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The inside story of how Labour is dealing with Iran
This week, our new political editor Tim Shipman takes the helm and, in his cover piece, gives us the inside track on how Labour is dealing with Iran,…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Westminster waits for Donald’s decision
Westminster waits with bated breath to discover whether Donald Trump will ally with Israel in striking Iranian nuclear sites. The President called fo…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Can you 'take the politics out' of the grooming gangs scandal?
Yesterday Yvette Cooper announced a national inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal after the Casey Review found that a disproportionate number of A…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Grooming gangs: will this inquiry be different?
Following Keir Starmer's decision to call for a national inquiry into grooming gangs, the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper spoke in the Commons today abo…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 15/06/2025
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's politics shows.
The conflict in the Middle-East has entered a dangerous new phase, with Israe…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Why is Britain's economy so unhealthy?
The Spectator’s economics editor Michael Simmons is joined by the outgoing boss of the Institute for Fiscal Studies Paul Johnson and the CEO of the R…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Israel strikes Iran – how will Iran retaliate?
Israel struck military and nuclear targets in Iran overnight in a major escalation of hostilities in the Middle East has begun further strikes on Fri…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Is Rachel Reeves’s headroom shrinking?
There were clear winners and losers in Rachel Reeves’s spending review yesterday but some of her announcements around capital spending and investment…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Spending review: smoke, mirrors and no strategy
There were few surprises in Rachel Reeves’s spending review today. Health was the big winner, with a £29bn increase in day-to-day spending and £39bn …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Labour goes nuclear while Reform turns to coal
Rachel Reeves has pledged a ‘new era of nuclear power’ as the government confirms a £14.2 billion investment in the Sizewell C nuclear plant in Suffo…
8 months, 3 weeks ago