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Revealed: Lib Dems' plan for 'Operation Epsom Fury'

Is any party having a ‘good war’ on Iran? After Donald Trump’s first strikes, I suggested that the Prime Minister had few appealing options. A...

12.03.2026 10

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Could Labour lose London?

Could Labour lose London?

After Gorton and Denton, where next? The scale of the Green triumph in Manchester has sent shockwaves through Sir Keir Starmer’s party. Much has...

08.03.2026 10

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Where was the imagination in Reeves’s Spring Statement?

Today’s Spring Statement was intended to be the anti-Budget: no rabbits, no leaks, no lengthy speeches. After last November’s disaster, the Office...

03.03.2026 8

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Starmer has few good options on Iran

Next month marks forty years since the United States bombed Libya. Ronald Reagan requested the use of British air bases for F-111s to retaliate...

02.03.2026 8

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Green by-election triumph is a sign of things to come

In the end, it was not even that close. The Green party has stormed to victory in Gorton and Denton, winning their first ever parliamentary...

27.02.2026 9

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‘I bet there are loads of women who find Farage sexy’: the writers of Industry on putting politics on screen

No TV show better encapsulates the nexus between money and power than Industry. The HBO drama sees investment bankers screwing, snorting and slogging...

26.02.2026 20

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Reform has stepped up its donations game

One intriguing element of the battle on the right is the arms race for donations. Twelve months ago, Kemi Badenoch’s supporters could point to her...

25.02.2026 8

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Politics / The thinking behind Nigel Farage’s shadow cabinet

James Heale has narrated this article for you to listen to. There is an old joke about Nigel Farage, put about by former colleagues. ‘Why is Nigel...

23.02.2026 10

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Politics / The thinking behind Nigel Farage’s shadow cabinet

There is an old joke about Nigel Farage, put about by former colleagues. ‘Why is Nigel like a beech tree?… Because nothing grows under him.’ The...

19.02.2026 10

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James Orr is Reform’s new Head of Policy

It has been a busy few days for Reform UK. Having dominated the last summer recess, this week they are determined to do the same. This morning, the...

17.02.2026 10

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Nigel Farage unveils his shadow cabinet

It is parliamentary recess and once again, Reform is making all the running. Having successfully rebuffed Labour’s plans to cancel council elections...

17.02.2026 10

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Starmer’s local election rebuff benefits Reform

The parliamentary recess ought to buy Keir Starmer a bit of much-needed breathing space. But the Prime Minister has suffered an unwelcome rebuff today...

16.02.2026 20

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‘We know where the bodies are buried’: How Kemi put Keir on the ropes

13.02.2026 40

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The real story of the ‘British Muslim patriot’ supercharging Reform

13.02.2026 3

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Keir Starmer staggers on for another day

11.02.2026 8

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Starmer’s director of communications resigns

09.02.2026 6

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Keir Starmer is losing his own MPs over Mandelson

04.02.2026 10

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Starmer’s China trip has been underwhelming

30.01.2026 6

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Badenoch shrugs off trio of Tory defections

28.01.2026 7

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Suella Braverman defects to Reform

26.01.2026 10

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The two winners from the Burnham block

25.01.2026 20

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Andy Burnham confirms he wants to stand for parliament

25.01.2026 10

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Quite right / Starmer pauses Chagos deal

24.01.2026 10

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Starmer pauses Chagos deal

24.01.2026 10

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Badenoch pledges to MPs to keep right

22.01.2026 30

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Keir Starmer chooses jaw jaw over trade war with Trump

19.01.2026 30

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Andrew Rosindell defects to Reform

19.01.2026 8

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New recruit / Robert Jenrick joins Reform

15.01.2026 6

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Out / Kemi sacks Robert Jenrick

15.01.2026 8

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Starmer's jokes fail to save his PMQs

14.01.2026 10

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Why Ed Davey is happy being boring

13.01.2026 6

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Why Nadhim Zahawi joined Reform

12.01.2026 10

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Politics / Labour’s next rebellion

08.01.2026 10

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Politics / Can Laila Cunningham win London for Reform?

07.01.2026 10

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Is Labour's 'war on farmers' cranking up a gear?

22.12.2025 6

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Press / Keir Starmer just declared war on the lobby

19.12.2025 20

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Keir Starmer just declared war on the lobby

18.12.2025 4

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Keir Starmer's union woes just got worse

17.12.2025 10

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Starmer's liaison committee grilling revealed three things

16.12.2025 9

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Starmer's liaison committee grilling revealed three things

15.12.2025 5

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Farage and Bardella's small boats pact

10.12.2025 10

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Lammy’s jury reforms face an uphill battle

08.12.2025 20

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The meaning of Lord Offord's defection

06.12.2025 8

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Will Robert Jenrick join Reform?

03.12.2025 6

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Starmer’s China policy seems stuck in the past

02.12.2025 10

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Lammy unveils plans to slash jury trials

02.12.2025 7

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Richard Hughes quits as OBR chairman

02.12.2025 8

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Starmer defends Rachel Reeves over Budget ‘lies’

01.12.2025 10

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Zack Polanski is the real winner of the Your Party conference

01.12.2025 6

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For all Reeves’s ‘lying’ denials, this is just the beginning

30.11.2025 10

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