Conor Pope Articles

This election could bring about another Conservative lurch to the right, bringing room for Labour to put forward its 'jobs-first' Brexit vision, writes Progress deputy editor Conor Pope Theresa May called this election hoping to be given a free hand in Brexit...

The Tory short campaign has exposed how Labour can beat them with a better long campaign, writes Progress deputy editor Conor Pope Can you change tack in the middle of a campaign? The Tories’ are still suffering from a terrible period in the polls that has left them...

The Tories have hit a crisis just as Labour support has started to pick up. Is this the beginning of a comeback, asks Conor Pope ‘The polls are certain to narrow’, I wrote, four weeks ago today. And they have, sort of. Back then, we were 25 points behind the Tories,...

Empty pledges claiming to be the 'party of the workers' will not cover up the problems the Conservative party still faces, writes Conor Pope Theresa May has made a pitch for Labour territory with a pledge that the Conservatives are ‘once again’ the party of ‘ordinary...