Andy Burnham doesn’t like to be rushed. Out and about, he likes to stop for a chat with members of the public. Advisers and ...

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The foreign policy expert on spheres of influence and what America First really means By Megan Gibson Fiona Hill knows more than almost anyone just how fraught this geopolitical moment is. The British ...

It was a throwaway line, 18 careless words that Rachel Reeves surely could not have predicted would cause such chaos when she ...

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The most important thing for any captain is not to capsize the ship By Andrew Marr The most significant big-picture take on this year’s Budget came before it was delivered, from the New Statesman’s ...

How the former first minister of Scotland came to lead the opposition to Israel’s actions in Gaza By Peter Oborne Humza Yousaf, author of Under Fire, an important and painfully honest testament, could ...

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It is an inherently dishonest way to run a country By Will Dunn In recent decades, a sinister new force has assumed power in Westminster. They can appear in any political party. They are formidable at ...

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How five sisters’ brave battle over their brother’s slaying forced the IRA to lay down arms ...