Why Keir Starmer should be happy about the polls – and worried about Rishi Sunak
The Labour leader has cause for optimism in the polling, but there is one cloud on the horizon.
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How Israel’s violent protests risk going beyond Covid-19 unrest
Tensions between anti-government protesters and their opponents are increasing.
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Trump’s Axios interview isn’t The Thick Of It – it’s nothing Americans haven’t seen before
What makes Armando Iannucci’s political satire funny is the contrast between perception and reality. When does any interview reveal something about…
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How Silvio Berlusconi became Italy’s kingmaker
The former prime minister now holds the keys to a new pro-European government in Rome.
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“John Hume protected us from the worst of Brexit”: Claire Hanna remembers the late SDLP leader
Claire Hanna, the SDLP MP for South Belfast and a family friend of John Hume, discusses the Nobel laureate’s legacy…
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Florence Eshalomi: “Covid has shone a spotlight on what needs to change”
The Vauxhall MP, elected in December, on coronavirus, race, and succeeding Kate Hoey.
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Podcast: John Hume remembered
Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rae are joined on the New Statesman podcast by Claire Hanna MP.
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Why time is running out for TikTok in the United States
National security concerns blur with political self-interest in the Trump administration's threat to ban the Chinese-owned app.
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