Robert Foulkes: Why I have joined the Conservatives

The latest councillor to defect from UKIP gives his reasons.

Nothing is more permanent than the temporary. The pluses, minuses and paradox of an interim deal.

The Chancellor suggested that thoughtful politicians incline to one. But the more thoughtful one is about it, the more problematic it looks.

Anand Menon: May is arming her Party to challenge Labour in its heartlands

CCHQ is recruiting campaign managers to fight in areas Labour has long taken for granted.

In the Sleaford ‘Brexit by-election’, Brexit won hands-down

A reminder that most constituencies are not Richmond Park, and most voters are not Continuity Remainers.

Lewis Baston: By-elections – and what has happened in those in which the MP has resigned his seat

The story of who won (like David Davis). And who lost (like Zac Goldsmith).

James Frayne: There’s a quiet counter-revolution underway in England

Some voters are angry, but anger doesn’t define most people most of the time.

Jarrow goes blue! But May loses her seat! Yet it’s a Tory landslide! The amazing 2020 General Election.

We present dismissible projections drawn from last June’s results…and some electoral trends that are not so dismissible.

James Frayne: Is UKIP good for the Conservatives?

Whatever the answer, the party’s rise and the elevation of Paul Nuttall is a potential disaster for Labour.

Luke Brady: Trump. Brexit. We don’t want to win like this.

Harnessing anger is easy, but keeping a grip on it is much harder.

Nuttall has the right ideas for UKIP’s future – but his party doesn’t look up to the job

The People’s Army has lost thousands of members, has barely any money and is still beset by infighting.

Trump has it the wrong way round. Farage should be America’s Ambassador to Britain.

We propose a compromise.

Iain Dale: The injustice Harvey Proctor suffered at the hands of the police – and how you can help

Plus: My interview with Donald Trump. And: Immer mit der Ruhe.

Introducing Steve Bannon, Trump’s ideologue-in-chief – and not a friend of the Conservative Party

Though on very good terms with UKIP.

Farage’s Trump card?

Three days on, he is still milking his visit to the President-elect for all it’s worth – and who can blame him?

Banks moves to launch a competitor to UKIP – threatening to do serious damage to the People’s Army

The concept of a non-party party, standing independents to “clean up politics” has been tried before.