How much of a threat is Reform UK to the Tories?
Richard Tice, leader of the successor to the Brexit Party, on why the Conservatives deserve to be “smashed and destroyed”.
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New year heralds no resolution for Rishi Sunak
The Prime Minister projects stability, but his plans for levelling up and childcare could reopen his party’s wounds.
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Will the SNP’s tax-raising gamble pay off?
The SNP is doing everything it can to make Scots see themselves as distinct, even if it costs them more…
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“The Tories have given up”: Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll on revitalising the north-east
One of Labour’s “last Corbynistas in power” believes further devolution and left-wing ideas could revolutionise regionalism in the UK.
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Ian Hislop’s Diary: Getting the choir back together, remembering John Sessions, and what politicians forget about A Christmas Carol
If Jeremy Hunt is “playing Scrooge”, he should give a free goose to every household.
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Populism is in decline in the West but the UK is still paying the price
The Brexit vote made what could have been a passing fashion a near-permanent feature of our politics.
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Andy Burnham burnishes his brand on Labour’s left
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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The Tories are planning to leave the housing crash for the next government
Changes to stamp duty will stimulate demand just before the next election – and cause the market to fall after…
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The Chancellor’s funding won’t treat the NHS’s financial headache
The extra billions pledged are welcome, but will not be enough to fix significant problems across health and social care.
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Keeping quiet on Brexit is a shrewd move for Labour now, but a strategic disaster in the long term
What is the opposition’s thinking about Britain’s place in the world?
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The instant political histories that nobody needs
Hasty biographies of Liz Truss and Boris Johnson by Westminster journalists show the perils of rushing to judge the recent…
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Cash-strapped councils “not out of the woods” after Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement
There needs to be a long-term funding plan to protect services, says the Local Government Association.
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Do the Tories understand how much young people hate them?
Yes, they do – and no, they are not going to do anything about it.
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I’m a public health doctor – I know austerity is why people are struggling
Jeremy Hunt missed an opportunity to improve the population’s health in his Autumn Statement.
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Labour must make sure no one forgets the Tories’ Brexit disaster
More and more people are realising that Brexit is the greatest act of economic self-harm in living memory.
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The Grey Recession
Pensions are supposed to be the most sensible part of the economy, but in an ageing society they are creating…
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How benefits have plummeted in value
Those on unemployment benefit now receive just 10 per cent of what the average worker earns.
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“The wolf is still at the door”: council leaders on the Autumn Statement
Local authorities bore the brunt of austerity in the 2010s – now they face more uncertainty.
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Labour needs a radical alternative to Jeremy Hunt’s wages of misery
As ever more workers take strike action to defend their living standards, Labour must be on their side.
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“It could’ve been a lot worse”: Martin Lewis on the Autumn Statement
The money-saving expert says next year will be difficult for millions, but that his worst fears of benefits cuts have…
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