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Get ready for a wild year in Westminster
Hold onto your hats for a year that promises plenty of political drama.
Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times
Caroline Wheeler, political editor…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
The State of It's Christmas Awards
Political moment of the year? Civil war of the year? And who or what gets The Actual State of It Award? 2025 offered rich pickings for our inaugural …
9 months ago
Who will move first: Streeting or Burnham?
Senior Labour figures say a challenge to Keir Starmer's leadership could come as early as next month. But who will move first? Andy Burnham, Wes Stre…
9 months, 1 week ago
Angela Rayner's main character energy
Angela Rayner turned down a chance to appear on I'm a Celebrity because she wasn't done with politics. Will she return to cabinet or make a bid for t…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The stench of decay coming from Downing Street
The budget gave Labour MPs a lift but for how long? They're already getting uneasy, and some members of the cabinet are so cross that they're proacti…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Bonus Episode: Labour's economics-free budget
The dust has settled on Rachel Reeves’s budget. What does it really mean for the country? Is there any real economics behind it? And is it politicall…
10 months ago
Starmer and Reeves's reverse Midas touch
Rachel Reeves may have appeased Labour MPs but at what cost? We exclusively reveal just how bad relations are between Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana…
10 months ago
Mahmood vs the liberal luminaries
Shabana Mahmood brings Blue Labour values to the Home Office, but can the human rights lawyer in Keir Starmer hold the line? Also, after last week's …
10 months, 1 week ago
Have a go if you think you're hard enough
We reveal how the prime minister intends to fight a leadership challenge that he now sees as inevitable. Meanwhile the chancellor plans to scrap the …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
If you're going to raise taxes, why not just say so?
Before the election, Rachel Reeves said she wasn't going to raise taxes on working people. Well, guess what? It looks like that's exactly what she's …
10 months, 3 weeks ago