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The quiet consensus: how Labour and the Tories are converging

The quiet consensus: how Labour and the Tories are converging

The Budget confirmed that the two main parties are closer on policy than at any time since 2008.

By George Eaton

Comment and Analysis

Don’t assume that migrant-born politicians should be pro-immigration

Anoosh Chakelian

Why Jeremy Hunt’s Budget welfare reforms won’t work

Anoosh Chakelian

The Budget showed Sunak is trapped

The Budget showed Sunak is trapped

The SNP machine is in a state of panic over Kate Forbes

Chris Deerin

Labour should welcome Jeremy Hunt’s political tribute act

Andrew Marr

The BBC needs to stop being its own worst enemy

The BBC needs to stop being its own worst enemy

Andrew Marr

Interviews and Profiles

Wes Streeting: “NHS privatisation could not be further from my aims”

Preparing for Power

Wes Streeting: “NHS privatisation could not be further from my aims”

Rachel Wearmouth

Colum Eastwood: “We're on the road to a united Ireland – and that's going to be unstoppable”

Northern Ireland

Colum Eastwood: “We’re on the road to a united Ireland – and that’s going to be unstoppable”

Freddie Hayward

Rachel and Ellie Reeves: “We were constantly underestimated as state-school girls”

Preparing for Power

Rachel and Ellie Reeves: “We were constantly underestimated as state-school girls”

Rachel Wearmouth

Why Kate Forbes just won’t quit

Why Kate Forbes just won’t quit

Chris Deerin

New Statesman Podcast

<strong>What’s behind the Budget? With Andrew Marr</strong>

What’s behind the Budget? With Andrew Marr

Jeremy Hunt promised growth, but living standards are still set for their largest fall on record.