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Labour leadership jostle: who will challenge Keir Starmer?Talking Point Runners and riders include Wes Streeting, Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner
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Keir Starmer’s reprieve before perilous local electionsIn the Spotlight ‘No case to answer’ on claims PM misled Parliament over Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador
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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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Peter Mandelson vetting: who knew what, and when?The Explainer Starmer said to be furious about Foreign Office cover-up that allowed Mandelson to be appointed US ambassador despite failed vetting
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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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NHS satisfaction: on the road to recovery?Talking Point Key survey rating is improving but dissatisfaction remains the majority experience in landmark annual poll
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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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Is Ed Miliband the most powerful man in Westminster?Talking Point Former Labour leader strongly influences government policies, say commentators
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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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