Keir Starmer vs the civil service
The PM’s battle with Whitehall is a delayed reckoning
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Karl Turner’s suspension exposes the confusion of Labour whips
The government’s claims to parliamentary plurality have taken another hit
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Andy Burnham has 11 weeks to find a seat
The clock is ticking for the Manchester mayor to enter parliament
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Wes Streeting fails to woo the Socialist Campaign Group
The Health Secretary’s rumoured leadership designs mean he can’t afford to be picky
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MPs revolt as Labour ditches more Rayner reforms
They fear that a new funding formula will hurt deprived northern areas
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Kemi Badenoch is pretending to be tough on China
It’s a shame the leader of the opposition never thought this way before
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Labour backbenchers are cautious about Angela Rayner
The Deputy PM’s room for manoeuvre among the Parliamentary Labour Party is narrow.
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Shockat Adam on Britain’s new left: “We’re not anti-wealth”
The independent MP on building a new party with Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana.
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How Labour learned to love the flag
On its first day back, parliament struggled to absorb the new politics of nationalism and rebellion sweeping Britain.
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Labour’s new factions show how worried the party is
The Living Standards Group and others show that MPs are already fretting about the next election.
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PMQs review: Angela Rayner cannot stop Labour’s welfare crisis
The Deputy PM gets caught in the party’s divisions over benefit cuts.
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Labour MPs are revolting over Gaza
But in the House of Commons today there were criticisms from both sides of the chamber.
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The assisted dying debate takes a sour turn
In today’s debate the frequent refrain of the Speaker was: “We are very short of time.”
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Naz Shah: “The assisted dying bill is not fit for purpose”
The Labour MP and scrutiny committee member on why she fears the consequences if end-of-life proposals become law.
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PMQs review: Badenoch’s attacks are undermined by her record in government
The Conservative leader never raised the issue of a national inquiry into the rape gangs when she was children’s minister…
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Was Louise Haigh’s departure inevitable?
Some in Labour had long thought the Transport Secretary was vulnerable.
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Why MPs should vote to legalise assisted dying
Maintaining a cruel status quo is not a neutral choice.
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Assisted dying advocates have much to learn from the legalisation of abortion
The two proposals are taking a strikingly similar route through parliament.
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Globetrotting Starmer’s shrewd out-of-sight, out-of-mind approach
Your daily dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Is the assisted dying bill doomed?
Wes Streeting’s intervention has added to the momentum against the legislation.
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