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Party’s strategist already planning how to secure second term, bolstered by former MP’s appointment to thinktank

The council said the policy is ‘a lifeline to struggling families during a time of soaring food and energy prices’

AFTER Labour swept to victory at the General Election, it’s been like the first day at school for a new cohort of MPs who have been going through…

Party leadership plans to stay in campaign mode and make sure public is aware how much ex-government has tied its hands

As Labour announced a series of measures to ease the overcrowding crisis facing UK jails, Suella Braverman said the Tories needed to ‘take responsibility’

One of the defining features of contemporary electoral politics in Britain is the age divide. Young people are far more likely to support Labour, and older people to support the Conservatives. This divide is still apparent following the 2024 election – but it hides the complexity of how young people…

The 2024 UK election campaign was dominated by discussion of the polls, from start to finish. This was partially because of the sheer volume of polls being published. We had more MRP (multi-level regression post-stratification) polls than ever before, many giving quite different pictures of the size of Labour’s lead.

Labour confirms it will release many prisoners 40 per cent of the way into their sentences instead of halfway through to ease overcrowding crisis

Hundreds of thousands of homeowners would have been forced to pay an average of £240 more a month in mortgage bills