Labour's best hope for a second term is if the UK Government pursues popular policies that unite the country.

Progress on a number of fronts, from boosting workers’ rights to securing trade deals, has been made since the general election.

But Keir Starmer’s Government has also pursued a number of policies that have been divisive and created tension among Labour MPs.

Taking winter fuel payments from pensioners on low incomes – an error now corrected – was the original sin.

The £5bn cuts to disability and sickness benefits are in the same category and could seriously damage the PM.

It looks increasingly unlikely that he has the support to push through the welfare

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