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The pros and cons of privatising the NHS
Pros and Cons Our free health service is 'in crisis' but there are fears a move to a US-style insurance model could lead to 'a two-tier' system that prioritises profits over patients
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Autumn Budget: will Rachel Reeves raid the rich?
Talking Point To fill Britain’s financial black hole, the Chancellor will have to consider everything – except an income tax rise
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Five takeaways from Plaid Cymru’s historic Caerphilly by-election win
The Explainer The ‘big beasts’ were ‘humbled’ but there was disappointment for second-placed Reform too
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The Chinese threat: No. 10’s evidence leads to more questions
Talking Point Keir Starmer is under pressure after collapsed spying trial
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Will Starmer’s India visit herald blossoming new relations?
Today's Big Question Despite a few ‘awkward undertones’, the prime minister’s trip shows signs of solidifying trade relations
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The end of ‘golden ticket’ asylum rights
The Explainer Refugees lose automatic right to bring family over and must ‘earn’ indefinite right to remain
By Abby Wilson Published
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Is Andy Burnham making a bid to replace Keir Starmer?
Today's Big Question Mayor of Manchester on manoeuvres but faces a number of obstacles before he can even run
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Angela Rayner: the rise and fall of a Labour stalwart
In the Spotlight Deputy prime minister resigned after she underpaid £40,000 in stamp duty
By The Week UK Published
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The runners and riders for the Labour deputy leadership
The Explainer Race to replace Angela Rayner likely to come down to Starmer loyalist vs. soft-left MP supported by backbenchers and unions
By The Week UK Published
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How should Keir Starmer right the Labour ship?
Today's Big Question Rightward shift on immigration and welfare not the answer to 'haemorrhaging of hope, trust and electoral support'
By Elliott Goat, The Week UK Published
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'Three Pads' Rayner: a housing hypocrite?
Talking Point As real estate moguls go, the Deputy PM is 'hardly Donald Trump'
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Who will win the battle for the soul of the Green Party?
An ideological divide is taking root among the environmentalists
By Rebekah Evans, The Week UK Published
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Are we facing a summer of riots?
Today's Big Question Anti-immigrant unrest in Essex has sparked fears of a summer of disorder
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Battle of Orgreave: the long wait for answers
The Explainer Public inquiry into 1984 clash between police and striking miners a 'landmark moment for justice and accountability', says South Yorkshire mayor
By The Week UK Published
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