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The Rundown Podcast: Inside Labour's New Tribes
The Rundown Podcast: Inside Labour's New Tribes
Political parties
As disquiet brews within Labour over cuts to welfare, and a perceived failure to pursue a progressive enough agenda, this week The Rundown looks inside the governing party as a host of new caucuses and organised campaign groups have sprung up, and asks, who are the new tribes within Labour?
Ex-Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe “Open” To Joining The Tories
Political parties
Ex-Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe “Open” To Joining The Tories
Nigel Farage Calls For Lifting Of Two-Child Benefit Cap
Political parties
Nigel Farage Calls For Lifting Of Two-Child Benefit Cap
Reform Hopes The World Of Business Will Flock To Its Party Conference
Political parties
Reform Hopes The World Of Business Will Flock To Its Party Conference
Progressive Parties Must 'Reinvent Or Die', Warns Think Tank
Political parties
Progressive Parties Must "Reinvent Or Die", Warns Think Tank
Labour Move To Restrict Membership Data Triggers Internal Row
Political parties
Labour Move To Restrict Membership Data Triggers Internal Row
The Rundown Podcast: What Can We Learn From The Coalition?
Political parties
The Rundown Podcast: What Can We Learn From The Coalition?
Opinion
Recipes for disaster: David Cameron's Cornish pasty
Economy
By Robert Hutton
Recipes for disaster: David Cameron's Cornish pasty
The Brexit debate has moved on, and so has Britain
Foreign affairs
By Praful Nargund
The Brexit debate has moved on, and so has Britain
Dominic Raab's Pret Special
Brexit
By Robert Hutton
Dominic Raab's Pret Special
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We'd be foolish to sever our trade links with Israel
We'd be foolish to sever our trade links with Israel
By Lord Austin of Dudley
Foreign affairs
Ex-Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe “Open” To Joining The Tories
Ex-Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe “Open” To Joining The Tories
Political parties
Universities Face Over £1bn In Funding Cuts, Sector Warns
Universities Face Over £1bn In Funding Cuts, Sector Warns
Education
The Brexit debate has moved on, and so has Britain
The Brexit debate has moved on, and so has Britain
By Praful Nargund
Foreign affairs
Reform Hopes The World Of Business Will Flock To Its Party Conference
Reform Hopes The World Of Business Will Flock To Its Party Conference
Political parties
Recipes for disaster: David Cameron's Cornish pasty
Recipes for disaster: David Cameron's Cornish pasty
By Robert Hutton
Economy
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Water Minister Emma Hardy: 'The Regulatory System Is Broken'
Environment
Water Minister Emma Hardy: "The Regulatory System Is Broken"
With water now a top political issue in Britain, Sienna Rodgers talks to Defra minister Emma Hardy who says regulation of the industry is ‘broken’ – and warns companies, ‘there’s no room to hide’
Dominic Raab's Pret Special
Brexit
By Robert Hutton
Dominic Raab's Pret Special
He doesn't have the same lunch every day. Really.
The Other Insurgent Party: Should The Greens Turn Left With Eco-Populism?
Political parties
The Other Insurgent Party: Should The Greens Turn Left With Eco-Populism?
The Greens find themselves at a crossroads: red-green eco-populism with a Corbyn-style radical from outside Parliament – or two rural MPs serving as co-leaders? Sophie Church and Sienna Rodgers report
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The Rundown Podcast: Inside Labour's New Tribes
Political parties
The Rundown Podcast: Inside Labour's New Tribes
As disquiet brews within Labour over cuts to welfare, and a perceived failure to pursue a progressive enough agenda, this week The Rundown looks inside the governing party as a host of new caucuses and organised campaign groups have sprung up, and asks, who are the new tribes within Labour?
Recipes for disaster: David Cameron's Cornish pasty
Economy
By Robert Hutton
Recipes for disaster: David Cameron's Cornish pasty
It’s said that to be a minister in the Home Office is to have an entire staff under you working on things that will force you to resign. But if you think things are any better at the Treasury, you’ve got a lot to learn.
Ex-Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe “Open” To Joining The Tories
Political parties
Ex-Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe “Open” To Joining The Tories
Rupert Lowe says he is “open” to joining the Conservative Party after meeting Robert Jenrick for a private lunch in Mayfair last Thursday.
Nigel Farage Calls For Lifting Of Two-Child Benefit Cap
Political parties
Nigel Farage Calls For Lifting Of Two-Child Benefit Cap
Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage has called for the lifting of the two child benefit cap and transferable tax allowance for married couples.
Reform Hopes The World Of Business Will Flock To Its Party Conference
Political parties
Reform Hopes The World Of Business Will Flock To Its Party Conference
Reform UK is planning a major business presence at its Autumn conference as part of the party's wider bid to show it is a professionalised political force.
The Brexit debate has moved on, and so has Britain
Foreign affairs
By Praful Nargund
The Brexit debate has moved on, and so has Britain
If people feel the positive effects of our new EU relationship, then accusations of "Brexit betrayal" will have no purchase whatsoever.
