Simon Hart: “It is nearly impossible for a prime minister to succeed”
The former chief whip on unruly MPs, cabinet reshuffles, and the unreasonable expectations placed on politicians.
By Rachel Cunliffe
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Steve Bannon on a US-Russia alliance, kinship with Blue Labour, and his war on modernity.
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Harry Quilter-Pinner: “Progressives need better answers”
The man leading the think tank behind Starmerism on reinventing the economy.
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Can Kim Leadbeater justify her assisted dying bill?
The MP behind this ethically transformative piece of legislation answers her critics.
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David Lammy: Trump doesn’t want Putin to win
The Foreign Secretary on the war in Ukraine, relations with China and dinner at Trump Tower.
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Paul Johnson: “Labour might get lucky on growth”
The IFS director on Rachel Reeves’s first Budget and why he’s standing down next year.
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Ed Miliband: “We need to move fast and build things”
The Energy Secretary on Keir Starmer, Sue Gray and why he wants to prove public ownership works.
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