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Will Andy Burnham call an early election?Today's Big Question The ‘strategic logic’ behind a snap vote ‘seems unassailable if the polls continue to trend up’
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Who will replace Andy Burnham as Manchester mayor?The Explainer Despite early predictions of a close battle with Reform, Labour on course to win first electoral test for new PM
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The rise of the political mega-donorThe Explainer Limits on public funding open the door to influx of private wealth, with cryptocurrency adding a new complication to transparency
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How will rival parties take on Andy Burnham?Today's Big Question New PM’s appeal to Green and Reform voters could offer Conservatives and Lib Dems chance to take centre ground
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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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First-past-the-post: no longer fit for purpose?Talking Point In an era of multi-party politics, voting system that once insulated Conservatives and Labour now amplifies their losses
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Will Thursday mark the end of the two-party system?Today's Big Question Fracturing of electorate ‘brings governability into question’ and ‘creates particular problems of democratic legitimacy’
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The UK’s new steel tariff strategyThe Explainer ‘Watershed’ moment sees Britain use Trump tactic and ‘dip its toes into protectionism’
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The Mandelson files: Labour Svengali’s parting gift to StarmerThe Explainer Texts and emails about Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador could fuel biggest political scandal ‘for a generation’
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The Week Unwrapped: Why is China clearing out its generals?Podcast Plus, can the Conservatives win back the centre? And what’s gone wrong with Britain’s hearing aids?
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Three consequences from the Jenrick defectionThe Explainer Both Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage may claim victory, but Jenrick’s move has ‘all-but ended the chances of any deal to unite the British right’
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Reform UK: too many Tories?Talking Point Can Nigel Farage find balance between recruiting experience and maintaining anti-establishment status?
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Electoral pacts: which parties might do a deal at the next election?The Explainer Traditional parties refuse to hold formal talks with rivals but a quiet arrangement ‘makes sense’
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Is a Reform-Tory pact becoming more likely?Today’s Big Question Nigel Farage’s party is ahead in the polls but still falls well short of a Commons majority, while Conservatives are still losing MPs to Reform
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