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The Insider Articles

A mayor for all reasons

With Boris Johnson heading back to Westminster and no obvious Tory candidates having his metropolitan appeal, the Labour candidacy for the London mayoralty is a great prize. Sadiq Khan has secured for himself a significant number of early advantages. The shadow...
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Coming down the track

Scottish or not, it was easy to distinguish Labour members of parliament returning to Westminster from rays of sunshine. A conference kindest described as definitely not triumphal, underwhelming polls and a close-run thing in Heywood and Middleton cast a pall over the...
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Search for a star

Ah, conference season. Your insider is a hoary veteran and has come to realise that each conference, like a fine wine, has its own special bouquet. There is the post-election conference, either celebration or inquest. There are the midterm lulls, where the only...
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The Unlikely Lads

Of the big names from Gordon Brown’s government, it is perhaps two of the men who walked out of the spotlight who have seen their reputation and stature grow since. This summer it has been veterans Alan Johnson and Alistair Darling whose names were buzzing round...
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