The state opening of parliament was a toned down affair this year.
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The parliamentary year looks set to be focused on Brexit, and with battles ahead, Theresa May has backed out of a flurry of planned legislation.
Youth isn’t always wasted on the young.
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Before the 2017 election, young voters were dismissed as lazy; now they’ve started voting in numbers, they’re being stereotyped as naive.
A PM under pressure.
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Leading isn’t all about charisma, but when you’re not seen as competent either, you’re in big trouble.
Few saw Labour’s result coming.
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The pollsters have had another bad year – and it may be because they were so worried about repeating the mistakes of 2015.
Arlene Foster and Nigel Dodds arrive at Downing Street for talks.
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What happens behind the scenes when one party props up another’s minority government.
A man of the people.
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The gamble to open up party decisions to non-members may have helped Labour extend their base of active members and supporters.
Brexit means Brexit.
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With the UK government in disarray, the type of Brexit that Britain faces is again open to question.
A leader vindicated.
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Sceptical MPs are already agreeing to return to the fold.
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The stability of Theresa May’s administration depends on several variables.
Get me the yellow pages. Now.
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History tells us that having a sidekick at Number 10 can be invaluable for a prime minister in trouble.
Protesters gather in London after the election.
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A country that is grievously divided along social, economic and geographical lines is in no condition to meet the challenges that lie ahead.
Looking for certainty, whatever that is.
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The British prime minister threw away a monumental poll lead and is now hanging on by a thread.
The face of the British left.
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From outcast campaigner through looming electoral disaster to near-triumph, Corbyn’s remarkable political journey is far from over.
Surprise!
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Hitting a moving target is hard, and young people don’t always do what’s expected.
Starting them young.
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Younger voters have been patronised and overlooked for too long – and when politics is meaningful for them, they take part with gusto.
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Even though they won the election in Scotland, the result will be portrayed as a loss for the SNP. So where does it leave Nicola Sturgeon on a second independence referendum?
I’ve got your back T, there are just a few little suggestions I’d like to go over first though.
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Theresa May is to rely on support from Northern Ireland’s biggest party in order to survive as a minority government. But that help doesn’t come for free.
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If there’s political will, Britain could retain its membership of the single market – or it could crash out without a deal.
You Brexit, you fix it.
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Britain and other member states are vulnerable, in the wake of the gamble that failed.
Feel the Earth move.
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In bringing out the youth vote, Labour has changed the rules of the game. Where next is anyone’s guess.