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What does Keir Starmer’s revamped shadow cabinet line-up tell us about Labour’s political direction?
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Starmer has trapped Labour in a broken liberal consensus
Like Rishi Sunak, the Labour leader only offers a narrow, technocratic pragmatism.
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Lisa Nandy fails to take Starmer’s reshuffle hint
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Starmer’s transition from soft-left to Labour right is complete
The shadow cabinet reshuffle confirms his abandonment of the leadership platform he stood on in 2020.
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Starmer’s new shadow cabinet is a Blairite tribute band
The Labour leader’s team is without precedent in the narrowness of its political scope.
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The new radical? What to expect from the shadow levelling-up secretary
Angela Rayner now presides over a sprawling policy remit – and the opposition’s most far-reaching reforms.
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Keir Starmer’s reshuffle was politically ruthless
The Labour leader has marginalised the soft left and promoted proud Blairites.
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The Reeves doctrine: Labour’s plan for power
She is ready to be Britain’s first female chancellor. But will Rachel Reeves’ caution stifle her creativity?
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Pat McFadden – Labour’s great survivor
Tony Blair’s former political secretary has accumulated “extraordinary power” as shadow chief secretary to the Treasury and Rachel Reeves’s deputy.
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The Budget proves only Labour has a serious economic plan
As the Conservatives prioritise handouts for the richest few, ordinary families are left paying the price.
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Has Keir Starmer let ordinary workers down?
The fallout continues following Sam Tarry’s sacking, as union leaders call Labour “irrelevant” to working people.
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Thangam Debbonaire interview: “Labour isn’t quite ready to win an election – but there is a shift”
The shadow leader of the House and Labour MP for Bristol West on opposing Jacob Rees-Mogg, Labour’s prospects of winning…
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