The end of Andy Burnham’s beginning
The Prime Minister has proved he can reunite Labour’s 2024 coalition – but he has more work to do
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Ethan Croft is a New Statesman political correspondent.
The Prime Minister has proved he can reunite Labour’s 2024 coalition – but he has more work to do
By Ethan Croft
From Tony Blair to today’s members, the Labour world wants Burnham to shift towards Europe
By Ethan Croft
A recently-founded caucus has urged the PM to include a commitment to the policy in his conference speech
By Ethan Croft
Everton FC is part of the Prime Minister’s politics as much as his identity
By Ethan Croft
Lessons have been learned from Keir Starmer’s rocky relationship with the US President
By Ethan Croft and Megan Kenyon
The party will vote on dropping the use of interest rates to control inflation
By Ethan Croft
Economic policy now divides and defines the British right
By Ethan Croft
This is the Prime Minister’s first real attempt to redistribute power from Whitehall
By Ethan Croft
A testy exchange on the Today programme revealed two gnawing problems for the leader of the opposition
By Ethan Croft