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How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line
How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line
Political parties
How do you keep a large parliamentary party in line? Sienna Rodgers digs into Labour's job creation scheme for back benchers. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
Recipes For Disaster: The Bacon Sandwich
Political parties
Recipes For Disaster: The Bacon Sandwich
Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts
Political parties
Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts
Senior Tories Meet German Counterparts To Discuss Rebuilding and Fighting Reform
Foreign affairs
Senior Tories Meet German Counterparts To Discuss Rebuilding and Fighting Reform
Alastair Campbell Tells Labour To Set Up MP Group To Attack Reform
Political parties
Alastair Campbell Tells Labour To Set Up MP Group To Attack Reform
Former Tory MP Charged With Gambling Offences
Political parties
Former Tory MP Charged With Gambling Offences
Reform Puts 'Mr Farage' Front And Centre Of Runcorn By-Election Campaign
Political parties
Reform Puts "Mr Farage" Front And Centre Of Runcorn By-Election Campaign
Opinion
The Professor Will See You Now: Chips
Political parties
By Professor Philip Cowley
The Professor Will See You Now: Chips
We cannot deny Reform’s appeal – but these fake patriots do not stand for British values
Political parties
By Mike Tapp MP
We cannot deny Reform’s appeal – but these fake patriots do not stand for British values
The Professor Will See You Now: Canvassing
Political parties
By Professor Philip Cowley
The Professor Will See You Now: Canvassing
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Alastair Campbell Tells Labour To Set Up MP Group To Attack Reform
Alastair Campbell Tells Labour To Set Up MP Group To Attack Reform
Political parties
Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts
Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts
Political parties
Senior Tories Meet German Counterparts To Discuss Rebuilding and Fighting Reform
Senior Tories Meet German Counterparts To Discuss Rebuilding and Fighting Reform
Foreign affairs
We cannot deny Reform’s appeal – but these fake patriots do not stand for British values
We cannot deny Reform’s appeal – but these fake patriots do not stand for British values
By Mike Tapp MP
Political parties
The UK must sign a bilateral security agreement with Kosovo
The UK must sign a bilateral security agreement with Kosovo
By Paul Foster MP
Foreign affairs
Bill To Save British Steel Passes In One Day
Bill To Save British Steel Passes In One Day
Economy
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How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line
Political parties
How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line
How do you keep a large parliamentary party in line? Sienna Rodgers digs into Labour's job creation scheme for back benchers. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
Recipes For Disaster: The Bacon Sandwich
Political parties
Recipes For Disaster: The Bacon Sandwich
To launch a new column on politicians making a meal of it, there was only one place to start.
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Environment
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Sienna Rodgers talks to shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins who aims her fire at ‘City Steve’, ‘showman’ Nigel Farage and the government’s ‘Marxist’ policy on compulsory purchase
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What Britain's pubs tell us about Labour's electoral strategy
Political parties
By Calum Weir
What Britain's pubs tell us about Labour's electoral strategy
Politics and pubs go hand in hand. That is why the ‘Marston’s Belt’, Labour’s new fertile ground, is worth more careful consideration than it first appears.
The Lib Dems Are Eyeing Labour Seats To Target At The Next Election, Says Party President
Political parties
The Lib Dems Are Eyeing Labour Seats To Target At The Next Election, Says Party President
The Liberal Democrats are already thinking about seats they can take from Labour at the next general election, according to the party president.
Pro-Gaza Independent MPs Could Establish A New Formal Grouping In Parliament
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Pro-Gaza Independent MPs Could Establish A New Formal Grouping In Parliament
Shockat Adam, who unseated top Labour figure Jonathan Ashworth to become MP for Leicester South at the General Election, has left open the possibility of a new formal grouping of Independents being established in Parliament.
Exclude Convicted Rioters From Early Prison Release Programme, Says Tory MP
Home affairs
Exclude Convicted Rioters From Early Prison Release Programme, Says Tory MP
Conservative MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown has urged the Government not to release rioters early from prison and prioritise to keep those who are convicted behind bars.
Tom Tugendhat Says He Wants To “Reform The Tories, Not Become Reform”
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Tom Tugendhat Says He Wants To “Reform The Tories, Not Become Reform”
Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat has said that if he becomes the party leader, he would want to “reform” the Conservative Party but not allow it to “become Reform”.
Mel Stride Says He Will 'Completely Overhaul' Tory Campaign Machine If Elected Leader
Political parties
Mel Stride Says He Will "Completely Overhaul" Tory Campaign Machine If Elected Leader
Conservative leadership contender Mel Stride wants to “radically drive change” in the Tory party in the wake of its shattering election defeat, including a “complete overhaul” of the campaign structure.
Who Is The Labour Growth Group?
Economy
Who Is The Labour Growth Group?
The Labour Growth Group was set up last week to support the Government mission to build more homes and infrastructure. Some Labour left MPs believe it is a No10 "front", but members insist it was created to keep the party focused on "its most important mission".
