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EXCLUSIVE New Poll Shows Scale of Conservative Party’s Electoral Problem Under Boris Johnson
Exclusive polling by Omnisis for Byline Times illuminates the scale of public distrust in the Prime Minister and his party

Trust in Government Worryingly Low as Lords Vote for ‘Assault on Democracy’ Elections Bill
New polling shows that English voters lack faith in our democracy – with mistrust of democratic systems a key driver for far-right support

EXCLUSIVE A Broken State: A Visit to the Epicentre of the War in Afghanistan
Francesca Borri reports from Sangin, a place scarred by the events of the past 20 years, and considers what the American legacy is for a country now in chaos

EXCLUSIVE Britain’s Immovable Institutions: The Diversity Deficit in the Upper Ranks of the Army
Sascha Lavin reveals new data about the lack of black representation in top army positions, and considers what this shows about modern Britain

EXCLUSIVE Johnson Threatened to Strip Local Funding While Deprivation Surged
The Prime Minister used the vulnerable and the impoverished, already suffering due to the pandemic, as pawns in his self-preservation strategy, notes Sam Bright

BREAKING Boris Johnson is Blackmailing Conservative MPs ‘Like a Mafia Boss’
Senior Conservative MP William Wragg calls on colleagues to report the Government to the police for its attempts to intimidate Boris Johnson's critics in the party, reports Adam Bienkov

King of Chaos Boris Johnson Has Delivered for Hedge Fund Donors
As the media rightly focus on the PM’s alleged COVID rule-breaking, financial institutions quietly report pandemic profits, reports Tim Coles

Boris Johnson’s Spell Over the Conservative Party has been Broken
Johnson's authority over his party and the country is rapidly draining away – as was evident at another difficult Prime Minister's Questions, reports Adam Bienkov
‘A Life-Threatening Situation’: How Prison Fails Mothers and Children
Three years after a parliamentary committee recommended the Ministry of Justice records how many mothers are in prison, the National Audit Office criticises lack of progress on supporting female offenders, including lack of data collection on women with dependant children
The Hostile Environment for Rough Sleepers is Costing Lives
In November 2020, Priti Patel made rough sleeping grounds for deportation. Samir Jeraj spent a year with the Museum of Homelessness as part of a project to push-back against the policy
Boris Johnson has Exposed a Void at the Heart of Conservatism
There is a growing consensus that the Prime Minister's days are numbered – but his party has few ideas about how to renew itself or the country, reports Adam Bienkov
A Guide to the Radicalisation of the Conservative Party
Sam Bright digs into the recent history of Boris Johnson’s party, to explain why its centre of gravity has shifted markedly to the right
Liz Truss: The Tufton Street Candidate
Sam Bright unravels the ties between Conservative leadership hopeful Liz Truss and Westminster’s network of opaque libertarian think tanks
Arron Banks versus Carole Cadwalladr: the First Two Days
John Sweeney gives his first impressions of the landmark libel case taking place in Court 13 of the Royal Courts of Justice