Trump’s spell has been broken
The US president is hurting rather than helping ideological allies such as Nigel Farage.
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Keir Starmer finally has a vision for Britain
Energised by international events, the Prime Minister has defined his ideas for the state.
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Why Britain isn’t working
How the benefits system became a danger to the economy and a battleground for Labour.
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Close encounters with Trump
Also this week: victory for Remainers, the staged assault on Zelensky, and 24 hours in Bahrain.
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Can Starmer make Labour the security party?
The Prime Minister has found the definition he lacked but tensions over spending cuts remain.
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Anneliese Dodds’ resignation is a warning to Keir Starmer
The Prime Minister will need to do more to reassure Labour’s browbeaten soft left.
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The “success story” of Tory education reform is a mirage
False claims about academies’ performance are obscuring the ambition of Labour’s Schools Bill.
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How will Britain pay for higher military spending?
The defence budget is already a procurement disaster.
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Can Labour rebuild Britain?
The Government has to unravel a Gordian knot of economic and regulatory difficulties holding the industry back.
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Labour’s deregulation plan is a risk to the economy
The Business Secretary thinks there’s an inverse relationship between red tape and economic growth.
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Katharine Birbalsingh: “They’re going to destroy our schools”
The outspoken headteacher believes Bridget Phillipson’s reforms are an attack on educational freedom. She is ready for the fight.
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Rachel Reeves’ growing pains
What story will Labour tell if the economy doesn’t improve?
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Labour’s Reformation
Under threat from the populist right, Keir Starmer is forging a hard new politics.
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Labour has lost the language of solidarity
Political rhetoric is transactional and utilitarian – this needs to change.
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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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