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The top office is not a playground for ideological experiment.
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Research has long shown that criminalising otherwise law-abiding citizens for their drug use is no deterrent. It only damages their life chances, in a discriminatory fashion.
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The prime minister’s main obsession could lead her down a dead end.
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In her first party conference speech as prime minister, Liz Truss has emphasised that growth is the only solution.
The cabinet having an absolute hoot at their annual conference in Birmingham.
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It’s bad for the party of government – and the closer you look, the worse it gets.
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Crisis, which crisis?
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A quick look back at the history books might have deterred the prime minister from her extreme actions.
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The economic turmoil from Liz Truss’s growth plan is causing unease among Conservative MPs.
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Forming a pact with the Liberal Democrats would make electoral sense in England – but Keir Starmer does not see it as a risk worth taking.
The dire economic outlook means bolder choices will be needed for an opposition party looking to win the next election.
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Basic costs rise steeply for those who can least afford it.
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There’s a mountain climb but there are positive signs for the opposition in the first few weeks of Liz Truss’s government,
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The Labour leader is actually quite good at building a narrative but he needs to be more consistent in his efforts.
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Date from Scotland and Northern Ireland shows Remainers are rethinking their place in the UK.
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The death of Queen Elizabeth will not weaken the attachment of Northern Ireland’s unionists to Britain. But it is a morale blow at a time of political uncertainty.
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It was widely understood to be in the works, but king Charles announced that his son would take on his previous title without formally informing the first minister of Wales.
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King Charles has inherited the crown at a time when support for the institution of the monarchy has fallen to a new low.
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The new king had a reputation for meddling when he was Prince of Wales but has recognised that cannot continue in his new role.
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Thérèse Coffey is Liz Truss’s deputy prime minister – she’ll have to fill the ill-defined shoes of past DPMs.
Liz Truss’s plan to cut taxes appealed to Conservative Party members.
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Why the new UK prime minister could struggle to translate her low-tax strategy to the general public.