How worried should the Tories be by Labour’s advance in the “Blue Wall”?
Conservative activists fear that gains in the north are coming at the expense of support in their southern heartlands.
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Labour must finally accept that it needs a progressive alliance to ever govern again
To prevent permanent Tory rule, Keir Starmer should follow the example of local parties and work with the Greens and…
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Bob Dylan at 80: His freedom spoke to me as a young almost-musician
No, I wasn’t picking up my life after a doomed marriage and heading down Highway 61. But I was out…
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The 2021 local and devolved elections liveblog
Votes are being counted in the biggest set of contests until the general election. Follow them live with the New Statesman…
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2021 English local election results: ward-by-ward
5,000 English council seats are up for grabs on 6 May. See how they voted.
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The Lib Dem fightback comes to Brexitland
Liberal Democrats are performing well in Leave-heavy neighbourhoods in north-east England, while struggling in Cornwall, their old stomping ground.
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Labour isn’t working – why only radical change can save Keir Starmer’s project
The Labour leader has disowned the left but has offered nothing of substance in return.
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What does Laurence Fox really want?
In conversation, the actor, campaigner and London mayoral candidate is a man defined by his contradictions.
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