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What happens if Rishi Sunak loses his seat?
The New Statesman· 22 hours agoWhat happens if Rishi Sunak loses his seat of Richmond and Northallerton? A sitting prime minister has never lost their seat in a general election – and...
This shabby election campaign is finally over
The New Statesman· 1 day agoOne Tory insider mused to me this week that the result was decided months ago, that their impending failure could be explained by Boris Johnson and Liz...
This England: Gulls go postal
The New Statesman· 3 days agoThis column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain – has run in the New Statesman since 1934.
Subscriber of the week: Jo Lawley
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Why MPs are happier when they lose
The New Statesman· 2 days agoWhen Brian Donohoe lost Central Ayrshire in 2015, he had a final message for his constituents – “f**k off”. Donohoe tells me now that he still hears from...
Labour’s first policy should be to break up the NHS
The New Statesman· 3 days agoContemplating Labour’s 2024 manifesto, I wonder what Wes Streeting might have up his sleeve were he to become secretary of state for health. The most...
A staggering first-round victory for Marine Le Pen
The New Statesman· 5 days agoEmmanuel Macron's political gamble has backfired.
What the National Rally’s rise means for Labour
The New Statesman· 4 days agoKeir Starmer and David Lammy may soon be faced with nationalist governments across the Atlantic and the Channel.
James Corden’s comedy of menace
The New Statesman· 7 days agoJoe Penhall’s new play The Constituent, starring Corden and Anna Maxwell Martin, is a funny, disturbing vision of public service and private despair.
The last days of Andy Murray
The New Statesman· 1 day agoAt the French Open earlier this year there was a sense of Götterdämmerung. The downing of the indomitable warrior Rafael Nadal, undoubtedly the greatest...
