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Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC is an international businessman, philanthropist, author and pollster. For more information on his work, visit lordashcroft.com

As the war in the Middle East draws global attention away from Ukraine, ...

Maurisa Coleman is a strategic advisory consultant on political strategy, communications and international affairs.

The Conservative Party will understandably point to areas of success following the local elections. There were boroughs held under pressure, councils defended in difficult political circumstances, and early signs that Kemi Badeno...

Andrew Gilligan is a writer and former No10 adviser.

Surely the Tories must now start – for the first time in years – to take London seriously? In particular, please can the party this summer pull its finger out and select – again, for the first time in years – a front-rank, heavyweight candidate for Mayor. It could be the most important singl...

“At Westminster the herd instinct is powerful and, when the herd moves, it moves.”

So observed one former Prime Minister after being forced from office following a cascade of ministerial resignations and MPs demanding his departure.

The line could just as easily describe the predicament now confronting Sir Keir Starmer, with nearly 80 Labour MPs last night publi...

David Willetts is a member of the House of Lords. His book Modern Conservatism was published by Penguin.

British politics is about coalition building. Usually those are coalitions within parties to enable them to win elections outright. Conservatives have historically been very good at this. A key part of our revival after the 1945 landslide d...