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Tom Baldwin

The Guardian

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There is a path to peace for Starmer and Burnham – even as their backers prepare for battle

There is a path to peace for Starmer and Burnham – even as their backers prepare for battle

One of the many problems with our politics now is that only the loudest or most discordant voices seem to get heard. And there’s certainly no...

18.06.2026 10

The Guardian

Tom Baldwin

Electoral reform and reversing Brexit: they’re more connected than you might think

Nowhere is an anniversary more relished than in newspapers. As we approach the 10-year mark since Britain voted for Brexit, countless column inches...

22.05.2026 20

The Guardian

Tom Baldwin

Keir Starmer’s response to the Gorton and Denton debacle should be a government that truly, finally, reflects him

In a crowded and overheated bar towards the end of the evening a few months ago, I received some strange parenting advice from one of those “Labour...

28.02.2026 10

The Guardian

Tom Baldwin

So is Reform a threat to democracy or merely ‘Tories: the sequel’? Starmer must make up his mind

02.02.2026 20

The Guardian

Tom Baldwin

A warning for Keir Starmer from his own past: if you’re not bold on Brexit and Europe, your Labour rivals will be

17.12.2025 60

The Guardian

Tom Baldwin

What does Keir Starmer really believe in? His deal with the European Union will provide answers

17.05.2025 20

The Guardian

Tom Baldwin

In the face of Trump’s mayhem, Europe is the direction to which the UK must turn – and Keir Starmer knows it

12.04.2025 20

The Guardian

Tom Baldwin