Labour reshuffle: a leaner and meaner shadow cabinet?
Keir Starmer insists his reshuffle promoted the best people for the job, while others view it as a shift to…
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The catch-22 for migrants crossing the Channel
Why are people risking their lives to cross the Channel, and does the government really care?
Does Labour have a future in Scotland?
Labour has struggled to find a place for itself in Scottish politics after the independence referendum
What went down at Cop26?
Boris Johnson declares the climate conference a historic success, while others condemn it as a “monumental failure”.
Why the corruption scandal feels like 1997, with Chris Bryant
The Owen Paterson lobbying story has all the hallmarks of Nineties sleaze.
Will the row over MPs’ second jobs hurt Boris Johnson?
The backlash over MPs’ second jobs in the wake of the Owen Paterson fiasco could cause internal strife for the…
How the Owen Paterson scandal reduced the Conservatives’ poll lead
Ben Walker joins the New Statesman Podcast team for a monthly look at the polls.