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The UK needs a robust, competent centre-right party to stave off the threat of the populist right, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

ANAS Sarwar has remained silent after his MPs voted to keep the two-child benefit – despite calls for him to speak out.

Letter: It doesn’t have to be a dichotomous choice between first past the post and proportional representation, writes David Lipsey

If you want real, substantive answers to a question, prime minister’s questions is not the place to be. But if you want to see how politicians defend their positions and hold others to account, it is must-see politics.

At midday today, Eluned Morgan became the first woman to lead the Welsh Labour Party. This is a ground-breaking step — she smashes another Welsh glass ceiling, becoming the first female First Minister of Wales. However, she is no winner. After Vaughan Gething stepped down last week, Labour has chosen…

Whitehall sources say it could be a more open competition than in past as Simon Case prepares to step down

Morgan was only candidate to put herself forward to replace Vaughan Gething as Welsh Labour leader

Torsten Bell’s comments come as party leadership has become embroiled in a row over the two-child benefit cap

ELUNED Morgan is set to become the new leader of Welsh Labour and the likely first minister of Wales, after no other candidates entered the race…