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The Labour Party has been defined by factional warfare for decades, from the Militant Tendency in the 1980s to the Corbyn-Starmer civil…
Conservative leadership contests have shaped British politics for decades, from Margaret Thatcher's rise to Rishi Sunak's coronation…
Labour won 411 of 650 seats at the July 2024 general election on just 33.7% of the vote — the clearest recent illustration of what First…
The government's sweeping planning reforms promise to unlock hundreds of thousands of new homes, but critics warn that without addressing…
As Scotland edges closer to a second independence referendum and Welsh devolution demands grow louder, the United Kingdom's constitutional…
Labour's landslide victory reshaped Westminster's political scene, but a year on from polling day, many of the structural problems that…
Over 8,000 council seats across England are up for election in May 2025, with Labour defending historic gains from 2021 while the…
The UK Budget is the government's annual statement of tax and spending plans, delivered by the Chancellor and checked by the OBR. Here is…
A Member of Parliament represents a constituency, scrutinises the government and helps make laws. Here is what an MP actually does day to…
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