His rise this time seemed unstoppable – but Burnham’s route to the top wasn’t always so clear.
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If Burnham becomes PM, it shows that Westminster is no longer the only route to the top job.
Rapid changes at the top don’t always lead to better results in the long run.
Powell beat Keir Starmer’s preferred candidate, Bridget Phillipson, in a ballot of members.
From Kinnnock to Corbyn, the documentaries haven’t always been the most successful
As the influence of mainstream media declines, the social media-savvy alt-left sites could hold the key to success for Labour hopefuls.
Voters have less faith in the Labour leader’s suitability to lead than they did after his 2017 successes.
The left wing of the party is starting to see that the leader may need to be sacrificed in order for his legacy to survive.
An extensive survey shows just how much the party has changed over the past year.
The Labour leadership contest is discussed as though people inside and outside the party were a different species.
The response of the US Knights of Labor to mass immigration, 100 years ago, can help British Labour to resolve its immigration problem today.
The party has quarelled before – but this is surely its darkest hour.
They signed up in their droves to vote in the last leadership election, but will they back Corbyn again?
The Conservatives could govern for a long time, but it won’t be an easy ride.
They were, they thought, the party’s best hope – and they were humiliated. What next for the New Labour believers?
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