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'Special relationship' / Will Trump 2.0 derail the Starmer Project?

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Katy Balls

The truth about a Tory-Reform pact

The truth about a Tory-Reform pact
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Katy Balls

Labour is starting to panic about Reform

Labour is starting to panic about Reform
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Katy Balls

Reeves readies for Davos but relations with US are the key

Reeves readies for Davos but relations with US are the key
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Was Kemi Badenoch’s speech a success?

Was Kemi Badenoch’s speech a success?
16.01.2025 6

The Spectator

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Kemi Badenoch is running out of time

Kemi Badenoch is running out of time
16.01.2025 7

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Politics / ‘We’re pretty bullish’: Farage’s plan to transform politics

Politics /					 													 						‘We’re pretty bullish’: Farage’s plan to transform politics
16.01.2025 10

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Politics / Tulip Siddiq’s resignaton was a matter of when, not if

Politics /					 													 						Tulip Siddiq’s resignaton was a matter of when, not if
14.01.2025 10

The Spectator

Katy Balls

U turn? / Labour MPs turn on Starmer over grooming gangs

U turn? /					 													 						Labour MPs turn on Starmer over grooming gangs
14.01.2025 10

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Katy Balls

Beijing blues / Was Rachel Reeves’s China trip worth it?

Beijing blues /					 													 						Was Rachel Reeves’s China trip worth it?
13.01.2025 10

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‘There’s been a vibe shift’ / Welcome to the new political disorder

‘There’s been a vibe shift’ /					 													 						Welcome to the new political disorder
12.01.2025 7

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Katy Balls

Why Rachel Reeves’ trip to China has left her with a no-win situation 

Why Rachel Reeves’ trip to China has left her with a no-win situation 
11.01.2025 8

iNews

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Could Elon Musk really oust Keir Starmer?

Could Elon Musk really oust Keir Starmer?
10.01.2025 5

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Katy Balls

‘There’s been a vibe shift’ / Welcome to the new political disorder

‘There’s been a vibe shift’ /					 													 						Welcome to the new political disorder
09.01.2025 10

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Will Rachel Reeves have to go back on her word?

Will Rachel Reeves have to go back on her word?
09.01.2025 4

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Katy Balls

Does Nigel Farage need Elon Musk?

Does Nigel Farage need Elon Musk?

What a difference a month makes. In December, Nigel Farage was tweeting about his meeting with Elon Musk and the world’s richest man’s support for...

06.01.2025 6

The Spectator

Katy Balls

Starmer and Reeves have always enjoyed a good relationship – it's about to be tested

Starmer and Reeves have always enjoyed a good relationship – it's about to be tested

What does Rachel Reeves have in common with George Osborne? It’s not that she is hell-bent on delivering an austerity agenda – even if parts of...

02.01.2025 4

iNews

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This latest mega poll is a problem for Badenoch and Farage

This latest mega poll is a problem for Badenoch and Farage

The next election may not be expected for another four years but that won’t stop politicos speculating as to what would happen were a vote called...

29.12.2024 6

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Farage plots his next move against Badenoch

Nigel Farage has called on Kemi Badenoch to say sorry after the Conservative party leader accused him of inflating Reform membership numbers. ‘I...

27.12.2024 3

The Spectator

Katy Balls

Reform overtake Tories on membership numbers

Nigel Farage has received a late Christmas present. According to figures released by Reform, his party has overtaken the Conservatives on the...

26.12.2024 5

The Spectator

Katy Balls

Kemi Badenoch has big plans – and they might just work

In the United States, it’s Donald Trump. In Argentina, it’s Javier Milei. And in Italy, it is Giorgia Meloni. Here in the UK, could Kemi Badenoch...

24.12.2024 3

iNews

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How much trouble is Rachel Reeves in?

Christmas may be two days away but there is little reason for cheer in 11 Downing Street. The Chancellor faces another wave of bad economic news...

23.12.2024 4

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Katy Balls

If Keir Starmer’s not careful he’s going to hand Nigel Farage a secret weapon

Asked by MPs this week if he might have done anything slightly differently during his first few months in government, Keir Starmer responded with a...

21.12.2024 4

iNews

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There is a good reason why Waspi women have been denied compensation

For a week, the Labour Government looked as though its new Downing Street grid was working. There have been a series of carefully planned...

18.12.2024 7

iNews

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Is the Chagos deal dead in the water?

Is the Chagos Islands deal dead? Ever since Keir Starmer and his foreign secretary David Lammy announced plans to hand the remote archipelago to...

18.12.2024 6

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Katy Balls

Farage’s Musk meeting is uncomfortable for the Tories and Labour

It’s happened. To the likely dismay of both Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch, Nigel Farage has met with Elon Musk to discuss his party’s...

17.12.2024 3

The Spectator

Katy Balls

Politics / Why 2025 could redefine politics

Santa will have a tricky time this year fulfilling all the Christmas wish lists in Westminster. Keir Starmer is desperately hoping for a change in...

