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  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    UK by-elections
    Johnson’s leadership in fresh crisis after Tories lose two by-elections

    Oliver Dowden quits as party chair after defeats and ex-leader Michael Howard calls on PM to step down

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    News in-depthBoris Johnson
    Boris Johnson’s electoral coalition shows signs of unravelling

    Tory by-election losses highlight how party is losing ground in both northern and southern England

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    UK by-elections
    Tory strategists braced for double defeats in by-elections

    Johnson faces more pressure as Labour and Lib Dems set for victory in Wakefield and Tiverton

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    Labour frontbenchers defy Starmer’s rail strike picket line ban

    Several junior shadow ministers and party leader in Scotland join union members at stations taking industrial action

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    Inside Politics
    Strikes pose economic challenge for Labour

    Plus, why the opposition needs to talk about Brexit

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    Anne Perkins
    Strike showdown reveals unions’ enduring hold over Labour’s fortunes

    Half a century after Barbara Castle’s battle, the party still struggles with its relationship to the wider movement

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    Inside Politics
    Childcare in the UK is a policy mess

    Plus, Labour’s pledge to spend billions of pounds, funded by borrowing, will not give the party the direction it needs

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    News in-depth
    Allies fret that Starmer’s caution hampers Labour’s hopes of governing

    Colleagues criticise lack of vision and reluctance to make big-ticket promises

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    Inside Politics
    Keir Starmer’s biggest problem is not being ‘boring’ — it is his lack of vision

    Plus, the Devon by-election next week and why the Liberal Democrats are on track to win the Conservative stronghold

  • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
    Robert Shrimsley
    The change mantle is up for grabs but Labour isn’t claiming it

    Starmer must spell out what he is offering voters, not take them on a magical mystery tour

  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    Keir Starmer
    Probe announced into Keir Starmer over declarations of outside earnings

    UK parliamentary standards commissioner investigates Labour leader over potential breaches of MPs’ code of conduct

  • Sunday, 12 June, 2022
    UK by-elections
    Wakefield’s ‘red wall’ voters turn their backs on Boris Johnson

    By-election poses a crucial test for whether Labour can win back its former heartlands

  • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
    Inside Politics
    The political cost of Boris Johnson’s zombie government

    Plus, why crime is back as a key political battleground

  • Monday, 30 May, 2022
    Inside Politics
    Labour’s biggest donor Unite has other ideas for its money — and for good reason, too

    Plus, Tory MPs wait for the polls to reflect Rishi Sunak’s emergency boost while parliament breaks for recess

  • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
    Stephen Bush
    How the great generational wealth transfer will shape our political future

    Asset ownership and affluence remain key predictors in explaining electoral behaviour

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    Inside Politics
    Upcoming by-elections are fertile ground for the Labour-Lib Dem informal pact

    Plus, MPs gunning for a Bank of England shake-up are only on the fringes of government for now — but that could change

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    FT Magazine
    Is Wes Streeting the saviour Labour desperately needs?

    Or, as his critics suggest, is he just a prospective return to Blairism?

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    Inside Politics
    We miss crucial differences in UK electoral behaviour using the term ‘Bame’

    Plus, successful Tory efforts to woo British Hindus, and what’s at stake for Keir Starmer?

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Keir Starmer vows to quit if fined for breaking Covid rules

    Pledge as Durham police investigate event aims to draw distinction between Labour leader and Boris Johnson

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    Instant InsightRobert Shrimsley
    Keir Starmer’s gamble could be the making of him — as long as it works

    The Labour leader has struggled to define himself with voters. By offering to resign if he is fined by police he stands in sharp contrast to Boris Johnson

  • Sunday, 8 May, 2022
    Keir Starmer has ‘questions to answer’ as beer-drinking probe is reopened

    Labour leader cancels speech as discomfort leaves PM ‘buoyant’ following dire Tory local elections

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    UK local elections
    UK local elections: four key takeaways

    Capital punishment for the Tories; mixed fortunes for Labour in ‘red wall’ areas; Lib Dems make more progress in south

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    UK local elections
    Pressure on Johnson as Tories suffer losses in UK local elections

    Labour gains in some parts of country marred by police investigation of ‘potential’ lockdown breaches

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    News in-depthUK local elections
    Boris Johnson seeks to make best of a bad set of poll results

    Tory MPs show little appetite to try to remove PM as Labour makes limited gains at councils outside London

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    Camilla Cavendish
    If Starmer can’t enthuse voters now, he might never beat Johnson

    The prime minister and his party are dogged by scandals and yet Labour still fails to inspire

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