The Queen’s Speech points to a 2023 general election
Measures such as voter ID requirements seem designed to strengthen the Tories’ advantage ahead of an early contest.
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Is Labour winning back Jewish voters now Jeremy Corbyn is gone?
The party made some gains in areas with high numbers of Jewish voters, but the shift was not universal.
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Do Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner realise how much they need each other?
A mystifying reshuffle has done little to suggest Starmer has a clear political vision for Labour.
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Who will win the Batley and Spen by-election?
This by-election is more winnable for Labour on paper, but mistakes that didn’t matter in Hartlepool may well matter in…
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Keir Starmer’s first shadow cabinet reshuffle is a bigger gamble than many realise
Like Ed Miliband, Starmer has changed his shadow chancellor after a year. The move may have the same ending.
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Where is the Labour reshuffle Keir Starmer promised?
The New Statesman understands talks are ongoing between Starmer and Angela Rayner’s teams about a shadow cabinet role after her sacking…
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Keir Starmer’s sacking of Angela Rayner has plunged Labour into an avoidable crisis
The party’s election victories have been overshadowed by anger and confusion at Rayner’s sacking.
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“Gobsmacked“ Labour MPs react with anger to Angela Rayner’s sacking as party chair
Furious shadow cabinet members have accused Keir Starmer of making a "scapegoat" of Rayner, pointing the finger of blame for…
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