MPs’ safety concerns shouldn’t obscure the right to protest
Threats against parliamentarians are an indictment of parts of the pro-Palestine movement – but the democratic process must be preserved.
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The problem with David Cameron appearing in the Commons
Allowing the lordly Foreign Secretary to enter the House would set a risky precedent for democratic accountability.
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The Tory who wants to oust Liz Truss
James Bagge, a former high sheriff of Norfolk, is contemplating standing against the ex-PM.
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Hunt for the suspended BBC presenter exposes our privacy law mess
Online sleuths will inevitably accuse the wrong people. Better to name the subjects of investigations.
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Can we please give ex-politicians something to do other than podcasting?
Politicians can now have fully fledged political careers that still end about 25 years before they’re due to retire. What…
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Johnson’s populists have lost their battle with the Privileges Committee
The committee’s report on “interference” by MPs is an assertion of strength by an institution under attack.
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Who are the 31 male MPs on Westminster’s list of shame?
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Rishi Sunak needs to play political Bazball
To win over the country, the Prime Minister has to risk upsetting his party.
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Why the Conservative Party is broken
An unrepresentative membership has shifted the party’s centre firmly to the nationalistic and authoritarian right.
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Letter of the week: House rules
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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The Green awakening
Why the Tories were routed in rural England.
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Boris Johnson wants leniency no one else is getting
The former PM’s response to the Privileges Committee report on partygate is an insult to the public and parliament.
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Who’s afraid of a Lib-Lab coalition?
With the country displaying a strong anti-Tory mood, neither Keir Starmer nor Ed Davey is ruling out an electoral pact…
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The civil war that never ended
Our new Carolingian age is taking us back to the 17th century.
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Westminster is broken
Ian Dunt’s new book reveals Britain as a country of inept civil servants, deluded ministers, blinkered journalists and unscrutinised power.
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How to run as an independent: an advice letter to Jeremy Corbyn
You might even get a few Tories voting for you to embarrass the Labour Party, just like the 2015 Labour…
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Kim Leadbeater is championing a kinder, healthier politics
The Labour MP talks about the influence of her sister, Jo Cox, and making well-being a cornerstone of government policy.
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Inside Westminster’s warped workplace
Why MPs’ staff are considering strike action
Parliament must not feed scepticism about MP rape allegations, unions tell Speaker
Commons Commission is implored to protect staff and give credence to accusers by excluding accused MPs.
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Strikes bill makes a strange union in parliament
Jacob Rees-Mogg and John McDonnell were both critical of the minimum service law.
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