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Her party needed a clear vision for the future but again the PM offered nothing but prevarication.
Johnson trailed a speech about ‘letting the lion roar’. But you had to listen quite hard to hear it.
Party conference is a make or break moment for the Maybot.
As the party meets for its annual conference in Manchester it is fighting for survival.
An alternative vision for British society and a smart move on Brexit made this leader’s speech one for the history books.
Tim Bale reports from the seafront in Brighton, where Labour is holding its annual conference.
The Conservatives are in disarray, but they seem to be clinging on regardless. The question is how to unseat them next time.
Winning over urban areas is the surest route to success for Jeremy Corbyn.
The Labour leader has hit his stride during 2017, but Brexit remains a strategic challenge.
The British PM finally acknowledged the need for a transition deal, which will play well in Brussels. But her vision for the future continues to amount to vague platitudes.
Pearls of wisdom for a prince will serve a prime minister, too.
Some 53% of British people think it’s acceptable to display these dolls – and the difference between remainers and leavers is particularly surprising.
It might seem like a long shot but Cable can’t do anything with his party unless he believes he can make it to government.
With such a colourful political past, the British prime minister will be hoping for a show of substance in choosing the Tuscan city.
Labour and the Conservatives need a broader bandwidth to appeal to the modern electorate.
The annual conference in Bournemouth is a much needed opportunity to regroup.
Liverpool City Council has been monitoring communications from citizens – who probably thought they were reaching out in confidence.
Theresa May didn’t fall victim to a major rebellion but she is about to face much more detailed scrutiny from some very unhappy backbenchers.
Voting on this issue is a matter of conscience, so the MP’s view that women shouldn’t be allowed to terminate pregnancies, even when they’ve been raped, is very relevant to the rest of society.
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Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Founding Director of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre for the Public Understanding of Politics, University of Sheffield
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Associate Tutor in Politics and Social Sciences, Edge Hill University
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Professor of Politics & International Studies, The Open University
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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Edge Hill University
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Associate Professor of British Politics, University of Leeds
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Ashbel Smith Professor, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas
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Head of Politics, Sheffield Hallam University
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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British Politics Lecturer, University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor of Politics, Richmond American International University
