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Badenoch mocks Jenrick and Braverman as she tries to get Tories back on track after Reform defections
Kemi Badenoch delivers speech denouncing Westminster ‘psychodrama’ as she fights to rescue her party More
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Burnham blocked but Rayner’s returning: Why Starmer cannot shake the leadership speculation
The former deputy prime minister was forced to resign last year over her tax affairs, but political editor David Maddox explains why her charisma could see her launch a remarkable comeback More
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Andy Burnham can become a Labour MP – but not until 2028, Starmer suggests
Greater Manchester mayor, who the prime minister blocked from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election, due to finish his term in three years More
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Join Q&A with John Rentoul on Labour’s civil war, Andy Burnham and a government at odds with itself
Our chief political commentator John Rentoul answers your questions on Labour’s internal tensions, Keir Starmer’s authority, the Burnham row, repeated U-turns and why this is the most unruly parliamentary Labour party in history More
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Starmer flies to China vowing to defend national security and make Britons better off
The prime minister will lead a delegation of over 50 British business, sports and cultural representatives to China for the three-day visit More
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Labour launches attack on Greens as pollster tips Polanski’s party to win crucial Gorton and Denton by-election
Exclusive: Green Party leader Zack Polanski tells The Independent the Gorton and Denton by-election is ‘Greens vs Reform’ More
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Angela Rayner declares ‘I’m not dead yet’ as supporters plot Starmer’s downfall
The former deputy prime minister was speaking before Andy Burnham’s pathway back to Parliament was blocked More
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Labour councillors made ‘vile’ and ‘racist’ remarks in WhatsApp chat, damning report finds
The independent report was into councillors who were members of the WhatsApp group, which led to former Labour MP Andrew Gwynne being suspended from the party before leaving parliament More
