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"It's like déjà vu all over again". UKIP, the Brexit Party, and now Reform UK: no-one but no-one gets to be bigger than big Nige.

'Stride’s “contrition” (the closest he got to actually saying sorry) is meaningless because rather than challenge any of his party’s underlying assumptions, it actually doubles down on them.' theconversation.com/mel-stride-pro… via The Conversation

The fact that you won't read this proves one of my points - namely that nobody cares what Sir Mel says, and not just because he's desperately deflecting blame onto Truss. Badenoch saying sorry for the mess they made of things *might* work; but she won't. theconversation.com/mel-stride-pro…

It’s what she would’ve wanted.

Worth a read from excellent colleague Philip Cowley What do we want? Everything. When do we want it? Right now! on.ft.com/4kNzjeI via @financialtimes

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What do we think?🤔 Hmm…. A Daily Mail headline so clearly designed to make you furious. Being shared by salivating Tory MPs who love a good rage farming story! So, what’s going on here? Let’s take a look!👀 🧵 1/13

'Hard right' for Meloni. Et tu Anna Foster?

Stellar line-up. On tomorrow. Go book. qmul.ac.uk/events/upcomin…

“Our trains are routinely patrolled by Tory leadership hopefuls desperate for publicity” From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

This whole exchange is gold.

"Does the Conservative Party have a future?" ...is the provocative question Tim Bale and I will discuss at the Mile End Institute later this month as we mark the publication of the paperback editions of our respective books. Come along! eventbrite.co.uk/e/does-the-con…

At a conference in the Labour Party in government in ⁦⁦Lord Ashcroft⁩’s building. Hope he approves!

Petrol prices are the lowest they’ve been since *2001*, after adjusting for inflation. Excess supply and a strong pound have helped. But so too have 14 years of cuts to fuel duty. There’s just one problem: voters don’t seem to have noticed… 1/3

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On Monday, we'll be hosting a fascinating conversation between Tim Bale, Dr Nigel Fletcher and ace journalist and broadcaster Rachel Cunliffe They'll be discussing the causes of the Conservatives' problems and the challenges of opposition. Tickets are still available so do join us!

What a great cover. So many presses don't have the resources (or is it the inclination) to do them any more.