Reform’s bellwether election
The defector Andrea Jenkyns is running for mayor of Greater Lincolnshire – and dispirited Tories are watching closely.
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The age of five-party politics
Fragmentation leaves Labour facing threats from all sides.
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Rachel Reeves bans the A-word
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Keir Starmer’s opportunity in crisis
Donald Trump’s tariffs give the Prime Minister the political space to re-examine his government’s fiscal rules and Britain’s relationship with…
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Is Labour ready for recession?
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves face their greatest test.
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Keir Starmer’s government is becoming a crisis regime
Labour is hemmed in by military and economic enemies – but not every scenario is entirely grim.
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Sarwar Trumps Swinney
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Welcome to the era of Daily Mail socialism
Morgan McSweeney’s relationship with Britain’s most important tabloid is as ideological as it is strategic.
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Is Keir Starmer falling into the Rwanda trap?
“Stop the boats” helped destroy Rishi Sunak – and now Labour risks repeating his mistake.
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How the OBR became the Department for Austerity
Governments should not use economic forecasts as a cover for political choices.
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The Chancellor has taken another big gamble
Rachel Reeves will struggle to avoid raising taxes at this autumn’s Budget.
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Rachel Reeves cannot disguise the pain to come
The Chancellor’s rhetoric on growth has proved overblown.
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Rachel Reeves’ fraught balancing act
The Chancellor will now be forced to contemplate tax rises.
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Can Rachel Reeves recover?
A Chancellor playing a long game must hope she does not have to wait too long.
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Can Labour fix Britain’s broken planning system?
Reforming these tricky processes is a noble undertaking; but it is not a silver bullet for fixing the housing crisis.
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Bridget Phillipson’s education bill is pleasing no one
It seems the minister is empowering local bureaucrats and ideologues at the expense of headteachers.
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Keir Starmer’s great gamble
Can the Prime Minister keep Labour’s fragile coalition together?
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Labour has finally seized command of the health service
With the dissolution of NHS England, the government has the power – and the responsibility – to truly reform healthcare.
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Ending the welfare trap
Labour must not only make benefits less attractive, but make work more so.
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Seeking solace in poetry
Also this week: Steve McQueen’s powerful exhibition and Labour’s frustrating curriculum and assessment review.
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