Liz Truss

The former Conservative prime minister, who would have been 100 this week, took economics seriously as the foundation of governing

The party will fail to be seen as a credible alternative to both Labour and Reform unless it can admit where it went wrong — and move on

Challenging Starmer is understandable but history shows his party will fail if it simply reaches for the comfort blanket

International research shows countries under populist rule end up more than 10 per cent poorer within 15 years

As the cost of new government borrowing reached a 17-year high, analysts warn of a potential mess if fiscal plans falter, echoing past market turmoil

A sharp leftward turn in politics has put us in debt crisis. One party has a chance to reclaim the sane centre

Andy Burnham said billions should be spent on building more council houses and income tax cuts and suggested a 50p tax rate for high earners

People are promoted to their level incompetence, so I doubt the Manchester mayor’s chances of reaching No10, but I’ve been wrong before

Plus: Sir Jeremy Hunt on daggers undrawn; Baroness Harman sharpens the knives for Lord Mandelson; and diplomacy with the Portuguese

The former prime minister defended his record and accused Reform UK of seeking to ‘blame foreign people’ at a reception to mark President Trump’s visit