Media

This has been a campaign devoid of excitement and imagination - in the national papers as well as from our politicians

What time is the exit poll? When will the key seats declare? How long will you have to stay up to see Sunak concede?

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at Jonathan Gullis, Reform, the Daily Telegraph and more

The paper hates Keir Starmer, but couldn’t bear not to back a winner

Meanwhile, in Newark, Robert Jenrick appears to fancy himself as future Tory leader

The Australian strategist has burned through any credit he had with the prime minister

A former editor says the paper’s unquestioning support allowed the Conservatives to lose perspective

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at GB News, Rishi Sunak, Isabel Oakeshott, the Daily Telegraph and more

When the rest of the world looks at Britain they see a country of systemic failures, dysfunction and absurdity. But it need not be like this

If Starmer wins a majority of 218 or bigger, it will give him one very significant new power

The BBC presenter’s flagship weekend politics show faces a doubtful future

Politics is very different on each side of the Atlantic - but the populist right is determined to bring US-style polarisation to Britain

The bad news is that it’s beginning to work

The right wing press is predicting a Tory wipe-out – anything less, and they’ll say Starmer has failed

A Times columnist thinks Britain's departure from the EU has been a success. His readers disagree

Shutting out the press is a big mistake – especially if you’re heading for a big majority

Your weekly compendium of idiotic goings on from the bowels of Britain’s body politic

He’s everywhere – and the Brexit press reckons he’s heading for Downing Street

The mainstream media made some spectacular errors of judgment in the run-up to the EU referendum and were played for fools by the Leave campaign

The GB News co-owner’s hopes of acquiring the newspaper appear a lot more doubtful

Producers have frequently relied on a small number of right wing guests to provoke entertaining debates

As the polls continue to point to a heavy Conservative defeat, the Daily Mail’s analysis of Labour is getting hysterical

The Lib Dem leader has been running a crack campaign – with the Euros approaching, might he recreate a football fan’s famous stunt?

The papers aren’t bystanders any more – they’re political participants

Isaac Levido, who previously toiled as the strategist to Boris Johnson, is the real author of Rishi Sunak’s misfortune

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at Richard Tice, Asa Bennett, the Daily Telegraph and more

After 14 years of the Tories, the spending gap per student between the state and private schooling system has more than doubled

They love him — but what happens if he destroys the Tory party?

Farage wouldn’t have been happy surrendering his seat on the Question Time leaders’ special to Richard Tice

Instead of the Tory demise, they’re talking Geri Halliwell and Lord Lucan

The Diane Abbott controversy, attacking Angela Rayner and… a podcast about Lord Lucan?

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at Richard Holden, Emily Sheffield, Jacob Young and more