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Keir Starmer must tell a better story
The Prime Minister needs to offer hope as well as gloom to prove he really runs Britain.
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The gruelling campaign is over. Now we have a country to sort
Also this week: Nigel Farage to be bogged down by bins and neighbour disputes, and the Euros bringing about familial…
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How Labour can make government work better
The party’s success in office will be determined by how well its “mission-driven” agenda is communicated to the civil service.
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Britain’s shock of the new
Keir Starmer’s people are in charge now – and the mood in the country is changed.
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Anneliese Dodds’ long shadow in the cabinet
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Teenagers don’t need mandatory national service: politicians do
With citizenship training for MPs, the Commons would see a marked improvement, as would our response to crises.
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Ambassador Farage opens door to Team Trump for Lammy
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The rise and decline of the No 10 Policy Unit
Fifty years ago, Harold Wilson instituted the team of advisers that would help shape modern Britain. Will Keir Starmer learn…
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Esther McVey’s war on rainbow lanyards and homeless prisoners
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PMQs review: Natalie Elphicke’s defection to Labour steals the show
There may not be much overlap between her politics and Labour’s, but they do share a disdain for Rishi Sunak.
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The Tory doomscroll
Dismayed by the local elections, Conservatives fear the party faces not only electoral defeat but a crisis of identity.
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What the local elections mean for Westminster
If Andy Street and Ben Houchen can hold on, Rishi Sunak will claim that defeat is not inevitable.
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Priti situations vacant: Tories plot to install Patel as PM
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How low will Sunak go to keep power?
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How to fix a broken Whitehall
We need a new Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to strengthen the centre of government.
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Threats against MPs need to be taken more seriously
The dangers that MPs already faced have intensified since the Gaza war began.
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Holden out for a hero: seatless Tory chair pitches up in Wellingborough
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Robert Jenrick furthers his own migration to the upper Tory ranks
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Next stop Nato for Lord Cameron?
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