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NEWS ANALYSIS: The Independent's Political Editor David Maddox says that despite the clash with Unite, the deputy prime minister’s influence is unmatched since the welfare rebellion

Former Labour health secretary under Tony Blair warns Wes Streeting he ‘has to win’ war against striking junior doctors

MPs, aides and other party figures reflect on what went wrong and how they could still turn things around

The “Blitz spirit” is one of Britain’s most enduring national myths – the stories we tell ourselves about who we were, and who we still believe we are today. Growing up among football fans, I heard constant nostalgic refrains about England and Germany, wartime bravery and national pride.

In the build-up to the 2024 election, Keir Starmer worked hard to show that his party could run Britain better than the Tories. He promised his government would offer stability after years of chaos – but also change. He stood for honesty but also a technocratic approach that resisted the…

COMMENT: The current prime minister would be wise to study Clement Attlee’s post-war premiership, which also started with a landslide election but, mired in economic uncertainty and internal conflict, quickly ran out of steam, says historian Alun Evans

Those around the Labour leader operate with the knowledge that everyone is expendable and no one is safe, says journalist and author Anushka Asthana

Prime ministers have recovered from bad starts. But unless Starmer can articulate an idea of the Britain he wants, the public – and his party – may desert him, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The last government to experience a double-digit fall in the 12 months after an election was John Major’s Conservatives.