A statue of Eric Morcambe in the bellwether seat of Morecambe and Lunesdale.
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Where are the ultra marginal seats in this election?
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A former Labour minister on how to keep the parliamentary party happy and the conversation constructive.
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Why we shouldn’t let the actions of a few taint the reputations of an entire political class.
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Britain’s centre left has been divided since the end of the first world war – now it is the centre right that has been split.
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The next government faces the daunting challenge of delivering for a public that has lost faith in the idea that it can change anything.
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The next government should restore the value of benefits to cover the costs of living.
Keir Starmer speaks during Prime Minister’s Questions in December 2023.
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The Conservatives are claiming that allowing Labour a huge majority is constitutionally dangerous but in reality, it would have no extra powers.
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Boundary changes are making this election difficult to map, so we turned to the census.
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The Labour leader has sent mixed signals over the years.
Just don’t look at it, Dave. If you can’t see it, then it can’t see you.
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The absence of ideas about Britain’s direct neighbour and trading partner is only storing problems for the future.
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Making a ‘boring’ campaign more exciting, or just distracting from the issues that matter most?
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Rishi Sunak hasn’t actually lost this election yet – but you wouldn’t know it after listening to his colleagues.
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Data from Ukip’s performance in 2017 shows that once a certain tipping point is passed, Reform is indeed a significant threat to the Tories.
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The two party leaders were asked about child benefit, dentists, immigration and affordable housing.
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Does a poll lead increase your poll lead? The science of bandwagon effects explained.
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More than half of people now support electoral reform.
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People are generally more prone to activating the parts of their brain associated with fear than those linked to rational decision making.
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It was hard to escape the feeling that the would-be leaders are as out of touch as one questioner suggested.
Donald Trump speaks to the media during a break in his criminal trial in New York on May 30, 2024.
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A former government prosecutor examines the choice to prosecute a polarizing former president.
Donald Trump arrives in a Manhattan court to hear the jury’s verdict.
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By focusing on the facts, the public can avoid being distracted by baseless allegations about the Trump verdict that undermine institutions designed to ensure – not weaponize – justice.