On days like this you have to ask yourself one question: is it me who is going mad? Or has our politics just taken yet another turn through the looking-glass? How can we be sure that anything is real when all the old certainties are shattered? Picture the scene. After a weekend down in Chequers sti»»»

Beyond the high drama surrounding the Makerfield by-election and the contest to be the UK prime minister lies a more fundamental battle. It is the struggle between the incremental pragmatism of mainstream politics and the magical thinking of populism. The great catchword of recent UK politics has b»»»

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is under intense pressure to quit from within his Labour Party after a set of poor local election results, will not set out a timetable for his departure, his deputy David Lammy said on Monday. The heavy losses for Labour in the May 7 elections triggered alm»»»

1 UK Election 2026 Latest Update: As political pressure intensifies around Keir Starmer, attention inside the Labour Party is rapidly shifting toward one figure many members see as a possible successor Andy Burnham. Once viewed primarily as a regional political heavyweight, Burnham is now being dis»»»