The London mayor on Labour’s “catastrophic” results in the capital, and the Chancellor’s “doom and gloom” putting off ...

All parties when they govern are effectively a coalition”, said David Lammy on Thursday night, when the deputy PM was in the ...

Despite long-standing debate over reform, MPs have no formal power over military intervention. By George Eaton For the first time since becoming Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak has authorised military ...

The rules of leadership contests are strange, and can be decisive ...

New polling exposes weaknesses in “brand Farage”. Nigel Farage and Reform UK are a real threat to Labour and the Conservatives alike. We’ve heard a lot about the strengths of the challenger party – ...

Why break a habit of a lifetime, I wondered as I headed to Dagenham to campaign on what would turn out to be a day the tectonic plates of British politics shifted. It was clear my time would be best ...

But would she even want to be leader? By Ailbhe Rea If Wes Streeting’s supporters in parliament were looking for an excuse to show some ankle, they were given it a few weeks ago. On the extraordinary ...

Could Labour drive us to rejoin the EU? By Anand Menon “This Labour government will be defined by rebuilding our relationship with Europe, by putting Britain at the heart of Europe.” To prove his ...

What is politics? Clichés are likely to abound in response to this question. The dirty pursuit of power, or the noble pursuit of the good life? It is, of course, both of these things and more. But for ...

Merlin Strategy’s exclusive polling reveals a growing gender divide among under-30s By Scarlett Maguire The prevailing narrative is that young men, under the influence of the manosphere and enchanted ...

Instagram taps into our competitive psychology and tendency for girl-on-girl bullying. By Freya India For years now, social media has been the villain du jour for spiking rates of anxiety, depression ...

Will Lloyd is the deputy editor of the New Statesman. He was previously a reporter at the Sunday Times and a pet insurance salesman in Sydney, Australia. The two jobs had nothing in common. He lives ...