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test by jeziu asf 213

Mon 16 Mar 2026

test by jeziu asf 213
Kenan Malik
Why Labour lost the minority vote in the Gorton and Denton byelection

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Why Labour lost the minority vote in the Gorton and Denton byelection
Keir Starmer’s answer to Donald Trump shows principle, not pandering

Sat 7 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer’s answer to Donald Trump shows principle, not pandering
Fred Harter
Labour is in no rush to tack leftwards

Fri 6 Mar 2026

Labour is in no rush to tack leftwards
Andrew Rawnsley
Gorton and Denton will force Labour to rethink – it is no longer the only anti-Reform option

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Gorton and Denton will force Labour to rethink – it is no longer the only anti-Reform option
Catherine Neilan
Labour minister resigns over secret investigation into reporters

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Labour minister resigns over secret investigation into reporters
Catherine Neilan
Meltdown in Gorton puts wind in the sails of Labour’s immigration rebels

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Meltdown in Gorton puts wind in the sails of Labour’s immigration rebels
Rachel Sylvester
Lucy Powell: Andy Burnham would ‘probably’ have won in Gorton and Denton

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Lucy Powell: Andy Burnham would ‘probably’ have won in Gorton and Denton
Zack Polanski
Labour ignored voters in Gorton and Denton. We listened to them. And we won

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Labour ignored voters in Gorton and Denton. We listened to them. And we won
The rise of looksmaxxing

28 mins • S1, E316

The rise of looksmaxxing
Xavier Greenwood
Explained: Peter Mandelson’s arrest

Mon 23 Feb 2026

Explained: Peter Mandelson’s arrest
Ada Barumé
“My best pal”: Mandelson and Epstein

Mon 23 Feb 2026

“My best pal”: Mandelson and Epstein
Rachel Sylvester
Reforms will give Send pupils ‘support bases’ in every secondary school

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Reforms will give Send pupils ‘support bases’ in every secondary school
Rachel Sylvester
The women tasked with turning ‘tepid bath’ of civil service into a stream of innovation

Sun 22 Feb 2026

The women tasked with turning ‘tepid bath’ of civil service into a stream of innovation
Rory Smith
Fear and loathing in Gorton and Denton

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Fear and loathing in Gorton and Denton
Hugh Tomlinson
Complaints resurface over Romeo’s reign of ‘terror’ in New York

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Complaints resurface over Romeo’s reign of ‘terror’ in New York
Lucien Young
I could manage the hell out of Waitrose

Fri 20 Feb 2026

I could manage the hell out of Waitrose
Catherine Neilan
Labour bill doesn’t go far enough to stop foreign interference in UK politics

Mon 16 Feb 2026

Labour bill doesn’t go far enough to stop foreign interference in UK politics
Andrew Rawnsley
Keir Starmer’s leadership hangs between survival and collapse

Sun 15 Feb 2026

Keir Starmer’s leadership hangs between survival and collapse
Rachel Sylvester
The boys’ club has collapsed. Now Labour needs to get stuff done

Sun 15 Feb 2026

The boys’ club has collapsed. Now Labour needs to get stuff done
Kenan Malik
Ruling on Palestine Action is a timely defence of free speech and civil liberties

Sun 15 Feb 2026

Ruling on Palestine Action is a timely defence of free speech and civil liberties
Catherine Neilan
MPs and peers complained to whips over Starmer plans to make spin doctor a lord

Sat 14 Feb 2026

MPs and peers complained to whips over Starmer plans to make spin doctor a lord
Fred Harter
Starmer’s reset may push Labour leftwards

Fri 13 Feb 2026

Starmer’s reset may push Labour leftwards
Keir Starmer’s perilous week ahead

32 mins • S1, E311

Keir Starmer’s perilous week ahead
Sam Freedman
Spooked by Reform, Labour may have cut net migration too far

Mon 9 Feb 2026

Spooked by Reform, Labour may have cut net migration too far
Catherine Neilan
‘I don't think Keir Starmer’s got three days’

Sun 8 Feb 2026

‘I don't think Keir Starmer’s got three days’
Rachel Sylvester
‘Fast track’ apprentices to help put a rocket under major building projects

Sun 8 Feb 2026

‘Fast track’ apprentices to help put a rocket under major building projects
Rachel Sylvester
Get a grip, Labour donors warn Starmer

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Get a grip, Labour donors warn Starmer
Rachel Sylvester
Sadiq Khan: ‘Starmer has to stay. You wouldn’t sack a football manager after 35 minutes’

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Sadiq Khan: ‘Starmer has to stay. You wouldn’t sack a football manager after 35 minutes’
Tom Baldwin
Mandelson's ‘crimes’ are not for Starmer to answer for

