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One of the least spoken about shifts in English politics over the last decade is the move towards mayors. Starting with the establishment of the Mayor of London by Tony Blair in 2000, successive Conservative governments have created 11 mayoral combined authorities, each with its own directly elected mayor, since…

THE shadow health secretary has promised Labour will go “further” than Tony Blair in making use of the private sector to ease NHS pressures.

Is Labour ready for government? This question is being asked regularly of the public by pollsters YouGov, especially as the UK approaches the general election on July 4. For many, the answer is a measure of the extent to which Keir Starmer has changed the party since he became leader.

The Labour veteran entered the commons as one of only 21 women, then spent years fighting for a seat at the table. She discusses sexism, backlash and power as she prepares to leave parliament

The author of an acclaimed new biography of the Labour leader, reveals what has driven him to change his party – and why he now wants to do the same for the country

THE Scottish philosopher who inspired Tony Blair may also be the reason Nan Shepherd tried to find solace in the Cairngorms.

Barring miracles or disasters on the campaign trail, a change of government appears to be just weeks away

This week, Rishi Sunak put his foot in it while talking to fans in Wales. He certainly isn’t the first PM to make a mistake when talking about the beautiful game ...

Labour’s pitch is basically ‘elect us, we’re not Tory’, but people will quickly demand real improvements, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Leading pollsters believe that Sunak’s monumental task of winning the general election would defy history

Critics say British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is dutiful, managerial and a bit dull