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On Leadership: why Tony Blair's new book has divided critics
Talking Point The former Labour leader has created a 'practical guide to good governance' but should Keir Starmer take note?
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Prime ministers on their first day in office
In Depth Keir Starmer is the UK's new prime minister after winning a landslide victory in the general election
By The Week Staff Published
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Flying too close to The Sun: do newspaper endorsements matter any more?
Today's Big Question Power of the press has diminished but can still set the terms of the debate and signify direction of travel
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Education, education, education: a history of Labour's schools policies
The Explainer Party has often backed comprehensive education but critics say it is driven by the 'politics of envy'
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Labour and nuclear weapons: a turbulent ideological history
The Explainer From the 1940s to Keir Starmer, the party leadership has zigzagged in and out of love with the bomb
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Barack Obama 'behind Starmer transformation'
Under The Radar The former US president urged Labour leader to 'talk more openly'
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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What the Labour reshuffle tells us about Keir Starmer’s plans
feature Commentators say Blairites ‘largely prospered’ at the expense of those on centre-left of party
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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British prime ministers on holiday - in pictures
In Pictures Rishi Sunak enjoyed the Californian sun while Thatcher was said to favour the slopes of Switzerland – if she went away at all
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The heir to Blair: does former Labour leader hold the answers for Keir Starmer?
Today's Big Question Recent ‘cosy chat’ seen as political redemption for the former PM and political positioning for the man tipped to be the next one
By Arion McNicoll Published
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Chilcot to Partygate: the inquiries that put Britain’s prime ministers on the stand
feature Boris Johnson isn’t the first occupant of No.10 to have to defend their actions in the top job
By Julia O'Driscoll Published
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Iraq war 20 years on: the lessons left unlearned by British governments
feature Little has changed in the two decades since Tony Blair and George Bush’s invasion, argues politics lecturer
By The Week Staff Published
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Is Britain entering an era of political consensus?
Talking Point Pundits point out that the Tories and Labour now ‘agree on an awful lot’
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Wes Streeting: the next Labour leader?
Why Everyone’s Talking About Rising shadow cabinet star has apologised after insulting Jeremy Corbyn in the Commons
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Love thy neighbour: why chancellors and prime ministers often fall out
feature No. 10 and No. 11 Downing Street have often been locked in bitter power struggles
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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