The Policy Ask with Alastair Campbell: “Boris Johnson and his kind should never be allowed near public life again”
The journalist and former Downing Street press secretary on populism, Brexit, and the need for a Political Reform Bill.

The journalist and former Downing Street press secretary on populism, Brexit, and the need for a Political Reform Bill.
With an election looming, the UK's most senior civil servants must get ready for all eventualities.
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ByExpert comment and analysis from Michelle Donelan MP, Chloe Smith MP, Jonathan Reynolds MP and Alastair Campbell.
ByAdam Hug on his party’s path to power in the capital's iconic borough.
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ByThe problem isn’t a lack of solutions – it’s a lack of imagination.
ByThe Greater Manchester Mayor told a New Statesman conference he would run again for the leadership.
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ByForeign Secretary Dominic Raab and Tim Farron are two of the many MPs whose political careers are now in danger.
ByIn the poorest neighbourhoods the story is of Labour decline, not just Conservative advance.
ByThe Tories owe their large majority to support from retired voters, not working-age ones.
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