Progressive Parties Must 'Reinvent Or Die', Warns Think Tank
Political parties
Progressive Parties Must "Reinvent Or Die", Warns Think Tank
Labour and parties of the left worldwide must develop a "project" to defeat populist challengers like Reform UK, a think tank with links to Keir Starmer's party has warned.
Labour Move To Restrict Membership Data Triggers Internal Row
Political parties
Labour Move To Restrict Membership Data Triggers Internal Row
Labour is to limit who in the party's ruling body receives membership figures, triggering an internal row, PoliticsHome understands.
The Rundown Podcast: What Can We Learn From The Coalition?
Political parties
The Rundown Podcast: What Can We Learn From The Coalition?
This month marks 15 years since the signing of the historic Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition agreement, and 10 years since its dissolution, so with today’s fractured five-party politics and predictions of another hung Parliament next time round, this week’s episode of The Rundown looks at what can be learnt from five chaotic days in 2010, that led to five years of surprisingly stable government.
Water Minister Emma Hardy: 'The Regulatory System Is Broken'
Environment
Water Minister Emma Hardy: "The Regulatory System Is Broken"
With water now a top political issue in Britain, Sienna Rodgers talks to Defra minister Emma Hardy who says regulation of the industry is ‘broken’ – and warns companies, ‘there’s no room to hide’
Dominic Raab's Pret Special
Brexit
By Robert Hutton
Dominic Raab's Pret Special
He doesn't have the same lunch every day. Really.
Where is the industrial strategy? Starmer must act – or workers will turn their backs on democracy
Economy
By Sharon Graham
Where is the industrial strategy? Starmer must act – or workers will turn their backs on democracy
“Everything has changed,” Keir Starmer recently declared. Some hoped this would signal a wider-step change in the government’s direction.
The statement Keir Starmer should make
Political parties
By Anand Menon
The statement Keir Starmer should make
After hugely disappointing local election results, in a world that feels as unsafe as it has in a generation, in the face of huge challenges to our political, economic and social systems, the government needs to be bolder.
Conservative Mayor Paul Bristow: I Wouldn’t Have Voted Tory In July 2024
Political parties
Conservative Mayor Paul Bristow: I Wouldn’t Have Voted Tory In July 2024
The new mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Paul Bristow, has told PoliticsHome he would not have voted Tory at the last general election had he not been a Conservative candidate.
Over Half Of Labour's 2024 Vote Is Considering Switching To Lib Dem Or Greens
Political parties
Over Half Of Labour's 2024 Vote Is Considering Switching To Lib Dem Or Greens
More than half of people who voted Labour in July say they are considering switching to the Liberal Democrats or the Greens at the next general election, according to new research shared exclusively with PoliticsHome.
The Other Insurgent Party: Should The Greens Turn Left With Eco-Populism?
Political parties
The Other Insurgent Party: Should The Greens Turn Left With Eco-Populism?
The Greens find themselves at a crossroads: red-green eco-populism with a Corbyn-style radical from outside Parliament – or two rural MPs serving as co-leaders? Sophie Church and Sienna Rodgers report
Disabled MPs Express Concern Over Labour Rule Changes Amid Backbench Anger
Political parties
Disabled MPs Express Concern Over Labour Rule Changes Amid Backbench Anger
Disabled Labour MPs have expressed concern over proposed changes to the rulebook of the Parliamentary Labour Party.
Top Starmer Aide: Reform Voters Are 'Labour People' – They're Just 'Pissed Off'
Political parties
Top Starmer Aide: Reform Voters Are 'Labour People' – They're Just 'Pissed Off'
Reform UK voters are “our people” but are “pissed off” with Keir Starmer’s government, Labour’s political director has said.
Welsh Labour Looks To 2026 Elections With Fear
Political parties
Welsh Labour Looks To 2026 Elections With Fear
Labour has dominated politics in Wales for decades. But party figures there fear major losses at the 1 May local elections in England were a sign of what's to come across the border next year.
The Professor Will See You Now: The politics of presence
Political parties
By Professor Philip Cowley
The Professor Will See You Now: The politics of presence
Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: the politics of presence
If Labour wants to win on immigration, offshore processing could be the answer
Home affairs
By Matthew Torbitt
If Labour wants to win on immigration, offshore processing could be the answer
Keir Starmer’s speech yesterday on immigration struck a firm tone: no-nonsense, focused on control, and politically savvy.
Starmer needs to show his government is taking poverty seriously, quickly
Communities
By Lord Bird
Starmer needs to show his government is taking poverty seriously, quickly
How does Keir Starmer plug the holes in his sinking ship when it’s springing leaks left, right and centre?
Tory MP Lincoln Jopp: I Am Up For The Fight With Nigel Farage
Defence
Tory MP Lincoln Jopp: I Am Up For The Fight With Nigel Farage
Lincoln Jopp is the latest Conservative MP whose journey to Westminster was via the Scots Guards. The former soldier believes his bruised party has two years to make itself a serious electoral force again, and warns Nigel Farage that he is "up for the fight".
The Fragmented Party System Could Spell Chaos At The Next Election
Political parties
The Fragmented Party System Could Spell Chaos At The Next Election
As the political landscape in the UK becomes more fractured, some politicians are already worrying about the chaos it could unleash at the next general election.
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