Harriet Harman and Gordon Brown return to government
Keir Starmer attempts to shore up his government
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Labour’s post-mortem debate begins
The old two-party system is well and truly dead
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Local elections don’t matter
Councils are utterly, ruinously powerless
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A view of Britain from the Highlands
Also: a quirky kind of nationalism, and the wit of James Joyce
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The Town Hall Theory of Everything
In local elections, road problems rank ahead of the cost of living
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The conversation around Starmer is unignorable
The talk in Westminster is frenzied
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From “pint influencers” to Starmer’s niece: meet the young politicos vying for power
One party is a clear winner among young voters
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Reform UK doesn’t like you
The party has pledged to build detention centres in areas that do not vote for it
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“If Reform win I will be in tears”: How will Southport vote?
The grieving town is in Nigel Farage’s sights
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One crazy trick can rescue Keir Starmer
It won’t be for everyone, but Tony Blair would make a fine foreign secretary
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Hamish Falconer: Reform knows I’m hard to beat
The Labour minister thinks he can stop the Farage wave from washing him away
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Good luck King Charles, and thanks for the bell
The monarch’s state visit was little more than a brief entertainment for Donald Trump
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This is not the Morgan McSweeney I know
Also: a moment for Small Prophets, and hoarding marmalade
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Letter of the week: Downing Street damage control
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine
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There should be no hiding place for anyone involved in the Epstein scandal
The scale of Britain’s involvement is still not fully understood
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The cover-up?
The prince, his protectors and the questions that must be answered
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A tale of two kings
In their speeches, Charles and Trump spoke of different Americas
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Starmer relies on fed-up but not mutinous MPs
Judgement day looks survivable for the Prime Minister
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Is Andy Burnham actually the answer?
The barriers to his coronation are practical, not political
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Would Keir Starmer agree to step down after May?
As the cabinet starts to give up, those close to him still say Starmer wouldn’t leave without a fight
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