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Andrew Marr

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Britain’s decline is as much intellectual as political

31.07.2025 6

New Statesman

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Labour's immigration plans are falling apart, writes Andrew Marr

23 July 2025, 10:54 By Andrew Marr Let’s start with the blindingly obvious. This isn’t working. So far, nothing done by Labour ministers to stop...

26.07.2025 5

LBC

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Keir Starmer is no politician – but this could be his strength

23.07.2025 6

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Not everyone who’s dangerous has clear political or religious beliefs, writes Andrew Marr

16 July 2025, 18:45 By Andrew Marr Here’s a difficult question: what is a terrorist? You might think the answer’s obvious, someone who murders...

19.07.2025 4

LBC

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Far-right memes are poisoning British politics

16.07.2025 3

New Statesman

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The great Afghan cover-up

16.07.2025 3

New Statesman

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Wander round Westminster and everyone’s out for more money, writes Andrew Marr

9 July 2025, 18:59 By Andrew Marr We are, my friends, living in a state which has lost all touch with reality. Wander round Westminster and...

11.07.2025 8

LBC

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I think we're closer to the end of the NHS as we’ve known it than doctors’ leaders realise, writes Andrew Marr

8 July 2025, 16:53 | Updated: 8 July 2025, 18:18 By Andrew Marr Resident doctors, we used to call them junior doctors - I’m sure, deserve more pay...

10.07.2025 10

LBC

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Keir Starmer has time to turn this around

09.07.2025 10

New Statesman

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What I remember of 7/7 is utter disorientated helplessness - which is the meaning of terror attacks, writes Andrew Marr

7 July 2025, 17:13 | Updated: 7 July 2025, 17:17 By Andrew Marr Many of you, not all, will have your own very vivid memories of what happened 20...

09.07.2025 6

LBC

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Keir Starmer's first year: The government is struggling but far from doomed, writes Andrew Marr

4 July 2025, 11:34 By Andrew Marr One year on, and they are a puzzle, Keir Starmer and his government. The Prime Minister has done well abroad –...

08.07.2025 2

LBC

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Politics is theatre. But what happened to Rachel Reeves during PMQs was absolutely horrible, writes Andrew Marr

2 July 2025, 17:56 | Updated: 3 July 2025, 09:00 By Andrew Marr Politics is also theatre. The words they use, their expressions, the way they...

04.07.2025 10

LBC

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We must prepare for Prime Minister Farage

03.07.2025 10

New Statesman

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The meaning of the Chancellor’s tears

02.07.2025 3

New Statesman

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A humbling week for Keir Starmer

28.06.2025 3

New Statesman

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Keir Starmer is trapped between Mr Rock and Mr Hard Place on welfare cuts, writes Andrew Marr

25 June 2025, 18:01 | Updated: 26 June 2025, 10:22 By Andrew Marr Keir Starmer and the Labour government are heading at speed towards what could be...

28.06.2025 4

LBC

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While Palestine Action are often childish, self-righteous berks - is banning the group really the correct decision?

23 June 2025, 17:43 | Updated: 24 June 2025, 00:37 By Andrew Marr Palestine Action was today banned by the Government. The Home Secretary Yvette...

26.06.2025 2

LBC

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State of Emergency

25.06.2025 3

New Statesman

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The White House fallout with Iran is a potentially catastrophic example of mutual miscommunication, writes Andrew Marr

18 June 2025, 19:54 By Andrew Marr It looks very much as if the war between Israel and Iran is, as we suggested yesterday, escalating. Donald Trump...

21.06.2025 8

LBC

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Labour must show it can build a state fit for purpose

20.06.2025 10

New Statesman

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After Iraq, are we quite sure that smashing Iran is the sensible, proper thing to do? asks Andrew Marr

17 June 2025, 20:10 | Updated: 18 June 2025, 10:35 By Andrew Marr “An end. A real end. Not a ceasefire.” What President Trump means by that,...

19.06.2025 10

LBC

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Rachel Reeves’ choices today could spell recovery or disaster and during this century, the choice has never been starker

11 June 2025, 15:24 By Andrew Marr I want to start with a few simple, important, big-picture thoughts about this spending review. First, it isn’t...

