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The 50 most influential people shaping Britain’s conservative politics.
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Westminster does not know how to cope with a calm summer
As politics goes quiet after a decade of chaos, SW1 may find itself yearning for everything to break down again.
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Most Tory MPs will be terrified by the by-election results
Victory in Uxbridge does not compensate for the dramatic anti-government mood elsewhere in the country.
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Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Glenda Jackson: “It is never, ever a level playing field”
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The 50 most influential people shaping Britain’s progressive politics.
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Kim Leadbeater is championing a kinder, healthier politics
The Labour MP talks about the influence of her sister, Jo Cox, and making well-being a cornerstone of government policy.
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Which Tory MPs will be standing down at the next general election?
Conservatives have been spooked by Labour’s large poll leads and planned constituency boundary changes.
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Tory MP Lee Anderson has the seventh-highest staff turnover in parliament
The representative for Ashfield, who tweeted about his staffer earning “less than 30k”, is in the top ten for biggest…
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Parliament’s bullying complaints system is still failing staff
House of Commons employees tell the New Statesman they have not made formal charges against MPs because of concerns it…
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