The beautiful Surrey Hills are well known for two things: a high concentration of some of the UK’s richest residents, who commute from the “stockbroker belt” to well-paying jobs in London, and some of the country’s most popular cycling routes. The two combined on a recent chilly Saturday morning in a 100km bike ride that passed through the picturesque lanes of the newly created Godalming and Ash c...

At the first three doors that Jeremy Hunt knocked on during his canvassing session in leafy Godalming earlier this week were voters who said they would back the Conservatives. The chancellor, looking a bit embarrassed, admitted that they were not representative of what his team have been seeing across this Surrey constituency, where his 8,800 majority is under threat from the resurgent Liberal Dem...

With their party conference blown off-course by the row over HS2, and the king’s speech overshadowed by Suella Braverman’s comments about homelessness, next week’s autumn statement is one of the few remaining opportunities for the government to make a renewed pitch to the public. Our focus group last night suggests the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has his work cut out – not just to bolster vulnerable...