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The FT's chief UK political commentator Robert Shrimsley and deputy opinion editor Miranda Green look ahead to the local elections, and examine Labour's 'Ming vase' strategy
Sir Keir Starmer wants more areas to increase their influence by forming ‘combined authorities’
Party leader sends out senior colleagues to urge engagement over intended reforms
Keir Starmer must go further than simply arguing for greater military co-operation to reap benefits of closer relations
Keir Starmer is looking for ways to rebuild relations with the EU step by cautious step
Labour leader makes promise to campaigner Esther Rantzen for parliamentary debate in event he wins election
Political ‘substance’ is elusive and bodily weight taken too literally — jibes about Keir Starmer’s girth are an exception
Labour leader accuses government of leaving ‘Britain in recession’ ahead of general election
Tories and SNP walk out after accusing Speaker of siding with Labour on selection of ceasefire amendment
A new biography gets closer than most to understanding what makes the elusive politician tick
What we talk about when we talk about Labour party factions
Labour’s tactics for crunch vote will hardly defuse SNP’s attacks and risks repelling wings of its voter base
Opposition hopes disillusionment with governing SNP could help it win majority in UK general election
Tories’ official line could damage PM if some mutinous MPs exploit the results to agitate for leadership change
Greater transparency around the party’s rules and penalties for transgressions also recommended
Labour’s new megadonors and what they want
Criticism comes after main UK opposition party suspended two parliamentary candidates in row over alleged antisemitism
Party leader takes action against Graham Jones over comments about Israel
Party members allege they were asked to hand over their phones as part of probe
US Democrats should reverse the tradition of Labour politicians asking them for advice
The FT's UK chief political commentator Robert Shrimsley and deputy opinion editor Miranda Green discuss how outlying runners could affect the election result
Party risks being forced to embrace current trajectory of brutal spending cuts if it wins the election, experts warn
UK’s main opposition party faces backlash following decision to ditch key policy ahead of general election later this year
Limited concession does little to cool industry anger over party’s plan to extend levy by two years
Labour’s retreat reflects a number of changing tides in politics — but it has also produced bitter internal rancour
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