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‘Stupid’, ‘childish’ and ‘AAHHHHHH’: MPs’ verdict on No 10’s latest manoeuvre
Health secretary Wes Streeting appears in a stronger position than ever following a bizarre briefing about leadership challenges from Downing Street
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Rachel Reeves’s pre-budget speech has done little to calm MPs’ nerves
‘After 16 months I’m not sure blaming the predecessors for breaking a manifesto pledge that the Tories said we were going to break is going to wash’
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Streeting’s Reform attack signals a change in Labour — with or without Starmer
As Nigel Farage’s party continues to gain ground, the health secretary has won unusual praise for his strong words about Sarah Pochin
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Rachel Reeves’ next move could make or break the government
Labour MPs admit the forthcoming autumn budget ‘won’t go down well’. But choosing the winners and losers is in the chancellor’s hands
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Tory MPs are split: is the party too close to Reform?
Conservatives under Kemi Badenoch’s leadership are itchy as a modest conference and disastrous polling highlight just how far the party has fallen
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Labour is openly fighting Reform on two fronts. Will it work?
Shabana Mahmood’s speech to this year’s Labour conference revealed a tension in the party’s approach to Nigel Farage
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Downing Street’s failure to defend Sadiq Khan hasn’t gone down well
Donald Trump called the mayor of London ‘terrible’ during a rant some see as Islamophobic. Some MPs say Keir Starmer should have stepped up
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Why Starmer may have just months to win over anxious backbenchers
The prime minister survived Trump’s visit. But a minority of Labour MPs are whispering about a possible successor if he can’t deliver domestically
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Sackings and resignations take the shine off Starmer’s reset
Peter Mandelson’s sacking marks the latest crisis for a prime minister who promised to restore integrity to public office








