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Starmer has failed to stand up for his own principles
2026: Already a big year for impotent political handwringing
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Starmer’s great Ukraine gamble
A world in which the US is no longer a reliable ally will necessitate a transformation in foreign and defence…
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The year of the rebel
Keir Starmer’s opponents in the country and the party have left him struggling to keep control
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Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong show trial shames Britain
China has shattered its treaty commitments to the UK over Hong Kong
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Britain’s right turn
Support for lower taxes and spending is rising fast
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A carnival of mediocrity: the year in politics
This has been a 12 months for resignations, disgrace, duplicity and strife in Westminster
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Wes Streeting: “I’m pretty frustrated”
The Health Secretary on Keir Starmer, Labour’s purpose, and his future
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Who’s winning Labour’s shadow leadership contest?
As Angela Rayner’s comeback continues, Wes Streeting supporters maintain he has a route to victory
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Starmer still lacks a true mission
The Prime Minister’s ever-shifting priorities leave all sides disappointed
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Bridget Phillipson’s child poverty victory
The abolition of the two-child benefit cap is the end of a long fight by the Education Secretary
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Rachel Reeves’ rage-bait Budget
The Chancellor’s set piece was a masterclass in political humiliation
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What we read when politics has no narrative
There is still much to discover from the great show of life
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Three things we learned at PMQs
Badenoch continued to hammer Reeves and Starmer
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Should Labour fear a Reform-Tory pact?
Deal or no deal, the risk for Starmer is that a united right beats a divided left
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The Budget: our writers’ verdicts
Louise Haigh, Faiza Shaheen, James Meadway and others respond to the Chancellor
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How Labour changed its mind on the two-child benefit cap
It was an emotional moment for so many people in the Labour movement
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Rachel Reeves’s Budget leaks early
The document was released in error more than 40 minutes before the Chancellor’s speech
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Rachel Reeves’s risky sequel
Labour MPs will like the Budget – but will voters and markets?
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Can Rachel Reeves do more than muddle through?
To Labour critics, the Budget already resembles a missed opportunity
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