In part one of a special two-part interview, Kiran Stacey talks to the political scientist Prof Robert Ford about Labour’s so-called ‘landslide win’, the long-lasting impact of Brexit on our politics, and the lessons that should...
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Read MoreParty denies claim by ex-councillor of falsely reporting expenses during Farage’s run to become Clacton MP last yearUK politics live – latest updatesPolice are looking into allegations Reform UK breached electoral law during its...
Read MoreAfter 14 years of Tory rule, the Guardian’s parliamentary sketch writer thought he had seen it all. Westminster would surely tick along nicely once Keir Starmer’s party took over. How wrong he was …I feel I should probably...
Read MoreA mood of turbulence and insurgency against the two main parties has been building for years – and could claim new victims Westminster has a habit of staging occasions that are at once both lacklustre and ridiculous, and last...
Read MoreOther expenditures include £989 stay at London hotel but party sources say costs not incurred by Nigel FarageReform UK footed the bill for a £350 bottle of champagne at a luxury lunch and a £989-a-night hotel with hundreds of...
Read MoreTwo trials will take place due to large number of defendants, in September 2027 and January 2028A former Conservative MP and others accused of cheating by placing bets on the date of last year’s general election face a wait of...
Read MoreAcademic and Lib Dem peer ask where funds go when candidates receive more than limit, and who donors areAlmost £2m given to candidates in the 2024 general election has “essentially disappeared” from the public’s view of British...
Read MoreAnalysis of a mega poll shows Keir Starmer would lose more seats than Tories amid voter discontent with main parties Labour faces losing scores of seats to Reform UK across England and Wales as a widening section of voters lose...
Read MoreMP says he is totally committed to his constituency after Isabel Oakeshott moved to the Emirates One weekend, it will be the straightforward delights of Skegness seafront; the next, the flashy private beach clubs of...
Read MoreExclusive: Study of 2024 election says party’s refusal to make formal deals with others was vindicated in ballotBritons are so adept at tactical voting that any sort of progressive alliance among parties on the left is no longer...
Read MoreIPPR says elections could lose legitimacy because of falling turnout among groups such as renters and non-graduatesUK elections are “close to a tipping point” where they lose legitimacy because of plummeting voter turnout among...
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