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What’s happening with the Welsh elections?The Explainer Close race for Senedd seats but most Welsh voters unsure how new ballot system works
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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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Gordon Brown: Power with Purpose – ‘illuminating’ biography of ‘towering’ politicianThe Week Recommends James Macintyre’s work explores ‘simmering tensions’ with Tony Blair, and Brown’s ‘ever-active retirement’
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Are the Greens the real threat to Labour now?Gorton and Denton by-election victory shows that ‘a Green vote is no longer a wasted vote’
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Will Gorton and Denton by-election result actually matter?Today's Big Question In three-way contests like Gorton and Denton, where results come down to increasingly few votes and tactical considerations, we risk overextrapolating
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Labour Together’s ‘smear campaign’ against journalistsThe Explainer Claim that Starmerite think tank paid PR firm to dig up dirt on Sunday Times reporters ‘cuts to the heart of Number 10’
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The ‘ravenous’ demand for Cornish mineralsUnder the Radar Growing need for critical minerals to power tech has intensified ‘appetite’ for lithium, which could be a ‘huge boon’ for local economy
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Antonia Romeo and Whitehall’s women problemThe Explainer Before her appointment as cabinet secretary, commentators said hostile briefings and vetting concerns were evidence of ‘sexist, misogynistic culture’ in No. 10
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Local elections 2026: where are they and who is expected to win?The Explainer Labour is braced for heavy losses and U-turn on postponing some council elections hasn’t helped the party’s prospects
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Is Labour pricing young people out of the job market?Today’s Big Question Promises to further increase the minimum wage for under-21s at a time of rising youth unemployment may actually be ‘adding insult to injury’
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Who is Starmer without McSweeney?Today’s Big Question Now he has lost his ‘punch bag’ for Labour’s recent failings, the prime minister is in ‘full-blown survival mode’
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