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Labour will get no second chances to change: Andy Burnham’s warning to his struggling party

Makerfield’s new MP said the area would give its name to a new test to ensure fairness for neglected areas.

19.06.2026 10

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Alex Prior

‘Working hard used to get you something’: what Hannah Spencer’s speech tells us about her, and the state of British politics

Spencer won the Gorton and Denton byelection for the Green party.

27.02.2026 20

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Labour conference: Starmer takes aim at political opponents but ties his own future to Reform

The prime minister mentioned Nigel Farage by name multiple times – a highly unusual approach to a party conference speech.

30.09.2025 20

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The Waldorf Astoria: what the history of this legendary hotel says about today’s crisis of the American establishment

The Waldorf Astoria Hotel has been shunned by presidents since Barack Obama after it was taken over by Chinese owners.

28.06.2025 20

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Alex Prior