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  • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
    Scottish National Party
    SNP’s era of public rows runs on

    Also in this newsletter, Jeremy Corbyn’s chances of election win rest on local institutional support

  • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
    Scottish politics
    Yousaf’s election and Sturgeon’s exit increase Labour’s chances in Scotland

    Also in this newsletter, Labour’s NEC votes on whether to allow Corbyn to stand

  • Monday, 27 March, 2023
    UK politics & policy
    SNP decision day

    Also in this newsletter, Labour’s House of Lords challenge and HS2 delays

  • Friday, 24 March, 2023
    UK politics & policy
    Tory Euroscepticism isn’t dead yet

    Plus, Keir Starmer preys on Conservative weak spot with Labour’s crime and policing ‘mission’

  • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
    UK politics & policy
    Sunak rides high amid Tory fatigue from Johnson’s rolling circus

    Also in this newsletter, the key differences between the Conservative leader and Starmer’s ‘failure mode’

  • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
    UK politics & policy
    Boris Johnson and Brexit drama underscore Sunak’s strong position

    Priti Patel, Iain Duncan Smith, Liz Truss and Johnson set to vote against first part of Windsor framework

  • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
    Metropolitan Police Service UK
    Metropolitan Police: it’s now or never

    Louise Casey’s findings of institutional racism, homophobia and sexism are unsurprising. But this time, there is strong political consensus on reform

  • Monday, 20 March, 2023
    Scottish National Party
    Retreat of SNP’s old guard throws leadership race into uncertainty

    Could this be another triumph for the party’s establishment?

  • Friday, 17 March, 2023
    UK politics & policy
    Hunt’s fiscal rule looks brilliant — but is fraught with political pitfalls

    His mandate is not facilitating good policymaking

  • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
    UK Budget
    It is unlikely pre-election giveaways will come in time to reverse Tory fortunes

    Plus, what was Keir Starmer doing in PMQs?

  • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
    Stephen Bush
    Hunt makes childcare the new battleground in politics

    Zero-to-18 provision represents a significant shift

  • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
    English devolution
    Local oversight must not come at the expense of parliamentary scrutiny

    Devolved competencies have grown, but restricting their supervision to that region alone is a mistake

  • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
    UK defence spending
    Sunak adopts European mainstream with fresh language on defence

    Integrated review highlights end of ‘peace dividend’, as extra cash for defence will have to come from other public services

  • Monday, 13 March, 2023
    UK politics & policy
    Provide a legal route for asylum seekers

    Rishi Sunak’s new illegal migration bill has eased the pressure on the government but not solved the issue

  • Friday, 10 March, 2023
    UK politics & policy
    Expect to see more Darling-style measures in Hunt’s Budget

    A squeeze on capital spending is the easiest — and perhaps only — kind of cut the chancellor can deliver politically now

  • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
    Scottish National Party
    Humza Yousaf looks most likely to succeed Nicola Sturgeon

    Kate Forbes may be Scottish voters’ first choice for leader, but the health secretary stands out as firm favourite among SNP supporters

  • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
    Conservative Party UK
    Self-sabotaging tactics and MP exodus diminish Tory hopes of re-election

    Retirement of influential Conservative power broker does not necessarily signal a ‘sinking ship’, but it is a blow to Sunak

  • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
    UK politics & policy
    Simon Case would be mad not to be considering his future

    Doubts linger over cabinet secretary, who was fortunate to have survived takeover of Liz Truss

  • Monday, 6 March, 2023
    Global migration
    Three-pronged problem of ‘small boats’ cannot be solved by law alone

    Prime minister hopes his attention to detail will help fix issue of people smuggling and illegal migration

  • Friday, 3 March, 2023
    UK politics & policy
    Sue Gray hire threatens to deflate Sunak’s policy victory

    Claiming that Boris Johnson was forced out by her ‘Partygate’ probe allows former PM’s allies to undermine his successor

  • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
    Scottish National Party
    SNP leadership race still an uncertain picture after first hustings

    Early signs put Humza Yousaf in front, but Ash Regan has an important card to play on Scottish independence

  • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
    UK politics & policy
    Sunak’s diplomatic coup may steer him to be bold with his party

    Also in this newsletter, SNP wrangling over hustings media ban sends early signals about state of leadership race

  • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
    Brexit
    Brexit deal: Sunak’s first serious achievement of his own

    Front pages from across the political spectrum hail result by prime minister, who remains beset by real policy challenges

  • Monday, 27 February, 2023
    Brexit
    Sunak bolsters image by staying secretive on Northern Ireland deal

    Prime minister can create the impression he has fought hard to satisfy all parties, no matter how small the concessions

  • Friday, 24 February, 2023
    Labour Party UK
    Labour weighs pursuit of growth and risk of reawakening voter fears

    Labour leader’s five missions target the vote-moving terrain on which the next election will be fought

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