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Ayesha Hazarika

Ayesha Hazarika

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There’s nothing right-wing about cracking down on antisocial behaviour

With the local elections coming up, there are plenty of five-point plans fluttering around. Labour has just announced its own for breathing life back...

12.04.2024 6

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Labour's new secret weapon: Boris Johnson

Look it’s not the biggie we all hoped for, but the upcoming local elections are not to be sniffed at. People are very dismissive of local government...

28.03.2024 3

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Ignoring George Galloway would be a huge mistake for Keir Starmer

Yes. He’s back with a bang. Let’s not rehearse how he got there – Labour messed up and nature abhors a vacuum. Enter stage (hard) left George...

01.03.2024 3

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Ditching the £28bn green pledge won't hurt Labour's chances

There has been a weirdness amongst Labour folk in recent weeks. Even more so than usual. At gatherings of the clan there’s been a distinct...

09.02.2024 10

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Rishi Sunak's cruel trans jibe has shown us who he really is

When Rishi Sunak stood on the steps of Downing Street and promised to lead a government of “integrity, professionalism and accountability” no one...

07.02.2024 6

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Business can't get enough of Labour – it's like Corbyn never existed

If you want proof (other than the polls) of how much Labour has changed, look no further than its relationship or love-in with business. There is so...

01.02.2024 4

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It's Labour's moment – the party is ready to govern

Labour has had a really good year. The turnaround in fortunes is quite remarkable when you look back at how fragile the party and indeed Keir...

21.12.2023 2

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The Covid inquiry has given us some justice - Boris Johnson finally squirming

After all the hype, Boris Johnson’s much anticipated appearance at the Covid Inquiry was more a whimper than a bang. Big Dog looked like he’d had...

07.12.2023 2

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Reeves will become chancellor - but her biggest challenge won't be the Tories

Whenever there are big fiscal events, how the shadow chancellor responds is often very much a second order issue. The lobby hacks all troops out of...

23.11.2023 10

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Keir Starmer has been spooked by the ghosts of Labour's past

There was a moment just after Labour’s storming conference when I thought “Blimey… something’s not right here… surely it can’t be this...

09.11.2023 3

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Rishi Sunak has a chance of survival if he stops listening to Suella Braverman

When Rishi Sunak stood on the steps of Downing Street just over a year ago, gleaming in his quiet luxury suit, there was a sense of relief – even...

27.10.2023 2

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This was the best conference the Labour Party has had in 20 years

When I arrived at Labour Party conference late on Saturday night there was chaos at the taxi rank at Liverpool station. Huge queues and no discernible...

12.10.2023 3

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The Tory conference is just like New Labour's end days - funereal, chaotic and out of time

“Go on… Is it as mad as it looks from the outside?” That’s the same message I’ve had from my political friends not as lucky as me to make it...

04.10.2023 9

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No matter our achievements, men like Fox will always judge us on how 'shaggable' we are

There was a piercing clarity as Laurence Fox and Dan Wootton sniggered, smirked and giggled about not wanting to shag journalist Ava Evans which laid...

28.09.2023 2

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Keir Starmer's immigration plans are not about undoing Brexit. What a shame

Immigration has haunted Labour for many years. The party is either accused by the right vof being bleeding-heart liberals who advocate open borders,...

14.09.2023 7

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