Antonia Romeo becomes first female Cabinet Secretary
Her appointment follows a furious briefing war against her
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Reform is looking beatable
The party is losing rather than gaining popularity – but can Labour benefit?
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Starmer humiliated Wormald – but his problems with the Blob remain
The civil service believes it must deliver or risk being replaced
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Britain is in denial on defence
Politicians have not prepared the public for a dangerous new era
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Government abandons plans to delay 30 council elections
Reform had launched a legal challenge against the postponement
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Starmer’s war with Big Tech
Banning social media for under-16s gives the PM a chance to unite his party and the country
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The complex politics of student loans and the Labour Party
The problem isn’t going away
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Keir Starmer’s identity crisis
Can a new personality save the Prime Minister?
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MPs plot to stop Lords from killing assisted dying bill
The bill’s backers fear there is a strong chance it could run out of time
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Chris Wormald leaves the government
Keir Starmer does not have a permanent chief of staff, director of communications or cabinet secretary
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Voters can’t stand Rayner or Streeting either
Rayner’s northern appeal is non-existent
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Labour’s stealth leftism
The party’s next era will be defined by a shift in vibes rather than policy
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Morgan McSweeney’s political obituary
His failure is symptomatic of a deeper ideological crisis at the heart of Labour
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Tracker: Labour MP statements on Starmer’s future
Which MPs say Keir Starmer should stay, and which say he should go?
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Decision day nears for Your Party’s leader selection
The day after the Gordon and Denton by-election, Your Party will chose its leader
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Jacqui Smith: Changing leaders doesn’t solve the problem
The New Labour big beast speaks out on Andy Burnham and Starmer’s future
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What is Angela Rayner up to?
As Starmer’s authority withers, Rayner has made a series of choice interventions
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Sajid Javid rehearses his greatest hits
Someone asked what decision he regretted. He struggled to answer. Perhaps I can help
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Mandelson’s adoration of wealth and power reaches its inevitable conclusion
Peter Mandelson’s career sheds light on his party’s ideological fragility
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Labour is creating a vulnerable migrant underclass
Chasing Reform on immigration will only entrench an unequal system and increase resentment
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