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Keir Starmer: Labour is “starting from scratch”

Keir Starmer: Labour is “starting from scratch”

The Labour leader confirmed he has ditched the 2019 Labour Party manifesto.

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What is behind Nicola Sturgeon’s IndyRef2 gambit?

The Scottish First Minister is taking the fight to hold another referendum on independence to court.

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By-election special: Is Boris Johnson doomed by the double defeat?

By-election special: Is Boris Johnson doomed by the double defeat?

Will the Tories lose the true-blue constituency of Tiverton and Honiton?

Will Red Wall voters ditch Boris Johnson at the Wakefield by-election?

Is Boris Johnson a zombie prime minister?

Is Boris Johnson a dead man walking? With Andrew Marr

Is Boris Johnson a dead man walking? With Andrew Marr

Boris Johnson faces a vote of no confidence. What happens next?

Westminster Reimagined, with Armando Iannucci

Armando Iannucci: Is politics just a game to today's leaders?

Armando Iannucci: Is politics just a game to today’s leaders?

Armando Iannucci and Anoosh Chakelian

Armando Iannucci: is politics still tribal?

Armando Iannucci: is politics still tribal?

Ailbhe Rea and Armando Iannucci

Is democracy slowly collapsing in Westminster?

Is democracy slowly collapsing in Westminster?

Armando Iannucci and Anoosh Chakelian

Are politicians obsolete?

Are politicians obsolete?

Anoosh Chakelian and Armando Iannucci

World Review

How will the end of Roe vs Wade transform America?

The US Supreme Court has overturned the landmark ruling that guaranteed national access to abortion.

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China’s broken promises on Hong Kong, with Chris Patten

China’s broken promises on Hong Kong, with Chris Patten

BONUS EPISODE: Will the world end its addiction to growth? With the Club of Rome

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Why is Europe facing a summer of discontent?

Was Angela Merkel too easy on Russia?

Could Mélenchon be France’s next prime minister?

Could Mélenchon be France’s next prime minister?

What happened in Ireland’s mother and baby institutions? With Deirdre Finnerty

Audio Long Reads

How to build a language: inside the Oxford English Dictionary - Audio Long Reads

Audio Long Reads

How to build a language: inside the Oxford English Dictionary – Audio Long Reads

Pippa Bailey and Emma Haslett

The psychiatrists who don’t believe in mental illness - Audio Long Reads

Audio Long Reads

The psychiatrists who don’t believe in mental illness – Audio Long Reads

Sophie McBain

The making of Prince William - Audio Long Reads

Audio Long Reads

The making of Prince William – Audio Long Reads

Tanya Gold and Emma Haslett

How does a music writer grieve? With playlists, of course

Audio Long Reads

How does a music writer grieve? With playlists, of course

Prime Ministerial

Was Margaret Thatcher a good prime minister?

From Theresa May to Thatcher, Stephen Bush and Jonn Elledge explore the tenures of previous leaders in a six-part series…

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Was Gordon Brown a good prime minister?

Was Gordon Brown a good prime minister?

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Was John Major a good prime minister?

Was Tony Blair a good prime minister?

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Was David Cameron a good prime minister?

Was Theresa May a successful prime minister?

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Was Theresa May a successful prime minister?