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Does Starmer have a northern problem?
As the prime minister prepares for his annual party conference, the mayor for Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, seems to be mounting a thinly veiled …
11 months, 1 week ago
Trumpery, pageantry and the ‘special relationship’
President Donald Trump landed in Windsor this week for his historic second state visit to the UK. What ensued was a celebration of pomp and pageantry…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Starmer in a spin as the ‘Dark Lord’ bites the dust
After the toe-curling revelations about Lord Peter Mandelson’s connections with the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, the ambassador’s departure …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Bonus ep: How the UK is navigating the Trump era
US President Donald Trump is coming to the UK next week. What can we expect from his visit? And where do things stand between the US and the UK? In t…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Rayner, Reeves and Reform
It wasn’t the start to the new parliamentary term that Prime Minister Keir Starmer hoped for. His insistence that his focus is now on “delivery, deli…
1 year ago
Farage, flags and the ghosts of Labour’s past
Just as Sir Keir Starmer was stealing a few days' summer holiday, Reform unveiled its immigration policy, former Labour heavyweights called for a wit…
1 year ago
The mess in the NHS
England’s NHS is in a ‘critical and deteriorating condition’ - those are the words of Lord Darzi who investigated the state of the NHS for the new La…
1 year ago
Starmer's superpower: soft power?
Maga arrived in Chipping Norton this week, heralding an intense round of British diplomacy ahead of the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska on Friday. Ukrai…
1 year ago
Introducing Swamp Notes: The real cost of gutting USAID
Political Fix is on a break this week. In its absence, we're taking the opportunity to introduce you to its sister podcast, Swamp Notes, the weekly U…
1 year ago
Why Starmer changed his mind about Palestinian statehood
Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to recognise a Palestinian state in September at the UN General Assembly. The decision comes after some Labour MPs …
1 year, 1 month ago