Only a Major comeback can save the Tories

Only a Major comeback can save the Tories

The Conservative government has a mountain to climb if it is to retain power at the next Westminster election,but 18 months is an eternity in politics.

  • byGeorge Brandis

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Is Paul Keating now Sydney’s development arbiter?
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Is Paul Keating now Sydney’s development arbiter?

The former PM responds:the Barangaroo timeline cuts away at ‘sensationalism’

Abolish the Lords? Britain’s PM-in-waiting should be careful what he wishes for

Abolish the Lords? Britain’s PM-in-waiting should be careful what he wishes for

Sir Keir Starmer,likely to be the next British prime minister,might be dreary but his proposal to abolish the House of Lords is radical.

  • byGeorge Brandis
‘No right to stay here’:Rishi Sunak sets out plan to combat record arrivals of asylum-seeker boats

‘No right to stay here’:Rishi Sunak sets out plan to combat record arrivals of asylum-seeker boats

Less than 24 hours after Sunak’s vow,four people died after a small boat crossing the English Channel ran into trouble.

  • byLatika Bourke
‘Indefensible’ House of Lords to be replaced with elected chamber,Starmer pledges

‘Indefensible’ House of Lords to be replaced with elected chamber,Starmer pledges

The Labour leader will seek to replace it with an elected upper chamber that has a higher proportion of Scottish seats.

  • byRob Harris
Boris Johnson ‘up for it’ as Penny Mordaunt vies to become UK’s fourth female prime minister

Boris Johnson ‘up for it’ as Penny Mordaunt vies to become UK’s fourth female prime minister

Boris Johnson has expressed confidence that he can make a political comeback. Some MPs were threatening to quit if Johnson was reinstated.

  • byLatika Bourke
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British Labour says if elected it would have to repair the country’s international standing
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British Labour says if elected it would have to repair the country’s international standing

British Labour says post-Brexit trade deals,including with the United States,would spur economic growth.

  • byLatika Bourke
The British MPs borrowing the Albanese playbook in bid to topple Tories

The British MPs borrowing the Albanese playbook in bid to topple Tories

British Labour has been undergoing a quiet transformation and says it has learned from its sister parties’ victories around the world.

  • byLatika Bourke
Bank of England warns it will lift rates if pound’s fall continues after Truss’ tax cut gamble

Bank of England warns it will lift rates if pound’s fall continues after Truss’ tax cut gamble

Retired international footballer Gary Neville joked that Liz Truss’ interventions had tanked the pound lower than his reputation in the city of Liverpool.

  • byLatika Bourke
Flags and anthems at the ready:Starmer rides wave of support for the monarchy

Flags and anthems at the ready:Starmer rides wave of support for the monarchy

UK Opposition Leader Keir Starmer looked to have captured the mood of the country as he opened the Labour Party conference with a rousing rendition of God Save the King.

  • byLatika Bourke
Britain is falling apart,and it could finish the Tories

Britain is falling apart,and it could finish the Tories

Strikes,lockdowns and a woeful lack of economic planning have left the country in a state of decay.

  • byZoe Strimpel