Former politicians pay tribute after files show ‘Labour’s most successful leader’ was forced to consider selling legacy to pay for his dementia careMargaret Thatcher described him as “the most skilful of...
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Read MoreSixty-six MPs who already plan to stand down at election have 987 years between them, analysis showsThe Conservative party will lose almost 1,000 years of Commons experience just from MPs who have already announced they are...
Read MoreUnlock Democracy report notes that path to gender equality in Lords has slowed in recent yearsRishi Sunak has the worst record on appointing women from his party to the House of Lords of any prime minister since John Major, with...
Read MoreAll three main parties have come under scrutiny for their roles in one of Britain’s worst miscarriages of justiceAll major parties face questions about why it took an ITV drama to provoke meaningful political action on the...
Read MoreRecord number of female and ethnic minority MPs expected to sit in Commons according to study of candidate selectionsThe next general election is set to herald the most diverse parliament ever, with record numbers of ethnic...
Read MoreNational Archives papers show prime minister tried in vain to avoid inquiry over Peter Wright’s memoirsMargaret Thatcher was “utterly shattered” by the revelations in Spycatcher, the memoirs of the retired MI5...
Read MoreThen prime minister thought idea of moving club to Northern Ireland should be encouraged ‘as much as possible’The former prime minister Sir Tony Blair was keen on an idea to relocate the then-Premier League football...
Read MoreLabour went into the 1997 general election full of confidence. Now, 26 years on from that famous victory, Kiran Stacey hears as those who helped craft it look ahead and ask if it is time to be more radicalThis week we are...
Read MoreIn 1996 Labour was a year out from an election after more than a decade out of power. Its leader, Tony Blair, was surrounded by advisers and strategists plotting their way to victory. Kiran Stacey hears how they did itThis week...
Read MoreNational Archives files show PM presented with shock resignation of incumbent less than month after failed Arnhem landingsAs well as directing Britain’s war effort, Winston Churchill had another seemingly crucial matter to...
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