Gobsmacking donations from Reform’s sugar daddies should ...

The largesse of Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne exposes the weakness of the law and growing influence of the ultra-rich over democracy

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Unpopular populist Nigel Farage is by far the most dislik...

He may be indispensable to Reform, but after a summer of scandal, his appeal beyond its ranks is proving harder to sustain

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Memo to Mr Burnham: don’t expect your ministers to clap l...

The PM’s can-do talk has landed well with the public, but a full in-tray of tough decisions will test his mettle on his return to parliament on Tuesday

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Labour is enjoying a Burnham bounce in the polls. The que...

While a promising start has lifted spirits, the new PM will need much more of a boost if he’s to risk calling an early election

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Mayor Burnham’s populist opening gambit in Number 10 mask...

Quick wins on buses, bills and pubs have given the new PM momentum, but soon he must confront the difficult trade-offs that define every premiership

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Britain was in need of a good news story. Sadly, no-dram...

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail. The sorry tale of Sir Keir’s tenure is a cautionary one for his successor Andy Burnham

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Could Count Binface turn out to be Nigel Farage’s nemesis...

The Reform UK leader’s cynical gambit is backfiring. By triggering a farcical byelection, he risks being humiliated

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No 10 in the North isn’t such a bad idea, so long as Burn...

Decentralisation is key to Our Andy’s reset – but it will mean being prepared to share power with people he disagrees with

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Burnham is heady on hope but already short of time. He ne...

With just weeks to assemble a team – and without a personal mandate – the next prime minister will have scant room for mis-steps

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Keir Starmer says the next Labour leader will have his ‘u...

The prime minister’s resignation speech marks the end of a turbulent premiership, leaving Labour to navigate a challenging political landscape

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Remember Gordon! Why Labour should take a beat before par...

There are considerable risks to installing the new MP for Makerfield at Number 10 without a searching test of his mettle

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Now the march begins to put the messiah of Manchester in ...

Andy Burnham has won Makerfield, but he’s going to have to drag Sir Keir out of Number 10 kicking and screaming

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Operation Fubar: even Keir Starmer’s team players are aba...

The resignation of John Healey over defence spending has blown a hole in the prime minister’s survival strategy

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Farage, Lowe and the fight for the right to be the nastie...

As Reform and Restore feud, the plea of grieving family of Henry Nowak is drowned out by a competition in outrage and division

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Dr Blair’s prescription has made his party gag but at lea...

The former prime minister’s provocative essay has provided a whetstone for Andy Burnham to sharpen his leftwing credentials

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Whatever your fantasy of the perfect Labour leader, Andy ...

The mayor of Manchester’s critics see him as an opportunistic chameleon, but it’s exactly this pragmatism that appeals to his supporters

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How much longer can Starmer cling onto the crown while Bu...

Streeting’s failed putsch has unleashed a perilous summer for Labour driven by panic, miscalculation and naked ambition

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It’s a deadly standoff between Keir Starmer and the prete...

After Labour’s evisceration in the polls, the party needs to back its leader or sack him. They will probably do neither.

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