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Thursday, 8 June, 2023

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Wednesday, 7 June, 2023

Humza Yousaf

Humza Yousaf, assailed on many fronts, struggles to move on from Sturgeon era

First minister beset by policy disputes in his first 10 weeks amid ongoing police investigation into SNP finances

Tuesday, 6 June, 2023

Labour Party UK

Labour’s green revolution plan may stretch its economic promises

Also in this newsletter, the government seemingly hangs back during CBI’s hour of need

Monday, 5 June, 2023

UK politics & policy

Sunak readies for talks on ties, AI and baseball in upcoming US trip

Also in this newsletter, Labour gains a low-key megadonor keen on helping it fight the next election

Friday, 2 June, 2023

UK politics & policy

Covid inquiry legal fight: a sideshow to broader quarrel about WhatsApp

Spread of informal messaging across departments raises concerns of slapdash decision-making

Thursday, 1 June, 2023

Brexit

Brexit was built on two irreconcilable visions

Next Tory leadership election will be set against backdrop of MPs lamenting electoral deal struck to deliver Britain’s departure from EU

Wednesday, 31 May, 2023

Ben Houchen

Probe into devolution’s poster child may cast long shadow over regional projects

Government inquiry into Ben Houchen’s Teesside regeneration scheme will not necessarily weaken area’s Conservative support

Tuesday, 30 May, 2023

Labour Party UK

Labour stores up trouble over its plans to curb immigration

Investment in skills is one part of the solution, but is unlikely to lead to meaningful reductions in numbers alone

Friday, 26 May, 2023

Global migration

The old cycle of British immigration policy is unwinding

Why novelty (and the lack thereof) have a part to play in changing societal and political impacts following migration waves

Thursday, 25 May, 2023

UK politics & policy

Sunak is doomed either way on immigration

Backing calls to lower record migration levels is one thing, actually swallowing the costs is another

Wednesday, 24 May, 2023

UK politics & policy

Partygate and a government crackdown on overseas students: old stories return anew

Plus, UK net migration target is far removed from rest of government’s political aims

Tuesday, 23 May, 2023

UK politics & policy

Reduced immigration demands do not align with realities of low funding

The Conservative party needs to address issue of spending on skills and staffing

Monday, 22 May, 2023

UK politics & policy

Braverman in speeding saga as net migration row spills into open

Allies attribute revelations to a smear against home secretary

Friday, 19 May, 2023

UK general election

The vanishing chances of a hung parliament

A breakdown of what the 2023 local votes and past general elections suggest for future outcomes

Thursday, 18 May, 2023

Labour Party UK

Labour’s gamble on building on greenbelt

Also in this newsletter, Stellantis’s post-Brexit woes offer way of thinking about EU-UK relations under a Starmer-led government

Wednesday, 17 May, 2023

UK politics & policy

Cabinet battles over big immigration numbers break out into the open

Plus, why we should be wary of some wacky Labour policies hitting the headlines

Tuesday, 16 May, 2023

Conservative Party UK

Marking out the paths to victory

A big part of Suella Braverman’s speech was about positioning herself for the leadership race. But it comes at a cost for the government

Monday, 15 May, 2023

UK politics & policy

Bosses beware: Labour’s right to disconnect is a sign of things to come

Also in this newsletter, Labour to increase trade union powers, and Priti Patel’s accusation of a managed decline of the Conservative party

Friday, 12 May, 2023

UK politics & policy

Sunak’s five-pledge strategy takes a hit as BoE revises inflation forecast

Also in this newsletter, Labour misconduct allegations spark anger among female MPs and vetting backlog poses threat to national security

Thursday, 11 May, 2023

UK politics & policy

Badenoch’s leadership prospects in balance as bonfire of EU laws scrapped

Business secretary is at risk of being neither the candidate of her establishment supporters or her allies on the Brexiter right

Wednesday, 10 May, 2023

UK politics & policy

Khan calls for urgent review after Met ‘regret’ over anti-monarchy arrests

Also in this newsletter, next steps for the Public Order Act and reigniting calls for police reform

Tuesday, 9 May, 2023

UK politics & policy

No good options left for Rishi Sunak

Whatever choices the PM makes after the Tories’ local election drubbing will upset somebody

Friday, 5 May, 2023

UK local elections

Tories look set to suffer heavy losses in local elections defeat

Also in this newsletter, many results still yet to declare, and differing numbers between BBC’s PNS and Sky’s NEV

Thursday, 4 May, 2023

UK local elections

How ‘local’ are the local elections?

Most of today’s results will reflect how voters feel about the parties nationally, rather than being about how councils have performed locally

Wednesday, 3 May, 2023

UK local elections

Starmer U-turns on pledge to abolish tuition fees

Also in this newsletter, Labour tries to reignite the ‘red wall’, and Conservatives focus attack on Sue Gray appointment

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