Michael Gove’s £30bn trap for Labour
Could the Tories, as Keir Starmer has accused them, be “trying to salt the ground” for the next government?
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Will the plot against Rishi Sunak succeed?
The rebels plan to wage a war of attrition but they face a significant obstacle: their own colleagues.
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Aggressive tax cuts could backfire on the Tories
Voters may be ungrateful and demand better-funded public services instead.
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Rwanda rabble-rousers claim asylum from their own rebellion
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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The end of the Brexit delusions
On 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom left the EU – but four years later, Brexit is still a slogan…
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PMQs review: Rishi Sunak has lost control
The Prime Minister is no longer the master of his party – as Keir Starmer gleefully reminded him.
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Labour in power
As it prepares for office, the party should study why it has so often struggled to retain it.
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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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Simon Clarke is scapegoating Rishi Sunak for the coming Tory defeat
The former cabinet minister is seeking to divert blame away from Liz Truss and his other ideological allies.
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Labour may never embrace tax rises
Even in office, the party would still want to fend off Tory economic attacks.
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Lord Deben: “Sunak will not reach net zero unless he changes policy”
The former Tory cabinet minister and chair of the Climate Change Committee on the government's approach to the green transition.
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The Conservative art of war
How the Tories defeated Labour in the battle for Britain’s soul.
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Labour and the curse of history
Keir Starmer must soon answer the question that has always plagued the party: what is Labour for?
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Why the Conservatives can’t accept their coming electoral wipeout
The party will soon regret the bias of the British media.
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Where Labour finds the money
Sorting out government inefficiencies would be a good place to start.
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The Tory party is inviting defeat
The party’s self-destruction over the Rwanda bill shows it is simply too divided to govern.
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Who will pay the price for the Post Office scandal?
In Westminster, none of the main parties are innocent, but Ed Davey is in the greatest danger.
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Why Rishi Sunak was able to bypass parliament on strikes in Yemen
Despite long-standing debate over reform, MPs have no formal power over military intervention.
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The Post Office scandal is infecting all parties
The blame for what happened lies with the whole political establishment.
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“The next Post Office scandal”: how HMRC persecutes the victims of fraud
People who have lost their savings or had their identities co-opted have found themselves being pursued by the tax authorities.
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