The perils of “defensive” action for Starmer
The war with Iran could make the Prime Minister’s problems worse
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The probation system is failing women
Unable to trust restraining orders, some victims are tracking down their own abusers
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Looking for a “Kemi Bounce” in Gorton and Denton
The Conservative Party is not recovering. But its opponents are just as trapped
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On the hunt for Prince Andrew
Outside Sandringham, the British press had scented blood
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Revealed: Thames Water’s environmental and financial disaster
New research reveals Britain’s biggest water company has been illegally polluting rivers at an even greater scale than previously thought.
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The life and afterlife of Gordon Brown
Has the former prime minister finally stepped out of Tony Blair’s shadow?
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The OBR is throttling Britain’s economy
George Osborne’s public body encourages cuts and short-termism by its design
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Peter Mandelson is arrested
The former minister and British Ambassador to the United States was led out of his house in Camden by police…
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Labour should be kind to the Greens
Labour’s instinct is not to give the left what they want, but to chastise them for even wanting it
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Eluned Morgan: Labour’s last first minister?
The New Statesman sits down with the Welsh First Minister
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In Gorton and Denton, the Muslim vote is fracturing
Voters have decisively turned against Labour
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Will Andrew turn Labour republican?
The arrest of the former prince has stirred a buried left-wing tradition into life
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Antonia Romeo becomes first female Cabinet Secretary
Her appointment follows a furious briefing war against her
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Reform is looking beatable
The party is losing rather than gaining popularity – but can Labour benefit?
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Starmer humiliated Wormald – but his problems with the Blob remain
The civil service believes it must deliver or risk being replaced
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Britain is in denial on defence
Politicians have not prepared the public for a dangerous new era
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Government abandons plans to delay 30 council elections
Reform had launched a legal challenge against the postponement
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Starmer’s war with Big Tech
Banning social media for under-16s gives the PM a chance to unite his party and the country
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The complex politics of student loans and the Labour Party
The problem isn’t going away
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Keir Starmer’s identity crisis
Can a new personality save the Prime Minister?
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