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The mistakes Keir Starmer made over disability cuts – and how he can avoid future embarrassment

The weakened prime minister urgently needs to get out and talk to his MPs before any more embarrassing arguments blow up.

02.07.2025 4

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Thomas Caygill

Labour’s Mike Amesbury has been jailed for punching a man – here’s why he’s still an MP

MPs can only be expelled by parliament under certain circumstances, but constituents can also kick them out.

25.02.2025 10

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Thomas Caygill

John Prescott – the glue that held New Labour together in more ways than one

Although it is a cliche to call someone a giant of their profession, it is an apt description of Lord John Prescott, who has died at the age of 86....

21.11.2024 10

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Thomas Caygill