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Theresa May’s party struggled to appeal to younger voters. But that wasn’t always the case.
She lurches from crisis to crisis but the prime minister remains in post. How does she do it?
The UK’s black Caribbean community is traditionally more inclined towards Labour. They’re even less likely to switch now.
The prime minister conceded that the UK must continue to abide by European Court of Justice rulings, even after Brexit.
Johnson and Mogg are taking over? They should probably get on with it then.
Prime Minister Theresa May proved a bit of a push over instead of wielding the axe in her cabinet reshuffle.
The Working Time Directive enshrines legal rights to rest periods, paid holidays and a maximum 48-hour working week.
Despite apparently over-the-top tactics, Tory whips failed to stop backbenchers from voting against the government. So why wouldn’t they do it again?
The Mexican artist and fervent Stalinist would be surprised to discover Theresa May’s choice of bracelet.
Council housing in England has not been built on any kind of scale since the late 1970s.
Theresa May wants to rapidly increase the supply of affordable homes, but will have to tread carefully on Britain’s talismanic property wealth.
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.
Labour and the Conservatives need a broader bandwidth to appeal to the modern electorate.
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.
Free access to the legal system is a right that needs to be protected.
After monumental successes in the 2017 general election, the Scottish Conservative leader could be a real threat to Theresa May. Then again…
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Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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