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Top Starmer Aide: Reform Voters Are 'Labour People' – They're Just 'Pissed Off'
Top Starmer Aide: Reform Voters Are 'Labour People' – They're Just 'Pissed Off'
Political parties
Reform UK voters are “our people” but are “pissed off” with Sir 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
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
The Fragmented Party System Could Spell Chaos At The Next Election
Political parties
The Fragmented Party System Could Spell Chaos At The Next Election
Andy Burnham Leads Calls For Government To Tackle Dementia In Football
Culture
Andy Burnham Leads Calls For Government To Tackle Dementia In Football
Trade Envoys: Cheap, Effective Diplomacy Or Patronage-Fuelled Freebie Fest?
Foreign affairs
Trade Envoys: Cheap, Effective Diplomacy Or Patronage-Fuelled Freebie Fest?
Kemi Badenoch Tells Tory Candidates She Is 'Deeply Sorry' For Local Elections Losses
Political parties
Kemi Badenoch Tells Tory Candidates She Is "Deeply Sorry" For Local Elections Losses
Opinion
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
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
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
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In Greater Manchester, we have a plan to put prevention at the heart of the health system
In Greater Manchester, we have a plan to put prevention at the heart of the health system
By Andy Burnham
Health
Labour MPs Warn New Restrictions On International Students Could Compound The University Funding Crisis
Labour MPs Warn New Restrictions On International Students Could Compound The University Funding Crisis
Education
Michael Ellam: The EU Sherpa Resetting The UK-EU Relationship
Michael Ellam: The EU Sherpa Resetting The UK-EU Relationship
Foreign affairs
Why Westminster’s biggest parliamentary group is calling for a commission on electoral reform
Why Westminster’s biggest parliamentary group is calling for a commission on electoral reform
By Alex Sobel MP and Lizzi Collinge MP
Political parties
The Fragmented Party System Could Spell Chaos At The Next Election
The Fragmented Party System Could Spell Chaos At The Next Election
Political parties
Tory MP Lincoln Jopp: I Am Up For The Fight With Nigel Farage
Tory MP Lincoln Jopp: I Am Up For The Fight With Nigel Farage
Defence
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Trade Envoys: Cheap, Effective Diplomacy Or Patronage-Fuelled Freebie Fest?
Foreign affairs
Trade Envoys: Cheap, Effective Diplomacy Or Patronage-Fuelled Freebie Fest?
A neat way of getting freebies while ducking transparency around interests, or an inexpensive scheme for bringing highly valued growth and business to the UK? Sienna Rodgers takes a look at trade envoys
Blue Labour's Jonathan Rutherford Is Helping No 10 Find Purpose, Energy And A Story To Tell
Political parties
Blue Labour's Jonathan Rutherford Is Helping No 10 Find Purpose, Energy And A Story To Tell
Can Blue Labour help Keir Starmer’s government develop a clear direction and sense of purpose? Sienna Rodgers talks to Jonathan Rutherford, a political thinker with the ear of No 10
How Reform UK Won: 'The More They Sing Our Tune, The More We Win'
Political parties
How Reform UK Won: "The More They Sing Our Tune, The More We Win"
Reform UK sent shockwaves through British politics after making significant gains at the local and mayoral elections, turning two-party politics on its head.
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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
The Rundown Podcast: Mark Field On The End Of The Tory Era
Political parties
The Rundown Podcast: Mark Field On The End Of The Tory Era
On this week's episode of The Rundown – A conversation with Mark Field, the former Conservative MP, minister, and author, after the release last week of his memoir from his time in Parliament: The End Of An Era.
Reform Is Yet To Decide How It Will Run Councils
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Reform Is Yet To Decide How It Will Run Councils
Reform UK has not yet finalised how it will run councils if it wins them on 1 May, after the person asked to complete the work resigned.
New Right Wing Think Tank With Links To Reform Plans Spring Launch
Political parties
New Right Wing Think Tank With Links To Reform Plans Spring Launch
A new think tank that has recently met with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is planning to launch in the next few weeks, PoliticsHome understands.
Government Joins Reddit In Bid To Step Up Its Online Communications Strategy
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Government Joins Reddit In Bid To Step Up Its Online Communications Strategy
The government has set up a Reddit account as part of its effort to use more modern forms of media to get cut through.
Reform By-Election Candidate Strongly Opposes Death Penalty And Supports Rehabilitation
Home affairs
Reform By-Election Candidate Strongly Opposes Death Penalty And Supports Rehabilitation
The Reform UK candidate for the Runcorn and Helsby by-election is "absolutely not in favour" of the death penalty and is “very much in favour” of giving offenders a "second chance" after serving their sentences.
The Professor Will See You Now: Canvassing
Political parties
By Professor Philip Cowley
The Professor Will See You Now: Canvassing
In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: canvassing
In Labour's search for meaning, its MPs will need to be patient
Communities
By Theo Bertram
In Labour's search for meaning, its MPs will need to be patient
Liz Kendall’s welfare cuts this week exposed an underlying tension in the Labour Party between fiscal necessity and political identity.
