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Steve Bannon lost the Republicans a safe seat, writes The Last Word columnist Robert Philpot When the histories of Donald Trump’s presidency are written, Ray Moore’s defeat in the Alabama special election this week may come to be seen as a turning point. Alabama was...

Gordon Brown is likely to be remembered as Labour's greatest chancellor. Will his reputation as prime minister improve with time too? Spencer Livermore thinks so Gordon Brown’s memoir has so far largely been viewed through the prism of his relationship with Tony...

Is it time for English local government to be elected by single transferable vote? Gordon Matheson and Joanne Harding debate [column-group][column] YES Last year I stepped down after 17 years as a councillor, including more than five years as leader of Glasgow city...

This morning's deal only goes to show that everything about the relatively simple bit of the wrong-minded Brexit negotiations has so far been handled badly by the government, writes Robert Philpot Perhaps the key words uttered about this morning’s deal between Britain...