What is politics? Clichés are likely to abound in response to this question. The dirty pursuit of power, or the noble pursuit of the good life? It is, of course, both of these things and more. But for ...
If Andy Burnham succeeds in the Makerfield by-election next month, Labour will immediately face a new challenge: a Greater ...
All parties when they govern are effectively a coalition”, said David Lammy on Thursday night, when the deputy PM was in the ...
The London mayor on Labour’s “catastrophic” results in the capital, and the Chancellor’s “doom and gloom” putting off ...
The rules of leadership contests are strange, and can be decisive ...
If Labour’s National Executive does as its members – and, indeed, much of the voting public – demand, then the battle for Makerfield could emerge as one of the most totemic and decisive parliamentary ...
He appears to throw his weight behind a return for Andy Burnham By Ethan Croft Wes Streeting has resigned from government. He used the announcement of new NHS data today, which shows he has ...
Why break a habit of a lifetime, I wondered as I headed to Dagenham to campaign on what would turn out to be a day the tectonic plates of British politics shifted. It was clear my time would be best ...
Follow our interactive map as we update it throughout with the latest results By Ben Walker Use the toggle at the bottom-left of the map to switch between views of the previous winners and the 2026 ...
The results of the May elections look set to be record-breaking By Ben Walker To understand the scale of Labour’s problem in 2026, you only need to look at 2025. Polling in the mid-20s, the party went ...
Instagram taps into our competitive psychology and tendency for girl-on-girl bullying. By Freya India For years now, social media has been the villain du jour for spiking rates of anxiety, depression ...
The prospect of protracted conflict that reshapes the world is only growing By Katie Stallard If you go by Donald Trump’s account, he has already won the war with Iran several times over. Iran’s ...