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George Pascoe Watson: The PM had priced in her latest setbacks
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Steve Richards: Theresa is starting to look a bit like Tony before Iraq
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James Frayne: Ministers must make the British public love America
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Kevin Schofield: Offering Donald Trump a state visit could be Theresa May’s worst decision yet
By proposing to give the the unpredictable president the red carpet treatment, the PM has made...
James Millar: Treatment of Philip Hammond is like something from Blue Planet
Coverage of the Budget often amounted to a feeding frenzy around the chancellor.
George Pascoe Watson: The PM is pinning her hopes on the 1975 factor
Number 10 is keen to trumpet unemployment figures last seen around the time that Margaret...
Kevin Schofield: Nicola Sturgeon cutting Alex Salmond loose is a pretty big deal
The news that the former first minister will host a weekly chat show on Russia Today is clearly...
Peter Bingle: How to clean up the Tory stables in six stages
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Kevin Maguire: Pestminster could be the final undoing of Theresa May
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Nick Spencer: You can't separate politics and religion - whatever John Humphreys says
Over the years, many politicians have drawn on the Thought for the Day slot.
Steve Richards: Look closely and you can see movement on Brexit
Occasionally David Davis and Theresa May do defy the Brexit hardliners in their party....
James Frayne: The Tories need to start banging on about Europe again
The Conservative leadership does not want to be defined by Europe - but that's looking less and...
Colin Talbot: The failing Bonapartism of Theresa May
Napoleon Bonaparte might be a useful lens through which to understand the PM's strange balancing...
George Pascoe Watson: The PM has been unlucky - but she will soldier on
Theresa May is keen to press ahead with initiatives such as the Race Disparity Audit, which was...
James Millar: SNP conference will show who is serious in politics
Unlike the other parties, the SNP goes into its party conference united and grown-up.
Jon Craig: My party conference highlights and lowlights
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Abi Wilkinson: Yes Labour is celebrating - because winning feels possible
Optimism at Labour conference is not evidence that the left has taken its foot of the pedal....
Kevin Maguire: Peace could yet break out at Labour conference
There are signs that Jeremy Corbyn and his allies want to calm things down.
Gareth Morgan: An internal struggle awaits at Labour conference
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James Frayne: The stakes could not be higher for May's conference speech
The PM will need to show the exact opposite side to the one she showed in the election...
Steve Richards: Never before have the main party leaders been so weak
Party conferences are usually dominated by leaders. This year, both Theresa May and Jeremy...