13.06.2025 7

LBC

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Laughing at the populist right is not a political strategy

12.06.2025 4

New Statesman

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If you’re going to make a U-turn, do it properly, writes Andrew Marr

9 June 2025, 17:55 | Updated: 9 June 2025, 18:01 By Andrew Marr If you’re going to make a U-turn, do it properly. If you’re going to own up to...

12.06.2025 5

LBC

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Has any Chancellor faced a challenge this daunting?

11.06.2025 20

New Statesman

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There are no quick fixes for Labour - the only answer is to hold tight, says Andrew Marr

7 June 2025, 20:21 By Andrew Marr The view from number 11. No-one else will do it this week. So, with lobbying for more money coming from all sides;...

10.06.2025 5

LBC

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Things will only get incrementally better for Keir Starmer

04.06.2025 10

New Statesman

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What’s the point of a Labour government that allows child poverty?

23.05.2025 10

New Statesman

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Brexiteer anger at Keir Starmer's 'EU reset' is 'ludicrous and unpatriotic', says Andrew Marr

19 May 2025, 18:37 | Updated: 20 May 2025, 07:45 By Andrew Marr I am a pretty gentle, relaxed, herbivorous kind of woodland creature. I don’t get...

21.05.2025 10

LBC

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The brain behind Labour’s EU deal

20.05.2025 8

New Statesman

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Keir Starmer can rewrite the history of Brexit

15.05.2025 10

New Statesman

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Could Keir Starmer's immigration rhetoric signal the reshaping of left-wing politics? asks Andrew Marr

13 May 2025, 17:16 By Andrew Marr There’s a Sherlock Holmes story which hinges on the curious case of a dog that doesn’t bark in the night. You...

15.05.2025 10

LBC

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For me, VE Day is about a young RAF pilot who refused to kill, writes Andrew Marr

8 May 2025, 16:00 By Andrew Marr I was lucky to be smack at the heart of the 80th anniversary of VE Day service at Westminster Abbey earlier today....

10.05.2025 10

LBC

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Cosplaying Reform will doom Labour

07.05.2025 5

New Statesman

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The old two-party system has been smashed. Andrew Marr asks what happens next

2 May 2025, 14:46 | Updated: 2 May 2025, 15:30 By Andrew Marr It’s a new world. To nobody’s surprise, Nigel Farage and Reform this week...

04.05.2025 3

LBC

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Does Farage own the future?

02.05.2025 5

New Statesman

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Keir Starmer must attack now to see off Farage

01.05.2025 10

New Statesman

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Why China is winning

24.04.2025 5

New Statesman

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5. What Russia can teach us

11.04.2025 20

New Statesman

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5. Keir Starmer’s government is becoming a crisis regime

03.04.2025 10

New Statesman

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I look forward to a statement that hits people like me, rather than those who can’t afford to eat, writes Andrew Marr

26 March 2025, 17:47 | Updated: 26 March 2025, 23:09 By Andrew Marr Well, it wasn’t as bad as we feared. It was considerably worse. They call it...

29.03.2025 8

LBC

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Peacekeepers in a world without peace

27.03.2025 10

New Statesman

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Rachel Reeves cannot disguise the pain to come

26.03.2025 5

New Statesman

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Labour is hemmed in in all directions - and Rachel Reeves is banking on planning reform to bring growth

24 March 2025, 16:56 | Updated: 25 March 2025, 08:41 By Andrew Marr Do you remember that old slogan - whoever you vote for, the government always...

26.03.2025 7

LBC

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5. The Palantir problem

20.03.2025 10

New Statesman

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Keir Starmer finally has a vision for Britain

12.03.2025 10

New Statesman

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Labour’s collision course

11.03.2025 5

New Statesman

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Europe alone cannot rescue President Zelensky

03.03.2025 10

New Statesman

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Anneliese Dodds’ resignation is a warning to Keir Starmer

28.02.2025 8

New Statesman

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The end of Pax Americana

26.02.2025 10

New Statesman

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