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The only poll that will really matter, Chuka Umunna said rightly at last night’s In Conversation With event chaired by John Rentoul, is the way in which people vote on 7 May 2015. With less than six months to go until the general election, the shadow secretary of...

It seems commonplace nowadays to claim that Europe will be a big feature of the next election. I do not disagree. But it is not because Nigel Farage says it will be. Or even because David Cameron’s backbenchers want it to be. It will be significant in the next...

As George Osborne announces his 2014 autumn statement, former member of the Treasury select committee and Labour parliamentary candidate in Northampton North Sally Keeble shares her insight as it happens. Additional #AutumnStatement tweets also selected by the...

There is a lot that needs fixing within the British economy. But today’s autumn statement will not deal with that. Instead it will be about the Tories’ general election strategy and targeting sweeteners at an ageing electorate in a selected number of seats. The...