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At first glance, the polls suggest the government isn’t feeling the pressure. But there’s another way to look at the situation.
Michael Gove adds clarity by debuting the international signal for ‘levelling up’ at the Conservative party conference in Manchester.
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Boris Johnson’s party were aiming to show what they actually mean by this ubiquitous mantra. Was it a success?
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Billed as a speech from a leader making daring decisions to fix the nation, the prime minister’s conference appearance rapidly descended into jokes about beavers.
Johnson: artfully unkempt as a way of life.
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When preened and powdered aristocrats starting losing their heads, politicians learned to start dressing like ordinary people.
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Keir Starmer used his first in-person conference speech to set his Labour party apart from the current government.
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All is not well in Brighton, where Keir Starmer is hosting his first in-person conference since becoming leader.
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Keir Starmer has clashed with unions over leadership election rules – was it really worth it?
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A government consultation is seeking views on reforming the union, rather than leaving it.
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Some economists think it should be replaced.
Scottish Green co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater are the UK’s first green party ministers.
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A green party is in government in the UK for the first time.
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Debates about Kashmir and party policy mask a deeper problem of complacency and disconnect.
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The union has long had very close ties with Labour but its new leader wants to get ‘back to the workplace’.
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The UK government is granting sweeping powers to officers to search people without reasonable suspicion they’ve committed a crime.
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Local pubs play an important role in local identity – itself a known driver in support for radical-right parties.
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It’s the UK government’s flagship policy – but does anyone know what it means?
Chilling effect: journalists are concerned about plans by the UK home secretary Priti Patel plans to reform the Official Secrets Act.
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Public interest disclosures are necessary in a functioning democracy. These reforms would make it harder to hold power to account.
Switching parties is not uncommon at grassroots level.
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Switching political parties is fairly common in Britain. But does that mean parties are being shaped by entryism?
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Ending lockdown on July 19 will be the biggest gamble of Johnson’s political career.
Victory for Kim Leadbeater, relief for Keir Starmer.
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Relief for Keir Starmer as Labour retains seat in what was billed as a referendum on his leadership.
Graffiti on the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol.
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Activists are taking a creative approach to complex debates despite intransigence from Westminster.