Keir Starmer has silenced his Labour critics – for now
The Labour leader’s allies are nothing short of jubilant after the party won against the odds in the Batley and Spen by-election.
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Labour held Batley and Spen against the odds by attracting new voters
Faced with George Galloway’s advance among traditional Labour supporters, the party attracted new converts to compensate.
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Why the battle over Scottish independence is heading for the courts
The SNP will try to use courtroom clashes with the UK government to build anger among the electorate.
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Will there be a Labour left leadership challenge to Keir Starmer?
Socialist Campaign Group MPs are doubtful that a candidate could secure the 40 MP nominations required to stand against an…
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Is Keir Starmer about to be challenged for the Labour leadership?
The left of the party is angry, the centre and right are angsty, and it only takes nominations from 40…
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The Tories are facing an electoral threat in more deprived areas that voted Leave, as well as in affluent Remain…
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Boris Johnson has a long way to go on “levelling up”
An expert in health inequalities says the government is too focused on infrastructure projects instead of investment in jobs, housing,…
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Labour MPs are in limbo as they wait for Keir Starmer’s strategy
MPs are angry after the Hartlepool defeat and angrier still about mistakes in Batley and Spen. But they don’t know…
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