Fri 6 Feb 2026

Mandelson's ‘crimes’ are not for Starmer to answer for
Why the Peter Mandelson scandal threatens to bring down Starmer

6 mins • S1, E1293

Why the Peter Mandelson scandal threatens to bring down Starmer
Andrew Rawnsley
Mandelson’s leap from the Lords won’t end this crisis

Tue 3 Feb 2026

Mandelson’s leap from the Lords won’t end this crisis
Kenan Malik
Britain’s deprived areas need attention for their own sake, not merely to beat Reform

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Britain’s deprived areas need attention for their own sake, not merely to beat Reform
Vanessa Thorpe
Tom Kerridge is fighting for your pint

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Tom Kerridge is fighting for your pint
Catherine Neilan
Zack Polanski cowardly for not fighting byelection, Labour says

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Zack Polanski cowardly for not fighting byelection, Labour says
How the Trump administration is lying

34 mins • S1, E307

How the Trump administration is lying
Andrew Rawnsley
Andy Burnham’s make-or-break choice will either crown him or sink him

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Andy Burnham’s make-or-break choice will either crown him or sink him
Rachel Sylvester
Prime minister urged to forge new links with EU

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Prime minister urged to forge new links with EU
Catherine Neilan
Burnham’s bid to return set to force Starmer into fight of his political life

Sat 24 Jan 2026

Burnham’s bid to return set to force Starmer into fight of his political life
Catherine Neilan
MP’s resignation could clear path to Westminster for Burnham

Thu 22 Jan 2026

MP’s resignation could clear path to Westminster for Burnham
Will Hutton
Reeves v the OBR: what really happened

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Reeves v the OBR: what really happened
Rachel Sylvester
Fears that algorithms are creating young terrorists shifts mood at No 10 in favour of an Australian-style ban

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Fears that algorithms are creating young terrorists shifts mood at No 10 in favour of an Australian-style ban
William Keegan
Labour needs to rediscover that EU membership works

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Labour needs to rediscover that EU membership works
Anthony Seldon
Brown, Blair, Miliband – the ghosts of Labour’s past can help secure its future

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Brown, Blair, Miliband – the ghosts of Labour’s past can help secure its future
Catherine Neilan
Banning all political crypto donations will thwart hostile states, PM told

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Banning all political crypto donations will thwart hostile states, PM told
Philip Collins
Pensioners have been cushioned for too long. It’s time for Labour to get off the sofa on welfare

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Pensioners have been cushioned for too long. It’s time for Labour to get off the sofa on welfare
Rachel Sylvester
Whitehall split over the special relationship – while Starmer grins and bears it

Sat 10 Jan 2026

Whitehall split over the special relationship – while Starmer grins and bears it
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: If international law were a football team, I’d be at every match … but Gaza, Venezuela

Fri 9 Jan 2026

Dear Keir: If international law were a football team, I’d be at every match … but Gaza, Venezuela
Tom Baldwin
Keir’s choice: appease Trump or put Ukraine on the line

Thu 8 Jan 2026

Keir’s choice: appease Trump or put Ukraine on the line
Tim Leunig
Starmer says more of us will feel richer this year. Most won’t

Thu 8 Jan 2026

Starmer says more of us will feel richer this year. Most won’t
High street gambling

7 mins • S1, E1271

High street gambling
Catherine Neilan
Ten years after Brexit, we’re talking about getting closer to Europe again

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Ten years after Brexit, we’re talking about getting closer to Europe again
Andrew Rawnsley
Chatter of dethroning the prime minister is easy. Doing so is much harder

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Chatter of dethroning the prime minister is easy. Doing so is much harder
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: My resolution? Reverse my political fortunes

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Dear Keir: My resolution? Reverse my political fortunes
John Simpson
Scrapping our roles will backfire, warn elected police chiefs

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Scrapping our roles will backfire, warn elected police chiefs
Robert Ford
Democracy’s ‘dark matter’ will decide the future of politics

Wed 31 Dec 2025

Democracy’s ‘dark matter’ will decide the future of politics
Lucien Young
When you’re prime minister, you have 70 million backseat drivers

Tue 30 Dec 2025

When you’re prime minister, you have 70 million backseat drivers
John Simpson
Campaigners scent a chance to avert trail hunting ban

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Campaigners scent a chance to avert trail hunting ban
Catherine Neilan
Labour averts revolt by MPs as tractor protests drive climbdown on farm tax

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Labour averts revolt by MPs as tractor protests drive climbdown on farm tax
Philip Collins
Starmer is a PM without a cause – he needs an epiphany

Sat 27 Dec 2025

Starmer is a PM without a cause – he needs an epiphany

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