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Alan Duncan on a ministerial visit in 2012. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

Report: Former Foreign Minister Cleared of Antisemitism Claims After Calling Out Israel Lobbying

Simon Childs

Sir Alan Duncan has been formally exonerated by the party following claims that his criticism of two directors of the Conservative Friends of Israel - only one of whom is Jewish - constituted antisemitism. Simon Childs reports.

Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, poses with a red budget box

Analysis: Budget 2024: Keir Starmer Just Walked Right Into the Tories’ Trap

James Meadway

With nothing new left to say, Jeremy Hunt used his last budget to set Labour up to fail, writes James Meadway.

A collection of the faces of people featured in an article about behind-the-scenes rightwingers

Feature: 20 Rightwingers You Don’t Know But Should

Novara Reporters

This year we’ve heard endlessly from 30p Lee and Cruella Braverman, but what about Britain's lesser-known rightwing headbangers? As the Westminster circus rolls out of town, meet the B-list baddies poisoning our politics.

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey smashes through a blue wall at a rally in Buckinghamshire

Opinion: The Lib Dems Are Britain’s Worst Political Party

Aaron Bastani

The Lib Dems’ toxic mix of inertia, anti-politics and misinformation serves to undermine trust in politics, writes Aaron Bastani - far more so than either Labour or the Tories.

Cllr Andy Weatherhead at a rally outside the Greek Embassy in 2013 (left) and campaigning for the Conservative party (right). Photo: Hope Not Hate

Report: Tory Councillor Steps Down As Recording Reveals He Was ‘Admirer’ of Fascism

Simon Childs

Andy Weatherhead claimed he was associated with a fascist group ‘in the spirit of education and curiosity’, but in a recording he said, ‘I've always been an admirer of Benito Mussolini and Sir Oswald Mosley’.

Report: Tory Councillor Attended Fascist Meetings ‘in the Spirit of Education and Curiosity’

Simon Childs

Councillor Andy Weatherhead has been suspended after a picture emerged of him wearing a fascist-style blackshirt.

a woman wearing a black v-neck dress and a gold necklace with blonde bobbed hair looks downcast

Long Read: The Tory Crisis Didn’t Start With Liz Truss and It Won’t End With Her

Jonas Marvin

Dominic Cummings warned a Truss premiership would be a ‘guaranteed fiasco’. But if the disaster lettuce has gone, the political decay that created her has not, writes Jonas Marvin.

A person in a black top and trousers and wearing a black rucksack holds a red sign on which is painted in white paint: rent control now, decorated with two acorns

Report: Are Rent Controls Coming to the UK?

Rivkah Brown

40 years since Thatcher scrapped them, rent controls are back on the political agenda. Rivkah Brown reports.

Conservative leadership candidate Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Narayan Murty at a hustings event

Analysis: Britain’s No-Growth Economy Means Politics Is Only Going to Get More Chaotic

Aaron Bastani

In the democratic era, economic growth has funded the policies both parties have used to generate consent. Now our economy is stagnating, we should only expect more instability, writes Aaron Bastani.

Opinion: Welcome to the Tory Death Spiral

Moya Lothian-McLean

The Tories are in crisis, but is this really anything new? Moya Lothian-McLean and James Butler unpick what's unprecedented and what isn't in the current Conservative meltdown.

Report: Just How Rich Are the Tory Leadership Candidates?

Novara Reporters

From Russian “blood money” to untraceable investments, we look at how much these 11 Tories are worth.

Opinion: Who Could Replace Boris Johnson and How Scared Should I Be?

Simon Childs

We took a look at the runners and riders to replace the prime minister.

Novara Live: The Beginning of the End of Boris Johnson

After a disastrous week with laws broken and lies exposed, is this the beginning of the end of Boris Johnson?

Long Read: Dismantling Britain is One Thing. Dismantling Britishness is Another

When we talk about breaking up Britain, we can’t just talk about the British state, argues Adam Ramsay. We also need to understand what gives the state its social license to operate: that is, British nationalism.

