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The long history of inclusivity within the Labour Party is likely to come under pressure next week.
The prime minister says the public doesn’t want another vote. But what if their faith in the first result isn’t based on truth?
Was the former Labour leader a paid-up Soviet spy? It’s time the security services told us once and for all.
We humans have a tendency to avoid making decisions when we’ve got a lot of options and when we fear being blamed for our choice. Sound familiar?
Gina Miller and Layla Moran are due to speak. Coincidence?
A national survey reveals a low level of interest in this kind of political activity.
Activists are pushing for changes to ensure MPs have to face a ballot every time they want to stand for a constituency.
Many leaders before her have sought to make aid spending all about their own agendas – but there’s a new element in this case.
Belgium held the previous record with 541 days without a government. What’s holding up power-sharing?
From trade to medicines, the UK government’s ‘just in case’ planning is revealing.
Some argue the former foreign secretary’s remarks about Muslim women are a play to win support from certain parts of his party. But he really isn’t that organised.
Right-wing and left-wing populists both claim to speak for victimised or disenfranchised majorities. Here’s the difference.
The world is up in arms about many politicians’ increasing rudeness. Are we right to be so perturbed?
HIgh-profile Labour figures have long chosen to compare Zionism to Nazism.
Employees and their pensions will increasingly be at the mercy of financial markets thanks to a coalition of culprits.
Corbyn has avoided taking a position on numerous issues this year. But this one really needs a response.
Underage police informants can’t necessarily be trusted to provide accurate information, so why compromise their safety?
There’s a good reason why Brexiters aren’t coming up with an alternative to Theresa May’s Chequers plan.
With MPs on a summer break, Brexit takes a rest too, right? Wrong.
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Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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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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Associate Tutor in Politics and Social Sciences, Edge Hill University
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Professor of Politics & International Studies, The Open University
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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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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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Ashbel Smith Professor, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas
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Teaching Fellow, Department of History, University of Birmingham
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Head of Politics, Sheffield Hallam University
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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British Politics Lecturer, University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor of Politics, Richmond American International University
