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Ceri Thomas

Makerfield byelection poised on a knife-edge as poll reveals Labour and Reform neck and neck

After the betting markets had Labour’s Andy Burnham as a shoo-in, a new poll suggests there is still everything to play for

Sun 14 Jun 2026

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Andrew Rawnsley
Operation Fubar: even Keir Starmer’s team players are abandoning the field of battle

Sun 14 Jun 2026

Operation Fubar: even Keir Starmer’s team players are abandoning the field of battle
Tom Baldwin
Starmer stands accused of ‘not trying his best’. It’s just not true

Sun 14 Jun 2026

Starmer stands accused of ‘not trying his best’. It’s just not true
Tom Baldwin
John Healey’s resignation – and Starmer’s shrinking army

Thu 11 Jun 2026

John Healey’s resignation – and Starmer’s shrinking army
Giles Whittell
Starmer to host Zelensky talks as west seeks to seize moment

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Starmer to host Zelensky talks as west seeks to seize moment
Ceri Thomas
‘It’s terrifying – if we get Reform, it could change Britain’: voters fear for Labour in Makerfield

Sun 7 Jun 2026

‘It’s terrifying – if we get Reform, it could change Britain’: voters fear for Labour in Makerfield
Rachel Sylvester
Wes Streeting: ‘I don’t want to watch Nigel Farage walking into Downing Street on my conscience’

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Wes Streeting: ‘I don’t want to watch Nigel Farage walking into Downing Street on my conscience’
William Keegan
Harold Wilson biography offers Starmer a few goals: hold on in there, hope for a World Cup win

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Harold Wilson biography offers Starmer a few goals: hold on in there, hope for a World Cup win
Hugh Tomlinson
Right-wing US media and politicians attack ‘woke policing’ in the UK after death of Henry Nowak

Sat 6 Jun 2026

Right-wing US media and politicians attack ‘woke policing’ in the UK after death of Henry Nowak
Steve Bloomfield
Blair is out of touch with the reality of Trump’s new world order

Sun 31 May 2026

Blair is out of touch with the reality of Trump’s new world order
Catherine Neilan
Blair doubles down on his criticism of Labour after party backlash

Sat 30 May 2026

Blair doubles down on his criticism of Labour after party backlash
Andrew Rawnsley
Which Andy Burnham will turn up as the next Labour leader?

Sun 24 May 2026

Which Andy Burnham will turn up as the next Labour leader?
Rachel Sylvester
Keir Starmer embraces radicalism as he accepts his time in Downing Street is ending

Sun 24 May 2026

Keir Starmer embraces radicalism as he accepts his time in Downing Street is ending
Steve Bloomfield
Europe must find its voice as the US turns its back on Ukraine

Sun 24 May 2026

Europe must find its voice as the US turns its back on Ukraine
Rachel Sylvester
Keir’s beers: Starmer considers ‘pavement pints’ to boost World Cup mood

Sat 23 May 2026

Keir’s beers: Starmer considers ‘pavement pints’ to boost World Cup mood
Melanie Reid
Why we must spare a thought for the families

Mon 18 May 2026

Why we must spare a thought for the families
Andrew Rawnsley
Keir Starmer’s last few days have resembled not so much Macbeth as The Comedy of Errors

Sun 17 May 2026

Keir Starmer’s last few days have resembled not so much Macbeth as The Comedy of Errors
Hannah Schuller
Labour’s membership has changed since Corbyn

Sun 17 May 2026

Labour’s membership has changed since Corbyn
Tom Baldwin
Shattered allegiances and broken friendships litter the streets of Westminster

Sun 17 May 2026

Shattered allegiances and broken friendships litter the streets of Westminster
Steve Bloomfield
Saying we will rejoin the EU is easy but there is no ‘back to 2016’ button

Sun 17 May 2026

Saying we will rejoin the EU is easy but there is no ‘back to 2016’ button

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