John Rentoul

Following on from their election defeat and Rishi Sunak departing, the Conservatives have been locked in a leadership campaign to pick the next party leader.

Rank-and-file members at conference – Labour’s supreme policy-making body – have voted against the government’s decision to means-test pensioners’ winter fuel payments. John Rentoul explains why the cuts will go ahead regardless

Those who jeer the prime minister for accepting freebies – designer spectacles, Taylor Swift tickets, and even the offer of somewhere quiet for his son to study for his GCSEs – are playing into the hands of those who want to dissuade a new breed of politician from Westminster, says John Rentoul

As the Labour Party conference unveiled more of the party’s platform and policy positions ahead of the upcoming budget, our chief political commentator John Rentoul answers your questions

With a leadership contest looming and the Conservatives facing tough decisions on the party’s strategy, join John Rentoul, The Independent’s chief political commentator, for a live Q&A

Ditch the non-dom tax, chancellor – and bring in a Robin Hood tax instead, writes John Rentoul

As the conference unfolds, our chief political commentator John Rentoul has been answering your burning questions on the leadership contest, the fallout from the election defeat, and more

The governor of the Bank of England hinted at cuts to mortgage and savings rates despite world oil prices rising in response to the hostilities, writes John Rentoul

The governor of the Bank of England hinted at cuts to mortgage and savings rates despite world oil prices rising in response to the hostilities, writes

The former prime minister backs a referendum on the European Court of Human Rights – which will do nothing for his dwindling levels of support, writes John Rentoul