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Ailbhe Rea is political correspondent at the New Statesman.
The Labour backbencher crumbled upon contact with the realities of a leadership contest.
Exclusive: Five Liberal Democrat MPs are considering standing for the leadership as intense divisions emerge over Jo Swinson’s leadership and the party’s future direction.
The shadow foreign secretary’s presence on the ballot paper should be of particular concern to Keir Starmer and Jess Phillips.
The shadow foreign secretary has been the main victim of Keir Starmer’s momentum and is still hindered by her past shadow cabinet sacking.
A summary of each candidates’ op-eds, big interviews and campaign videos
The twentieth letter in the New Statesman's A-Z of the decade.
The deputy leader of Northern Ireland’s cross-community Alliance party succeeds independent unionist Sylvia Hermon.
Rory Stewart was recently spotted in the paper’s Kensington offices, prompting rumours of a forthcoming endorsement.
Actually, there's quite a good reason.
The favourite campaign story in Tory WhatsApp groups.
