Josh Self

What Rishi Sunak’s manifesto launch means for the Conservative election campaign

The below content first appeared in Politics.co.uk’s Politics@Lunch newsletter, sign-up for free here and never miss this essential election briefing. Rishi Sunak launched the Conservative Party manifesto this afternoon at the Silverstone racetrack in Northamptonshire. It was reported back in 2019 that Boris Johnson wanted to use the site for his launch event at the last… Read more »

Richard Holden and Douglas Ross compound the Conservatives’ election woes

The below content first appeared in Politics.co.uk’s Politics@Lunch newsletter, sign-up for free here and never miss this essential election briefing. Another day, another Conservative election calamity: just in case you thought Rishi Sunak’s re-election bid couldn’t get any more hectic, Douglas Ross announced his intention to resign as leader of the Scottish Tories this morning. More… Read more »