McSweeney, Mandelson and the stain of New Labour
We must dispense with the failed politics and toxic methods of the Blairites for good
ByMorgan McSweeney
How Labour changed its mind on the two-child benefit cap
It was an emotional moment for so many people in the Labour movement
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Is Wes Streeting changing constituency?
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster
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Morgan McSweeney is pinning all his hopes on Shabana Mahmood
Her immigration policy is an internal victory for McSweeney and his kind of politics
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Morgan McSweeney is losing control
Would Starmer survive as PM without his chief of staff?
By Is it over for Morgan McSweeney?
Even traditional allies of the chief of staff believe Keir Starmer may now sacrifice him
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The Starmer-McSweeney tendency is sinking Labour
Their tiny faction is dragging social democracy into an abyss
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Trailing Liz Truss on the Maga speaking circuit
Also this week: reflecting on Wilde, and American political lingo
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How much trouble is Morgan McSweeney in?
A leaked email suggests McSweeney may not have been totally honest during an investigation into the funding of Labour Together
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The Tories’ collapse has hurt Labour
In Reform, Keir Starmer faces an opponent without a record
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Paul Ovenden’s resignation adds to Keir Starmer’s woes
The key advisor is another close ally of the prime minister heading to the exit
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Keir Starmer and Morgan McSweeney are bound together
The chief of staff’s departure would only intensify questions over the PM’s own future.
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How to read Morgan McSweeney
Why is the Starmer’s chief adviser turning to Alexander Karp, a Silicon Valley billionaire, for inspiration?
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Morgan McSweeney’s moment of truth
The battle over welfare is part of a battle for the soul of Labour.
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Labour’s rebel MPs are rubbish at maths
Public finances are in a parlous state. Tough choices are inevitable. When will the PLP learn this lesson?
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In defence of Morgan McSweeney
It’s easy – and lazy – to blame advisers for the failures of politicians.
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Paralysis as usual in Starmer’s No 10
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Welcome to the era of Daily Mail socialism
Morgan McSweeney’s relationship with Britain’s most important tabloid is as ideological as it is strategic.
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Where next for Blue Labour?
Labour MP David Smith, one of the movement’s four parliamentary champions, reveals its ambition and goals.
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Politics in the age of the chiefs of staff
Advisers like Dominic Cummings and Morgan McSweeney might become the story – but real power always lies with the leader.
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