15.12.2024 7

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Katy Balls

Economy shrinks in blow for Rachel Reeves

Another day, another piece of bad news for the chancellor. The economy shrank in October for the second month in a row. Figures from the Office for...

13.12.2024 10

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Katy Balls

Starmer's failure to show he cares about migration could prove politically terminal

Keir Starmer spent much of his big reset day talking about something he didn’t intend to: immigration. The Prime Minister’s much-hyped speech...

07.12.2024 9

iNews

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Politics / Can Labour’s reset see off Reform?

Arriving on stage to accept ‘Newcomer of the Year’ at The Spectator’s Parliamentarian of the Year awards, Nigel Farage gave a warning to the...

05.12.2024 4

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Watch out Keir and Kemi, 2025 could be the year of Nigel Farage (again)

This time last year, Rishi Sunak was struggling in 10 Downing Street while Sir Keir Starmer appeared on the cusp of power. Fast-forward to the...

05.12.2024 10

iNews

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The great reset / Is Keir Starmer turning into Rishi Sunak?

Keir Starmer is only 150 days into his premiership and his team are already planning a reset. Officially, no one in Downing Street is using the R...

02.12.2024 10

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Assisted dying threatens to prolong Starmer’s dismal start

There are occasional votes in Parliament that have the potential to change the fabric of the country. This was the case on Friday when MPs passed...

30.11.2024 10

iNews

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Second reading / Will the assisted dying bill become law?

The assisted dying bill has passed its second reading. After an emotionally charged debate, MPs have voted 330 to 275 in support of private members...

29.11.2024 2

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Katy Balls

Louise Haigh’s resignation raises questions for Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer is one cabinet minister down. This morning Louise Haigh resigned as Transport Secretary following the revelation that she had pleaded...

29.11.2024 5

The Spectator

Katy Balls

Rachel Reeves faces a frosty reception at the CBI summit

At the beginning of the year, Rachel Reeves was being praised all round for her efforts repairing relations between the Labour party and business....

25.11.2024 50

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Katy Balls

Who are Labour’s new working class voters? / An interview with Claire Ainsley

What is a working person? This question dominated the lead-up to Labour’s first Budget in over 14 years. After Rachel Reeves stood at the despatch...

24.11.2024 8

The Spectator

Katy Balls

How Trump's win is influencing Team Starmer - and an impending reshuffle

Before Kamala Harris met her crushing defeat in the US election, Labour aides were keen to talk up what the Democrats were learning from their own...

22.11.2024 3

iNews

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Is Keir Starmer really going to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu?

Benjamin Netanyahu faces arrest if he enters Britain. That is the welcome the Israeli leader will receive should he fancy another trip to the UK...

22.11.2024 4

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The Tories have a Donald Trump problem, too

Donald Trump is not yet in the White House – but already his presence is felt across Westminster. Labour ministers are regularly asked by the...

21.11.2024 3

iNews

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Wild Wes: Streeting is causing trouble for Starmer

Avote on assisted dying was supposed to be one of the easiest reforms for Keir Starmer’s government. To many, including the Prime Minister himself,...

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G20 / Is it wise for Starmer to meet Xi?

Keir Starmer will today become the first prime minister in six years to meet with Xi Jinping. The Labour leader is due to meet with the Chinese...

18.11.2024 4

The Spectator

Katy Balls

Has Trump derailed Reeves’s first Budget?

When Rachel Reeves went out to sell her £40bn tax-raising budget on the airwaves, she offered a message of reassurance: ‘We don’t need to come...

12.11.2024 10

The Spectator

Katy Balls

Elon Musk is the Team Trump member Starmer should be most worried about

It’s hard to watch the news or pick up a paper without coming across a discussion on how Keir Starmer ought to handle Donald Trump. Since this...

09.11.2024 3

iNews

Katy Balls

How does Starmer solve a problem like Farage?

Who is the biggest winner in the UK from Donald Trump’s victory across the pond? The answer may be Nigel Farage. While Labour ministers have so...

08.11.2024 2

The Spectator

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Politics / Inside Kemi Badenoch’s first shadow cabinet

At her first shadow cabinet as Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch walked into the room and declared that there were ‘still too many people’. Various...

07.11.2024 3

The Spectator

Katy Balls

Kemi Badenoch knows exactly which Labour bruise to press

The first outing at Prime Minister’s Questions for any leader is a defining moment. In 2016, Theresa May calmed nerves in her party by coming out...

06.11.2024 4

iNews

Katy Balls

Three challenges Trump poses for Starmer

It’s happened. The scenario Labour politicians hoped would not come to pass is now a reality: Donald Trump is heading back to the White House....

06.11.2024 3

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Katy Balls

Has Kemi Badenoch formed a unity cabinet?

In approximately 12 hours, all UK news will take a back seat as the world looks to the United States and the election of a new American president....

05.11.2024 1

The Spectator

Katy Balls

‘High energy, high risk’: Tories already wonder if Kemi Badenoch will last until the next election

One of the regular refrains from Keir Starmer’s team during their wilderness years was that oppositions don’t win elections, governments lose...

04.11.2024 3

The Guardian

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