Paul Goodman

As the Conservative Party's poll ratings have fallen , the list of those held responsible has grown. Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak, others.

T he date is July 17 th , the occasion is the state of opening of Parliament, and the man is Nigel Farage — taking his seat in the Commons at the eighth attempt. What follows?

Winston Churchill, the 35-year-old home secretary in the Asquith Liberal government, photographed at the siege in an overcoat and silk top hat

“T here is little difference between an 80-seat and 200-seat majority in parliament,” says Dr Hannah White of the Institute for Government.

The BBC's exit poll forecast that the Conservatives will win 131 seats – higher than the best of the recent polls for them, though such a result

“Records will be broken tomorrow,” Ben Page of Ipsos MORI wrote yesterday. And followed it up by posting a list of facts: the lowest turnout in a general election, the smallest number of Conservative…

The party must look to a new generation and restore its reputation for economic competence

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We need politicians who show they’ll confront challenges facing the whole country, not appeal to narrow groups of voters

The man in pink trousers making his way through the Palace of Westminster looked remarkably cheerful – as he had every right to be. It was Nigel Farage.