The battle for Labour’s soul
An insurgent Blue Labour is colliding with the Treasury and the progressive left.
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William Waldegrave: “The hereditary House of Lords element must end”
The former Conservative cabinet minister – and life peer – on the ancien régime.
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The Tories go from SW1A to CR0
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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How did Labour become so unpopular?
Why the government’s polling woes matter.
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The Tories’ Brexit tailspin
Kemi Badenoch’s strategy of agreeing with Reform risks backfiring.
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Defenceless Britain
Keir Starmer must rebuild the UK’s enfeebled armed forces – but he faces an almighty row first.
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Keir Starmer can’t escape the European question
The political winds driving integration are growing stronger.
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Sara Sharif and the case for transparency
Also this week: Lisa Nandy gets entangled in the Telegraph’s web, and why Brits are abandoning Tesla.
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Closing Britain’s privilege gap
The case for ending the effective state subsidy of private schools is overwhelming.
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Does Rachel Reeves have a real growth plan?
Despite her rhetoric, the Chancellor doesn’t always put higher GDP first.
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Labour’s lead on the economy has crumbled
The party is suffering as a result of general national apathy.
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Bridget Phillipson is planning a fightback
The Education Secretary knows she needs to make a clearer case for her school reforms.
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Cabinet splits on Heathrow are a defining test for Starmer
The debate over whether to build a third runway pits Rachel Reeves against Ed Miliband.
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The left after Trump
In an age of rampant inequality and oligarchic government, two leading thinkers ask: can democratic socialism survive?
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How will Labour handle Trump 2.0?
Japan’s Shinzo Abe is viewed as a pragmatic model for Keir Starmer to emulate.
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Has the bonfire of consultants begun?
Labour’s struggle to reduce government waste.
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Rachel Reeves will soon need to pick a side
The Chancellor is caught between the neo-Croslandites and the neo-Blairites.
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What makes the toolmaker’s son tick?
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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The strange death of the centre right
Moderate conservatives have allowed themselves to be marginalised by their populist rivals.
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How damaging is the Tulip Siddiq affair for Labour?
MPs are privately frustrated that trust has been squandered so quickly.
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