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Is Rachel Reeves turning into George Osborne?
Labour is supposed to be going for growth, so Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves will be disappointed with the news today that the economy unexpectedly s…
1 year, 10 months ago
Labour vs the NIMBYs, plus are sandwiches ‘for wimps’?
Today Downing Street has continued its reset – that is definitely not a reset – by providing more details on Labour’s plan to cut the planning red ta…
1 year, 10 months ago
Have Labour got a grip of the prisons crisis?
Labour are planning to publish a 10-year plan to get on the front foot when it comes to the prisons crisis. Shifting from the previous government’s p…
1 year, 10 months ago
Spending review: a return to austerity?
Preparations are stepping up for the government’s spending review, due in June. The Chancellor has taken a more personable approach to communicating …
1 year, 10 months ago
How does the Syrian conflict affect Britain?
Following news that President Bashar Al-Assad's regime in Syria has fallen, Natasha Feroze discusses what comes next with James Heale and Michael Ste…
1 year, 11 months ago
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 08/12/2024
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows.
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1 year, 11 months ago
Are the SNP exploiting Labour woes?
The SNP presented their budget this week in Holyrood with the news that all pensioners would receive a winter fuel allowance and a pledge to scrap th…
1 year, 11 months ago
‘If anything we went too late’: exclusive interview with Sunak’s chief of staff
In this special edition of Coffee House Shots Katy Balls speaks to Lord Liam Booth-Smith, Rishi Sunak’s former chief of staff.
In his first interview …
1 year, 11 months ago
Is immigration not a priority for Labour?
There is a feeling of deja-vu in Westminster today as Keir Starmer unveiled his plan for change and six 'milestones' (not pledges) to turn the countr…
1 year, 11 months ago
Spectator Awards: Nigel Farage promises a 'political revolution'
Last night was The Spectator’s Parliamentarian of the Year Awards. Politicians of every stripe were in attendance, with Wes Streeting, Robert Jenrick…
1 year, 11 months ago