Voters tend to think about prime ministers less than we might assume when elections roll around.
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Trump has transgressed the only recognisable facet of what political identity Starmer actually has: the rule of law.
The dominant narrative in British politics is destructive, cynical and polarising. It focuses on failure and perpetuates the doom loop.
However you cut it, the big parties have lost significant ground to Reform.
Imperial nostalgia correlates strongly with support beyond the main parties: positively with Reform and negatively with the Greens.
Voters cared a lot less about tax than you might think.
Voters are undecided and no party is polling particularly well. All is not well for the UK prime minister – but talk of his imminent removal may be premature.
Police are looking at whether the MP for Clacton overspent on his campaign – but it’s incredibly hard to make such cases stick.
Parties of the British left have been notorious for the arguments about what names mean. No wonder this new endeavour chose a name that effectively says nothing.
Thailand-based businessman Christopher Harborne has given the largest ever single donation to a British political party.
The new party’s first meeting was full of excited members passionate about change – but their ideological differences were evident.
How do Starmer and Reeves stack up against the ‘statecraft’ theory of good governing?
Experts react to the political effects of Rachel Reeves’s budget.
Nothing is certain but debt and taxes.
Do Rachel Reeves’ sums add up?
Most wage earners don’t get to choose how they get paid or taxed.
After a series of missteps and about-faces, British prime minister Keir Starmer’s popularity has tanked, and his leadership may not last much longer.
How did Mahmood, who once stated that she personally supported a general amnesty for all undocumented workers, become the face of a hardline Labour migration policy?
A vacuum exists at the apex of British government, and at some point this weakness will lead to a challenge.
New fees could stall the transition to more environmentally friendly vehicles.
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