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Ramsay MacDonald was Labour’s first ever PM but he ended up being booted out of the party he helped found.
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In an uncertain world our natural instinct is to seek out answers that reassure, even when they don’t make sense.
Campaigner Chris Head delivers a petition to Downing Street in 2020. Perhaps no one was home.
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The victims of the Horizon scandal had no political constituency and served no existing partisan debate.
From May 2024, an elected mayor of the north-east will lead a new authority spanning Northumberland, Tyne & Wear and County Durham.
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Years of political turbulence, economic shocks and the failure to ‘level up’ as pledged have turned English devolution into a key political and constitutional issue
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John Major admitted to be too thin-skinned when his government started to crumble.
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There are reasons to hold off until the autumn – but there are other clues that still point towards May.
David Cameron meeting with Xi Jinping during a visit to China in 2018.
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The foreign secretary wanted to embrace Beijing when he was prime minister but times have changed.
What does 2024 have in store for Britain’s future?
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With an election on the horizon, it’s the perfect time to curl up with one of our expert recommendations.
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Bone has become only the fourth MP to ever lose their seat via a recall petition.
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Scott Benton was able to lobby for the gambling industry despite reforms introduced by David Cameron when in office.
Mark Drakeford has been Wales’ first minister since 2018.
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What does the future hold for Wales and Welsh Labour in the wake of Drakeford’s resignation?
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Westminster has rebuked Scotland’s first minister for holding his own bilateral meetings without a UK diplomat being present.
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The former prime minister and his allies have dodged questions and passed the buck in an inquiry that is meant to give the public confidence that lessons will be learned for the future.
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Data across multiple decades suggests Starmer will benefit from giving the impression that he is shifting to the right.
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The UK chancellor has limited room for manoeuvre.
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We haven’t heard the last of plans to ship off the UK’s asylum seekers.
He’s back.
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Some former leaders provide a much needed steady hand. Others just steal the limelight.
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Sunak recently attacked ‘30 years of the status quo’ and promptly appointed a man who governed for six of those years to his top team.
Rishi Sunak’s new cabinet meets.
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While UK governments last longer than average, cabinet secretaries have below average tenure.
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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.