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Rishi Sunak calculates that by portraying himself as “on the side” of motorists and adopting a “pragmatic and proportionate” approach to climate change, he’s aligning himself with the views of middle Britain. Is he right? The FT’s Lucy Fisher weighs up the question with columnists Robert Shrimsley and Stephen Bush. They also consider the Labour party’s chances in a key autumn by-election in its former stronghold of Scotland. Plus, Lucy and political editor George Parker unpick what it will take to reform the House of Lords.Follow Lucy on Twitter @LOS_FisherRead a transcript of this episode on FT.comWant more? Free links here:Rishi Sunak downplays green policies to court middle EnglandLabour faces test of by-election appeal in Scotland after ex-SNP MP oustedIndustry calls on UK to accelerate carbon capture as new projects approvedHouse of Lords speaker calls for better vetting of prospective peersArcane, hereditary, all-male – and at the heart of British democracyFor a free 90-day offer of Stephen Bush's award