May’s Brexit deal helps to show that British politicians are more honourable and efficient than is claimed

There has been a tendency to suppose that because Britain’s power has declined in relative terms they must have become totally useless.

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It was May’s best conference speech as Conservative leader. But her One Nation pitch could be too late to save her.

WATCH: Chakrabarti explains why Labour want a ‘bespoke arrangement’ with the EU

“Our economy is very different from Norway”, she explains as she demurs from Lord Kinnock’s proposals.

Thatcher is “full of wonder and freshness”, but at the end starts sobbing

Caroline Slocock says the first woman Prime Minister, whose downfall she witnessed, deserves the admiration rather than the contempt of feminists.

Rosalind Beck: The need for zero tolerance of sexism in politics

We need to make it clear that not just harassment and using prostitutes but sexist jokes and extra-marital affairs are completely unacceptable.

To help win a new generation of young voters, the Conservatives need a new Swinton College – or a modern equivalent

It was the brainchild of Rab Butler, set up to educate Tory members. 54,000 Conservative activists, agents and other students took courses.

Nick Hillman: Students, the election and our poll. More than half say they will vote Labour. And they still want to punish the LibDems.

They are willing to support the Corbyn leadership even though they expect it to break a similar tuition fees promise to that broken by Nick Clegg.

Lewis Baston: Those predicting Conservative hegemony should remember 1992

John Major secured more votes than any other Prime Minister in unpromising circumstances – but ‘stretching the elastic of democracy’ would cost the Party dearly.

Christopher Howarth’s Guide to Brexit: Lawfare – desperate Remainers’ last throw of the dice

Their final attempt to prevent Brexit is undemocratic and destined to fail.

Lewis Baston: Westland – the Heseltine resignation row that rocked Thatcher, 30 years ago this month

Rows, plots, leaks, secret deals, an inquiry, debates in Parliament and the loss of the Defence Secretary – all over “a company with a capitalisation of only £30 million”.

Interview: Charles Moore describes how Thatcher was driven mad by her own side

Thatcher’s biographer captures the extreme precariousness of her position even as she confounded the Left and scored some of her greatest triumphs.

Profile: Tom Watson, the man who might yet save the Labour Party

The West Bromwich MP, who condemned Blair for leading Labour into the desert of pragmatism, may deliver the party from Corbyn.

Henry Hill: Dugdale’s uphill struggle as Scottish Labour leader

Also: Kendall and Kinnock turn fire on Corbyn; Burnham confirms support for contesting Ulster elections; and former Tory MEP passes on.

How Blair and Miliband stood out from their predecessors

To The Point returns to Labour’s past leadership elections.

How Blair avoided the unions’ kiss of death

Unlike every other victorious Labour leadership candidate of the past 30 years, he drew most of his support from party members and MPs.