Data across multiple decades suggests Starmer will benefit from giving the impression that he is shifting to the right.
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Labour frontbencher Imran Hussain has resigned over the party’s failure to support a ceasefire in Gaza.
Sunak wants everyone to be better at maths. Here’s what taking his own advice would mean for his election campaign.
The results represent more than just dissatisfaction with local MPs – the national picture has shifted.
Labour has vowed to crack down on smuggling gangs.
The need for the Labour leader to reclaim his personal narrative had become urgent – so did he succeed?
Once upon a time, questioning the terms of Britain’s exit from the EU was effectively taboo. But times have changed and the public might be more on board than before.
The SNP are set to lose a seat in a vote triggered by a COVID scandal. But this is not one of their safer seats at the best of times.
By focusing on the disruption caused by Just Stop Oil, politicians avoid having to talk about the substance of their argument.
The opposition is divided over whether it will win over voters by promising more public investment or by proving it is economically restrained.
A hierarchy in perception puts academic qualifications above vocational ones.
More byelections could be on the way.
Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer have both faced inquiries and reports – one for antisemitism and one for racism in the Labour party.
Keir Starmer pledges to end new UK oil and gas exploration – an expert’s take on why this is the right move.
Labour would still honour existing licenses to drill for fossil fuels.
Charisma matters in elections campaigns, as a study carried out just before the 2019 election shows.
Ed Davey is haunted by his party’s experiences in government with the Conservatives – but there’s a key difference this time around.
Labour strategists seem determined to cast Starmer as the sensible ‘adult in the room’, but in order to win lost areas he needs to be much more radical than that.
Not a knockout blow but important gains for the opposition.
There’s a lot to play for in the final big electoral test before the next national vote, especially in northern regions where Labour hopes to make a comeback.
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Professor of Politics, University of Liverpool
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Lecturer in British Politics/Public Policy, School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University of London
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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 Professorial Lecturer, Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center, American University School of International Service
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Chair Professor, Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in British Politics, University of Liverpool
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