Senior Tories Admit Things ‘Could Get Worse’ For Party Before They Get Better
Political parties
Senior Tories Admit Things ‘Could Get Worse’ For Party Before They Get Better
The Conservatives must “not accept that this is as low as it gets” despite slumping to its worst election result ever last month, according to two senior party figures.
Why is the British electorate so volatile?
Political parties
By Zain Mohyuddin
Why is the British electorate so volatile?
By going from a landslide defeat to a near-historic majority in one parliamentary term, Labour’s victory continued the trend of extreme volatility that has come to define recent British elections.
Six Candidates Enter Race To Become Next Tory Leader
Political parties
Six Candidates Enter Race To Become Next Tory Leader
Six Conservative MPs have formally entered the race to succeed Rishi Sunak as Tory party leader after receiving the required number of backers.
Who Replaces Rishi Sunak? Here Are The Leading Runners And Riders
Political parties
Who Replaces Rishi Sunak? Here Are The Leading Runners And Riders
Conservative candidates have until Monday to get the backing of enough MPs to stand in the leadership contest, following the party's most devastating election loss in two centuries.
Labour Showing ‘Seriousness’ By Moving EU 'Reset' Job To Cabinet Office
Brexit
Labour Showing ‘Seriousness’ By Moving EU 'Reset' Job To Cabinet Office
Moving responsibility for dealing with the European Union closer to Number 10 shows “a level of seriousness” from Labour in resetting relations with Brussels, according to a former government special adviser on Europe who was involved in the Brexit negotiations.
Will the Greens be the Reform of the left?
Political parties
By John McTernan
Will the Greens be the Reform of the left?
The terrain of politics has changed. Green issues have become a political dividing line in recent months, but Labour hasn’t flinched despite attempts from the Tories to make it a ‘wedge issue’.
We deserved to lose
Political parties
By Tobias Ellwood
We deserved to lose
My party, the Conservatives, deserved to lose on 4 July. And unless we truly unite and then return to the middle ground, we will lose again. 
Tories 'Deserved' To Lose General Election, Says Former Conservative MP
Political parties
Tories 'Deserved' To Lose General Election, Says Former Conservative MP
A former Conservative MP who lost his seat earlier this month believes his party deserved to lose.
Three Women MPs Elected New Deputy Speakers
Political parties
Three Women MPs Elected New Deputy Speakers
Caroline Nokes, Judith Cummins and Nus Ghani were elected as deputy speakers of the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon.
Rwanda Scheme Has Cost Britain £700 million
Political parties
Rwanda Scheme Has Cost Britain £700 million
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said the Rwanda Scheme legislated for by the previous Conservative government has already cost the taxpayer £700million.
Keir Starmer Says There Is No 'Silver Bullet' To Address Child Poverty
Education
Keir Starmer Says There Is No "Silver Bullet" To Address Child Poverty
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said there is no quick-fix or "silver bullet" to addressing child poverty as he comes under increasing pressure to lift the two-child benefit cap.
Labour Streamlines HQ As Party Staff Move Into Government
Political parties
Labour Streamlines HQ As Party Staff Move Into Government
The Labour Party is streamlining its headquarters in an organisational overhaul prompted by a large number of staff moving into government jobs.
Out of the box: the Tory case for electoral reform
Political parties
By Tim Bale
Out of the box: the Tory case for electoral reform
The Tories’ attachment to first-past-the-post is bound to come under immense strain following the election. Tim Bale argues they should think carefully before rejecting the case for reform
Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
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Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
Conservative MPs are likely to have to declare their bids to become party leader by the end of next week and fight the contest over Parliament's summer recess.
The Lib Dems will offer opposition where the Tory-Reform coalition can’t
Political parties
By Vince Cable
The Lib Dems will offer opposition where the Tory-Reform coalition can’t
There is now a large contingent of Lib Dems in the new Parliament. My pre-poll guess, for what it is worth, was around 45 – as in the 1997 landslide election. The Lib Dems have exceeded their objective by delivering a record-breaking 71 MPs, leapfrogging the SNP to be the third-largest party in Parliament again.
Defeated Tory Candidates Invited To Join Campaign Review After Election Drubbing
Political parties
Defeated Tory Candidates Invited To Join Campaign Review After Election Drubbing
Conservative candidates who failed to win their seats at the General Election have been invited by the party chairman take part in a major review into where the campaign went wrong.
Labour ran a slick digital campaign – but no party dominated the air war
Political parties
By Ben Guerin
Labour ran a slick digital campaign – but no party dominated the air war
For a historic election that ended 14 years of Conservative government, the social media campaigns from the main parties were surprisingly tame.
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Illicit Trade: The Growing Crime in the UK
2025
Thames Pavillion, House of Commons
Illicit Trade: The Growing Crime in the UK
Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
2025
Surveyor's House, 12 Great George Street, SW1P 3AD
Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
Net Zero Week 2025
2025
Virtual
Net Zero Week 2025