Comparing Keir Starmer’s 2024 election manifesto with Tony Blair’s 1997 document is a helpful way to understand why the vision is grander than is being portrayed.
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Keir Starmer’s manifesto stops short of the abolition Gordon Brown had wanted, but some immediate changes are confirmed.
The Tories have 346 seats and could lose more than half of those. Labour is aiming for huge gains, the SNP is fighting for relevance – and the Lib Dems are hoping to become the third party again.
UK political leaders have just a few short weeks − and limited campaign funds − to woo voters.
There are 16 government bills currently making their way through parliament.
The wide-ranging bill deals with police powers, antisocial behaviour, deepfake pornography and much more.
Mordaunt is predicted to lose her seat at the election so it’s now or never for her – but the path to victory is laden with obstacles.
Frank Hester’s words are only the latest extreme example of the constant discrimination black and ethnic minority women face when they enter public life.
The SNP was offered a debate – but what they wanted was a vote.
When parliament blocked a radical MP from taking his seat in parliament, Burke warned that ignoring the people’s democratic will could have disastrous consequences.
Many believe Australia became it’s own country at federation in 1901, but that’s not strictly true. Instead, it happened more than 80 years later. Why don’t we celebrate it?
The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales acknowledges each option requires UK government involvement.
There are reasons to hold off until the autumn – but there are other clues that still point towards May.
What might appear to be common values about shared political and cultural identities can at times serve not as a bridge joining people together but a wedge driving them apart.
Bone has become only the fourth MP to ever lose their seat via a recall petition.
Scott Benton was able to lobby for the gambling industry despite reforms introduced by David Cameron when in office.
There was only one case of a government losing a vote on a second reading in all of the 20th century.
Rishi Sunak’s former home secretary thinks she is speaking for the silent majority but most people disagree with her on key points – or have other things to worry about.
Cameron heads straight into the House of Lords so that he can join Rishi Sunak’s top team following the reshuffle triggered by the downfall of Suella Braverman.
The monarch has to read the speech whether he agrees with it or not.
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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Founding Director of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre for the Public Understanding of Politics, University of Sheffield
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Nottingham Trent University
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Former Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics
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Associate Tutor in Politics and Social Sciences, Edge Hill University
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Teaching Fellow, Department of History, University of Birmingham
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Honorary Senior Lecturer, Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, York St John University
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Senior Professorial Lecturer, Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center, American University School of International Service
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Edge Hill University
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Associate Professor of British Politics, University of Leeds
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Professor of Politics & International Studies, The Open University
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University of Nottingham
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Professor of History, School of Social, Global and Political Studies, Keele University
