Starmer can sit back as Conservative leadership hopefuls do the mudslinging
The Conservative leadership election is a gift for Labour. All week, Keir Starmer’s party has been able to…
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The real-life and potentially irreversible impact of a ‘zombie government’
Thursday saw the Tory leadership contest narrowed down to five, with Suella Braverman the latest candidate to be…
Conservative MPs go looking for their own ‘fresh start’ in Penny Mordaunt
And so the Tory leadership saga continues. The first ballot of Conservative MPs saw Rishi Sunak come out…
Reeves sets out Labour’s economic credentials as the Tories shred theirs
The list of those hoping to replace Boris Johnson has been reduced to eight: Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss,…
Labour to push for a vote of no confidence in Johnson’s government
The Conservatives announced the timetable for the leadership election last night. Nominations for the contest open and close…
Starmer will set out the battleground for an election amid frantic Tory infighting
Keir Starmer had a very good week. After Boris Johnson announced that he would be stepping down last Wednesday, the…
Shadow minister and Labour MP Sam Tarry to face full selection process
Sam Tarry MP has been ‘triggered’ – which means an electoral college of local party branches and organisations…
Boris Johnson has agreed to go. What does that mean for Starmer’s Labour?
Boris Johnson has finally agreed to go. Following an unprecedented number of resignations over the past few days, a…
The torrent of resignations continues. How much longer can Johnson survive?
The government was rocked by a series of high-profile resignations last night. First to go was Health Secretary Sajid Javid,…
Pitching to the centre, Starmer must not forget the other voters he needs to win
“It’s realistic.” That was Emily Thornberry’s assessment of Keir Starmer’s announcement yesterday that a Labour government would not seek to…
