali after comments he made about October 7 attack
Starmer’s team fear action against Azhar Ali would boost by-election campaign of pro-Palestinian rival George Galloway
Reform UK’s rising poll ratings divide the experts, but the Farage-Tice party has got the Tories worried
Rochdale hopeful was recorded claiming Israel allowed October 7 attacks to take place to justify Gaza invasion
UK party faces test of support in previously safe seat of Rochdale amid backlash over position on Gaza conflict
Fresh by-election challenge for Sunak as ex-energy minister condemns North Sea oil drilling and softening on net zero
Voters sign petition to remove Tory MP Peter Bone from his Northamptonshire constituency
Also in this newsletter, Jeremy Hunt to extend help for first-time homebuyers
Labour leader says party is ‘redrawing the political map’ as results deal heavy blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
Two wins in previously safe Tory heartlands have raised opposition party’s hopes of landslide victory
Exclusive: 64 per cent of Britons think the UK is in a recession, according to More in Common polling
Bookies think the Conservatives could scrape home in former safe seat of Mid Bedfordshire
Conflict in Gaza set to dominate crucial week in UK politics as parliamentary recess ends following party conference season
Victory in Tamworth next week could foreshadow a general election triumph, as it did for Blair in 1996
Opposition leader says by-election result in Scotland ‘blew the doors off’ after 20 percentage point swing from SNP
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