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Katy Balls

Katy Balls is political editor at The Spectator. She writes a fortnightly column for i on Westminster politics.

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It’s the end of the Tory party as we know it

After years of bickering, fresh-faced MPs will bring a different energy. Whether they'll toe the party line is another story

Tory bad blood will spill into the new year but there is still hope for Sunak

Jenrick's gone, but the Tory split over the boats bill is just the beginning

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How Rachel Reeves and Jeremy Hunt will battle it out in the general election

Braverman vs Badenoch vs Cleverley: A battle that will divide the Tory right