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The 12 things that mattered in politics in 2025

The 12 things that mattered in politics in 2025
previous day 2

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'We must not be the Tory party 2.0': Nigel Farage on his plans for power

'We must not be the Tory party 2.0': Nigel Farage on his plans for power
previous day 9

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'We must not be the Tory party 2.0': Nigel Farage on his plans for power

'We must not be the Tory party 2.0': Nigel Farage on his plans for power
thursday 10

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Politics / Has Reform peaked?

Politics /					 													 						Has Reform peaked?
06.12.2025 6

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Has Reform peaked?

Has Reform peaked?
06.12.2025 10

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Politics / Labour’s plan to unite the left

Politics /					 													 						Labour’s plan to unite the left
04.12.2025 40

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The Budget speech Rachel Reeves could have made

The Budget speech Rachel Reeves could have made
29.11.2025 8

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Starmer’s Mr Fix-it / Nick Thomas-Symonds: ‘The Brexit architects essentially ran away’

28.11.2025 10

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Starmer’s Mr Fix-it / Nick Thomas-Symonds: ‘The Brexit architects essentially ran away’

27.11.2025 7

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Budget blues / Rachel Reeves’s road to ruin

27.11.2025 7

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Exclusive / Military chiefs go to war with Labour

Exclusive /					 													 						Military chiefs go to war with Labour
26.11.2025 6

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Toxic waste / It’s time to dispose of the Budget

26.11.2025 10

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It’s time to dispose of the Budget

20.11.2025 50

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Bungled budget / Keir Starmer’s omnishambles government

15.11.2025 20

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Keir Starmer’s omnishambles government

14.11.2025 2

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Politics / Inside the Wes Streeting plot

13.11.2025 10

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What the heck is Rachel Reeves up to?

08.11.2025 20

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Gilded age: the lessons from Trump’s second term

06.11.2025 30

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The gym, the hairdresser, the campaign trail: the inside story of Kemi’s first year

31.10.2025 10

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Politics / The gym, the hairdresser, the campaign trail: the inside story of Kemi’s first year

30.10.2025 10

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The gym, the hairdresser, the campaign trail: the inside story of Kemi’s first year

30.10.2025 5

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Reeves’s fiscal play-off

25.10.2025 200

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Why Caerphilly may be good news for Starmer

24.10.2025 4

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Politics / Reeves’s fiscal play-off

23.10.2025 4

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US politicians: Dropping spy case undermines Five Eyes intelligence sharing 

17.10.2025 10

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Here be dragons: the truth about Chinese espionage

16.10.2025 60

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Politics / The real war is to come for the Tories

09.10.2025 4

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Kemi Badenoch: how I plan to save the Tories

02.10.2025 4

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Keir Starmer gave the speech of his life at Labour conference

30.09.2025 3

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Who does Shabana Mahmood have in her sights?

25.09.2025 3

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What the Tories should learn from Trump

19.09.2025 6

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Politics / Starmer’s battle against the King of the North

18.09.2025 3

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Kemi Badenoch has a sliver of hope

11.09.2025 6

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Winston, Windsor and ‘private time’: inside Trump’s state visit

11.09.2025 60

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The scale of Nigel Farage’s ambition

05.09.2025 9

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‘He’s like a passive-aggressive Gordon Brown’: inside Keir Starmer’s No.10 reshuffle

05.09.2025 30

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Interview / Robert Jenrick: ‘Asylum seekers should be detained in camps’

04.09.2025 20

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Robert Jenrick: ‘Asylum seekers should be detained in camps’

04.09.2025 20

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Politics / Can Reform beat the blob?

14.08.2025 20

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Can Reform beat the blob?

14.08.2025 7

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Motherland: how Farage is winning over women

07.08.2025 60

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Widespread reservations / The asylum hotel crisis will cost Labour

31.07.2025 5

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Widespread reservations / The asylum hotel crisis will cost Labour

31.07.2025 4

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The asylum hotel crisis will cost Labour

31.07.2025 3

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Can anything stop Reform?

25.07.2025 30

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Politics / Can anything stop Reform?

24.07.2025 9

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Can anything stop Reform?

24.07.2025 6

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Politics / ‘Let Keir be Keir’: inside the cabinet’s away day

17.07.2025 4

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Politics / The reign of Rayner

10.07.2025 5

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Can Starmer convince the French to finally sign a migrant deal?

08.07.2025 5

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