Why the immigration minister job has been split in two
Creating a minister for “legal migration” and a minister for “illegal migration” reveals a telling calculation.
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Rishi Sunak only has himself to blame for his humiliation
The Prime Minister had no need to make the Rwanda plan a defining test of his leadership.
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The Tory right is at war with reality
The levels of self-delusion over the Rwanda plan suggest the party may be incapable of being led.
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Britain deserves better in 2024
A Labour government would change the social atmosphere for the better and offer the hope of a new start.
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The Tories are lucky to be rid of Boris Johnson
At the Covid Inquiry, the former PM appeared muddled, aggressive and, by the end, crushed.
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In 2024, Labour must offer hope
If all Keir Starmer’s party promises is a second age of austerity, voters will soon abandon it.
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Britain is one of six major countries not providing “fair share” of climate finance
Rishi Sunak claims the UK is as “committed as ever to helping developing countries”, but a new report reveals the…
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James Cleverly’s immigration plans are unconservative
In their panic to reduce net migration, ministers are interfering in families.
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Where is all the affordable housing?
Thatcher’s government set a housing policy paradigm that no government since has been able to change.
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It only gets worse for Rishi Sunak
The Prime Minister has never been more unpopular among Tory members and voters. What now?
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Britain was lucky to have Alistair Darling
The late chancellor lacked any shred of personal pomposity despite his abundant talents.
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How the politics of immigration has changed
Keir Starmer’s comments on foreign workers undercutting salaries were not criticised in the same way Gordon Brown was in 2007.
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Rishi Sunak should stop trying to appease the Tory right
Conservative MPs make impossible demands and then complain when those demands are unmet.
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Louise Casey: The Tories are done – and they need to go away for a while
The social policy fixer on the perils of "initiativitis" and how Labour can deliver in government.
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Next stop Nato for Lord Cameron?
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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PMQs today: Rishi Sunak panics as he brands the EU the enemy
Sunak’s suggestion that Keir Starmer was “backing an EU country over Britain” by meeting the Greek Prime Minister was astonishingly…
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At Cop28, the UK must be honest about UAE’s human rights record
Climate breakdown and rights abuses are intrinsically linked.
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Ten ways to wreck a country
How the Tories bungled their way through 13 years of government.
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Why the next government must bolster mutuals
Diverse business models in the finance sector can help beat the housing crisis and fight fraud.
Jeremy Hunt still doesn’t understand the childcare crisis
The Chancellor celebrated his expansion of free childcare – but without further investment the policy is set up to fail.
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