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How parliament reacted to the Budget
Tensions reached fever pitch when Reeves announced the abolition of the two-child benefit cap
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PMQs review: Starmer and Badenoch clash over a Chinese spy scandal that makes no sense
The Prime Minister claims the Tories are to blame for the collapse of the trial. Does that add up?
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My hair-raising deputy leadership race
Also this week: A ticking off from Mum, and all aboard the Man City bus
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Shockat Adam on Britain’s new left: “We’re not anti-wealth”
The independent MP on building a new party with Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana.
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How Labour learned to love the flag
On its first day back, parliament struggled to absorb the new politics of nationalism and rebellion sweeping Britain.
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The Mouses of Parliament
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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No one wants to pay to fix Britain
Labour backbenchers are preparing to rebel against cuts that haven’t even been announced yet.
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Zarah Sultana’s big messy surprise for Jeremy Corbyn
The Coventry South MP said she was co-leading a new party with Jeremy Corbyn. He does not appear to be…
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PMQs review: Keir Starmer fails to rule out sacking Rachel Reeves
The Prime Minister didn’t do the Chancellor any favours as Labour’s crisis fortnight continues.
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Inside Labour’s welfare revolt
Keir Starmer’s political authority is now on the line.
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Abortion’s unwelcome return to British politics
Parliament will vote tomorrow on a bill that could break the consensus on feminism’s great achievement.
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Australia is no model for assisted dying
There is more dissent in the country – where assisted dying is legal – than MPs in the UK have…
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Will Jeremy Corbyn trap the government on Gaza?
He is preparing a parliamentary ruse to embarrass Keir Starmer – and take dozens of MPs with him.
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Naz Shah: “The assisted dying bill is not fit for purpose”
The Labour MP and scrutiny committee member on why she fears the consequences if end-of-life proposals become law.
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Rachel Reeves cannot disguise the pain to come
The Chancellor’s rhetoric on growth has proved overblown.
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Labour’s precarious triumph
In 2024, the party discovered that winning an election isn’t the same as winning the country.
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PMQs review: Kemi Badenoch misses every target
The Conservative leader strays even further out of her depth in an anticlimactic showdown to end the year.
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PMQs review: Badenoch falls into Reform’s trap
The Tory leader’s attacks on Labour’s immigration plan did more for Nigel Farage than the Conservative Party.
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MPs vote for assisted dying after an emotional debate
This was not parliament as usual.
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