Category: Politics
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Jon Cruddas: ‘Every leader before Keir Starmer has accepted Labour is a broad church. Why can’t he?’
Labour faces two huge strategic challenges: first how to win power, and second how to use it to change our country for the better. The… Read More
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Week-in-Review: Rishi Sunak’s ‘reinvention’ shows the limits of his power
Why do leaders and parties reinvent themselves? Here’s one obvious answer to that question: because they have to. Rishi Sunak’s updated political approach, expounded this… Read More
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Tim Farron: ‘Suella Braverman’s shallow self-promotion is making Britain look ridiculous’
As Suella Braverman stands to address her party faithful in Manchester this week, she has serious questions to answer about the failures of the department… Read More
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Are the Conservatives doomed to repeat the same mistakes in opposition?
The definition of madness is attempting the same thing over and over, but expecting a different result. Ever since Labour’s defeat at the hands of… Read More
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Advocates of proportional representation need to manage their expectations – just look at New Zealand
Unless the Conservatives pull off the mother of all comebacks between now and next year, it looks increasingly likely that Keir Starmer will be Britain’s… Read More
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SNP admits it has ‘work to do’ as Labour hails ‘seismic’ victory in Scottish by-election
Labour has triumphed in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election, with leader Sir Keir Starmer hailing a “seismic result” for his party north of the… Read More
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Sunak refuses to be ‘rushed’ on HS2, says he will not be ‘forced into premature decision’
Rishi Sunak has said this morning that he wants to make the “right decision for the country” on HS2 as he insisted ministers would not… Read More
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Susan Hall accused of ‘dog whistle politics’ after suggesting Jewish people are ‘frightened’ by Sadiq Khan
The Conservative Party candidate for London mayor has suggested that Jewish people are “frightened” by Labour’s Sadiq Khan in a fringe event at party conference. … Read More
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The pro-EU ‘rejoin’ movement should not risk repeating the same mistakes as its Brexiteer opponents
Brexit has been a failure. You know it. I know it. Nigel Farage, God love him, knows it. You’ll find very few people around these… Read More
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Nigel Farage: Things I fought for are now ‘quite mainstream’ in the Conservative Party
Nigel Farage has said the things he fought for have become “quite mainstream within the Conservative Party”. The former UKIP and Brexit Party leader told… Read More