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A year after its landslide win, Britain’s Labour Party is navigating a tougher-than-expected path
It's been one year since Labour returned to power in a landslide victory that appeared to show the party had turned over a ...
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After 14 years of Tory rule, many voters were joyous last year when Labour came into government for the first time since they ...
One year in, Labour has a surprising amount to celebrate. But you wouldn’t know it
On top of this, the government has become known for doing some remarkably un-Labour things. In September 2024, it changed the ...
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Is a left challenge to Labour now taking shape?
Labour MPs’ growing willingness to challenge the government must be sustained and encouraged. It should not be counterposed to the formation of a new left alliance, in an endless retread of debates ...
Can Starmer and Reeves hold the Labour Party together? Ask John Rentoul anything
The Independent’s chief political commentator, John Rentoul, is here to answer your questions as Labour grapples with a ...
In search of Labour’s ‘working people’ – the paradox at the heart of Keir Starmer’s first year in power
The new Labour government is pitching “change” to “working people” but it needs to update its idea of who these people are.
UK government borrowing costs spike amid tensions in ruling Labour party
Pressure has been piling on the Labour government, which has been seeking to reform its social benefits program.
Questions Over U.K. Chancellor’s Future Raise Pressure on Labour Government
Rachel Reeves, Britain’s most senior finance official, appeared visibly upset in the House of Commons on Wednesday, as Prime ...