Dan Tomlinson Interview: Without Growth, Our Politics Will Not Survive
Economy
Dan Tomlinson Interview: Without Growth, Our Politics Will Not Survive
Periods in insecure housing mean cheerleading for the government’s growth agenda is personal for Dan Tomlinson, he tells Adam Payne
Labour austerity will cost us dearly at the ballot box
Health
By Diane Abbott MP
Labour austerity will cost us dearly at the ballot box
Nobody would have guessed when he was running for the leadership of the Labour Party that, within months of actually becoming Prime Minister, Keir Starmer would be calling for £5bn cuts in the welfare budget, in particular payments to the disabled.
Lib Dems At Odds With Party Members Over Gender Self-ID, Poll Suggests
Communities
Lib Dems At Odds With Party Members Over Gender Self-ID, Poll Suggests
A new poll suggests a split between the Liberal Democrat leadership and party members as they prepare to vote on changing gender self-identification policy.
Reform Drops Local Elections Candidate After They Plead Guilty To Fraud
Political parties
Reform Drops Local Elections Candidate After They Plead Guilty To Fraud
Reform UK has dropped a candidate for the May local elections after they pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud.
'The Tories Can Have Him': Inside Reform's Rupert Lowe Crisis
Political parties
"The Tories Can Have Him": Inside Reform's Rupert Lowe Crisis
The fallout between Reform UK and Rupert Lowe represents Nigel Farage's biggest crisis since returning to frontline politics as the party's leader. But will it matter?
Labour MPs Remain Nervous About Welfare Cuts Despite No 10 Outreach
Economy
Labour MPs Remain Nervous About Welfare Cuts Despite No 10 Outreach
Labour MPs across the party remain sceptical over the expected cuts to benefits after No 10 began an intensive 48-hour stint of roundtable discussions to shore up support.
Reform Supporters Oppose Sending British Troops To Ukraine As Peacekeepers
Defence
Reform Supporters Oppose Sending British Troops To Ukraine As Peacekeepers
Reform UK voters buck the national trend of supporting British troops being sent to Ukraine as peacekeepers, according to new polling.
Labour MP Mike Amesbury To Stand Down And Trigger By-Election
Political parties
Labour MP Mike Amesbury To Stand Down And Trigger By-Election
Labour MP Mike Amesbury has announced he will stand down as an MP "as soon as possible" and trigger the first by-election since Labour got into government last July.
Starmer Must Choose Between The US And Europe
Foreign affairs
Starmer Must Choose Between The US And Europe
Europe is a far more compatible partner for the UK than an authoritarian, proto-fascist US. Failing to realise this could have catastrophic consequences for our country, writes Labour MP Clive Lewis
Reform Investigating MP For Alleged 'Serious Bullying' Against Female Staff
Political parties
Reform Investigating MP For Alleged "Serious Bullying" Against Female Staff
Reform UK is investigating the conduct of its MP Rupert Lowe, after complaints of "serious bullying" were submitted by two female members of staff in his offices, the party said.
Labour MPs Raise Alarm Over Benefit Cuts
Economy
Labour MPs Raise Alarm Over Benefit Cuts
There is growing uneasiness among Labour MPs about the prospect of welfare cuts.
Nigel Farage Says JD Vance Is 'Wrong, Wrong, Wrong' After Claims He Insulted British Troops
Foreign affairs
Nigel Farage Says JD Vance Is "Wrong, Wrong, Wrong" After Claims He Insulted British Troops
Nigel Farage has said JD Vance was “wrong, wrong, wrong” after the US vice president appeared to describe the prospect of an Anglo-French force in Ukraine as “20,000 troops from some random country that has not fought a war in 30 or 40 years”.
Inside the Lib Dems' swivel to small business
Political parties
By Sophie Church
Inside the Lib Dems' swivel to small business
With many asking what the Liberal Democrats will do next, Sophie Church explores the party’s pivot to small business
Senior Tories Voice Concern That Party Has No Clear Plan To Fight Reform
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Senior Tories Voice Concern That Party Has No Clear Plan To Fight Reform
Senior Tories have privately expressed concern that the party does not yet have a coherent strategy for taking the fight to Reform UK.
International Development Minister Resigns Over Foreign Aid Cut
Foreign affairs
International Development Minister Resigns Over Foreign Aid Cut
International development minister Anneliese Dodds has resigned over the government's decision to cut the foreign aid budget.
False-patriot Reform MPs are incapable of standing up for British values
Defence
By Labour MPs Mike Tapp, Will Stone, Helena Dollimore, Fred Thomas and Paul Foster
False-patriot Reform MPs are incapable of standing up for British values
Reform MPs reject British values and spew Kremlin propaganda. The British people will see through their dangerous rhetoric.
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