UK Politics Rishi Sunak needs to show the public he can do more than crisis management The PM’s current priorities are easy to achieve and do nothing to define his form of Conservatism. By Freddie Hayward
Labour Labour’s attempt to make “take back control” its own could win back Brexit voters By Freddie Hayward
How much of a threat is Reform UK to the Tories? Richard Tice, leader of the successor to the Brexit Party, on why the Conservatives deserve to be “smashed and… By Freddie Hayward
Rishi Sunak’s maths to 18 plan doesn’t add up The policy doesn’t reflect voters’ priorities and there aren’t enough teachers to deliver it. By Freddie Hayward
Dave Ward: “Amazon would give its right arm for Royal Mail’s job” The Communication Workers Union head on postal strikes, universal service and why Labour needs to rebalance the world of… By Freddie Hayward
Is Rishi Sunak as hawkish on China as he made out? The government may have missed a geopolitical trick by allowing Beijing to recall diplomats wanted for questioning by British… By Freddie Hayward
Is Mick Lynch in trouble? The leader of the RMT union seemed rattled on the Today programme this morning. By Freddie Hayward
Rishi Sunak has been left looking complacent on strikes Even if the public loses patience with the strikers, that doesn’t mean they’ll sympathise with the government. By Freddie Hayward
Mick Lynch: “Starmer’s Labour could be another version of the Tories” The RMT general secretary on the case for strikes, the war in Ukraine and why he backed Brexit. By Freddie Hayward
What is James Cleverly’s foreign policy? In contrast to his predecessor Liz Truss, the Foreign Secretary is less idealistic and more pragmatic. By Freddie Hayward