Topic: Political parties

Will Starmer survive 2026? Here’s what could seal his fate

After a bruising 2025 for Labour, eyes are on possible successors to the PM in the shape of Wes Streeting, Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner

Shehab Khan
It’s crystal clear that our water companies aren’t working — let’s change that in 2026

Crumbling infrastructure and massive debts are costing us all dearly. It’s time the government made a new year’s resolution to fix it

Taj Ali
Streeting’s fight with doctors could win him headlines but cost him his legacy

The health secretary accused the doctors’ union of ‘juvenile delinquency’. But he’ll need striking medics on side if he wants to fix the NHS

Shehab Khan

Can the UK really define Islamophobia without using the word Islamophobia?

Experts weigh in on the UK’s attempt to codify a problem some call anti-Muslim racism or anti-Muslim hatred. Here’s what you need to know
Farage’s opponents are desperate for racism claims to stick. Will they matter?

Reform UK’s leader faces dozens of allegations that he racially abused classmates at Dulwich College, which he denies. Yet he keeps chalking up wins
Plans to scrap jury trials have unleashed fury within Labour

David Lammy’s proposals to restrict the right to trial by jury to the most serious criminal cases have angered even loyal backbenchers
Labour MPs are surprisingly happy with Reeves’s budget

The chancellor’s second budget followed a major U-turn and a major leak. But the mood among the backbenches has softened — for now
155,000 more Muslim kids affected by two-child benefit cap than thought

Labour MPs and party’s Muslim network add to pressure on ministers to axe two-child benefit cap in light of Hyphen’s findings
Shabana Mahmood’s high-stakes gamble on immigration

The home secretary’s far-reaching reforms suggest she is determined to deliver on her border control pledges