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Reform’s election surge has left some Labour MPs desperate to push rightwards
Reform UK victories in Runcorn and Lincolnshire have given Labour and the Tories a huge headache
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Miliband wants energy bills down. Opposition to net zero could trump his plans
As the UK considers regional energy pricing, Labour faces challenges on both sides of the Atlantic in the fight for sustainability
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Will Farage’s fighting talk translate into election success?
Buoyed by support from the Sun, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is eyeing hundreds of local council seats in next month’s polls
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Trump has U-turned, but the turmoil is just beginning
Downing Street is unlikely to impose reciprocal tariffs on the US, but America’s recalibration of global trade isn’t ending any time soon
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What I learned from observing Ramadan while working in parliament
The holy month makes Muslims in Westminster more visible. For MPs, it can be particularly hard — but it’s not without its rewards
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Trump’s tariffs could blow Rachel Reeves’s planning out of the water
As the chancellor delivers her spring statement, Britain has been trying to reassure industry without angering the US
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Starmer says welfare cuts are necessary. MPs say it’s austerity 2.0
Some disabled people could lose up to £10,000 a year thanks to new rules on Pip and incapacity benefit payments. Some backbenchers are furious
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Labour’s welfare proposals are causing deep divisions within the party
Keir Starmer’s government was elected on the promise of transforming people’s lives, but some of its MPs believe more austerity is no change at all
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I visited a prison — it’s clear something has to change
Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has rejected a proposal intended to address racial imbalances in sentencing. But she’s running out of options
