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Was ‘lame’ Keir Starmer destined to fail?Today’s Big Question Outgoing PM never recovered from rocky first impression, but likely successor Andy Burnham will need more than charisma to stave off populist challengers
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The Neets crisis: the structural problems risking a ‘lost generation’In the Spotlight ‘Mammoth’ 232-page report headed by Alan Milburn provides ‘an excoriating overview’ of the failing system
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Net migration at new low – so why is immigration such a hot topic?Today's Big Question Despite latest evidence of falling migration numbers, debate around the subject remains ‘hostile’
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Is Britain becoming ungovernable?Today's Big Question Difficult trade-offs ahead require a leader who can ‘switch off all the noise and fixate on the real problems’
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Will Andy Burnham win the Makerfield by-election?Today’s Big Question Contest provides a route back to Westminster but threat of Reform and dwindling Labour support make path far from secure
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Five moments it all went wrong for StarmerThe Explainer Winter fuel and welfare U-turns, national insurance hikes, Peter Mandelson’s appointment and disastrous local elections have brought PM to the brink
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Love Labour’s lost: where does the party go from here?Today’s Big Question Following substantial losses in local elections, either a ‘bloody civil war’ or a change of direction could be on the cards
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What does the Mandelson row mean for Starmer?Today's Big Question PM argues that Foreign Office didn’t inform No. 10 of concerns over peer’s security vetting, but his lack of leadership and ‘incurious’ nature put credibility on the line
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Morgan McSweeney’s phone: a murky business?Talking Point The stolen phone contained sensitive government information, and is becoming a political issue for Labour
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Angela Rayner: heading for No. 10?In the Spotlight Former deputy PM may be ‘setting herself up to replace Starmer’ – but Britain may not be ‘ready to accept’ her
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Why is youth unemployment so high?The Explainer Young Britons face ‘toxic cocktail of rising employment taxes, perverse incentives to claim benefits and a broken migration system’
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Britain’s armed forces: dangerously depletedTalking Point UK response to attacks on Cyprus exposes how its military capabilities have been ‘cut to the bone’
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The Mandelson files: when will we know the whole story?Today’s Big Question The first release of documents shed little light on accusations of a government ‘cover-up’
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Iran’s network of influence in the UKIn The Spotlight Calls for government to clamp down on British charities accused of promoting Iranian ideology and interests
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