The prime minister is safe for now. But with rivals circling and dire opinion polls, his tenure is still far from assured

Fierce questions about the prime minister’s judgment are daggers to the heart of what is supposed to be his core brand

The disgraced ex-peer has fallen on his sword and handed in his ermine, but a police investigation means this story has further to run… to Keir Starmer’s dismay

The growing list of defectors suggests Nigel Farage’s party is less an insurgency than a refuge for the least appealing Conservatives

The mayor of Manchester’s bid to return to Westminster will be a test for Labour and for Keir Starmer’s authority

The US president brutally mocked most of his Nato ‘allies’ in his Davos speech, while conceding he does not intend to bomb his way into Greenland

The rancour unleashed by Robert Jenrick’s defection exposes a battle that has become intensely bitter and personal

The Tory leader’s sacking of her rival over ‘irrefutable evidence’ he was plotting to defect to Reform may ruin his and Nigel Farage’s plans, but the infighting will harm her party

Keir Starmer, a proud man, looks at his lean and hungry colleagues and doesn’t see anyone who would do a better job

Self-inflicted wounds and systemic challenges have both contributed to Labour’s dire unpopularity

Trumpian aggression towards America’s traditional allies has become a menace that cannot be ignored

It’s time to start thinking about electoral pacts – though now it’s near impossible to see how a bargain would be struck

The chancellor’s stealth taxes and stalled reforms have left the party even more vulnerable to its enemies

The chancellor focussed on keeping the markets, her party and the voters calm, but make no mistake – she’s more of a gambler than she likes to let on

Tory and hereditary peers are waging a brazen campaign in the upper house to stall key reforms such as assisted dying

Far from steadying the ship, Downing St’s antics have amplified the turmoil and emboldened those eyeing the leadership

Ideology didn’t win it for New York’s new mayor – the city voted for his clear message and personality

Now we know: the government is about to break its manifesto pledge. But there is a case for doing so

With the budget looming, Rachel Reeves must decide whether to put up the basic rate