Prime minister Boris Johnson visits Carland Cross Windfarm to see the construction of a new solar farm ahead of the G7 Summit in Cornwall

Long Read: The Government Wants Green Homes. Big Oil Has Other Ideas

Alex D King

The Heat and Buildings Strategy, due later this year, will take on one of the biggest obstacles between the UK and net-zero - but not if Big Oil gets its way. Alex D King reports.

Boris Johnson’s Tory Party and the Blue Wall

The last two years of Boris Johnson’s leadership have been defined by a heady mix of disaster and triumph: Brexit, a landslide election victory, a catastrophic pandemic, by-election wins and one surprising loss. What makes Johnsonism different from the Conservatism of yesteryear, and what’s coming next?

Ash Wednesday: What About the White Working Class?

Has the idpol-loving left abandoned the white working class? The answer is a bit more complicated than the Tories would have you think.

Analysis: With Labour Barely Holding Batley and Spen, Is It Time for Starmer to Quit?

Ell Folan

While Labour's Batley and Spen win is no doubt a reprieve for Keir Starmer, every result and every approval rating is telling us one thing: he is unelectable, writes Ell Folan.

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Report: Former Foreign Minister Cleared of Antisemitism Claims After Calling Out Israel Lobbying

Simon Childs

Analysis: Budget 2024: Keir Starmer Just Walked Right Into the Tories’ Trap

James Meadway

Feature: 20 Rightwingers You Don’t Know But Should

Novara Reporters

Opinion: The Lib Dems Are Britain’s Worst Political Party

Aaron Bastani

Report: Tory Councillor Steps Down As Recording Reveals He Was ‘Admirer’ of Fascism

Simon Childs

Report: Tory Councillor Attended Fascist Meetings ‘in the Spirit of Education and Curiosity’

Simon Childs

Long Read: The Tory Crisis Didn’t Start With Liz Truss and It Won’t End With Her

Jonas Marvin

Report: Are Rent Controls Coming to the UK?

Rivkah Brown

Analysis: Britain’s No-Growth Economy Means Politics Is Only Going to Get More Chaotic

Aaron Bastani

Opinion: Welcome to the Tory Death Spiral

Moya Lothian-McLean

Report: Just How Rich Are the Tory Leadership Candidates?

Novara Reporters

Opinion: Who Could Replace Boris Johnson and How Scared Should I Be?

Simon Childs

Novara Live: The Beginning of the End of Boris Johnson

Long Read: Dismantling Britain is One Thing. Dismantling Britishness is Another

Adam Ramsay

Long Read: The Government Wants Green Homes. Big Oil Has Other Ideas

Alex D King

Boris Johnson’s Tory Party and the Blue Wall

Ash Wednesday: What About the White Working Class?

Analysis: With Labour Barely Holding Batley and Spen, Is It Time for Starmer to Quit?

Ell Folan

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Report: Former Foreign Minister Cleared of Antisemitism Claims After Calling Out Israel Lobbying

Simon Childs

Analysis: Budget 2024: Keir Starmer Just Walked Right Into the Tories’ Trap

James Meadway

Feature: 20 Rightwingers You Don’t Know But Should

Novara Reporters

Opinion: The Lib Dems Are Britain’s Worst Political Party

Aaron Bastani

Report: Tory Councillor Steps Down As Recording Reveals He Was ‘Admirer’ of Fascism

Simon Childs

Report: Tory Councillor Attended Fascist Meetings ‘in the Spirit of Education and Curiosity’

Simon Childs

Long Read: The Tory Crisis Didn’t Start With Liz Truss and It Won’t End With Her

Jonas Marvin

Report: Are Rent Controls Coming to the UK?

Rivkah Brown

Analysis: Britain’s No-Growth Economy Means Politics Is Only Going to Get More Chaotic

Aaron Bastani

Opinion: Welcome to the Tory Death Spiral

Moya Lothian-McLean

Report: Just How Rich Are the Tory Leadership Candidates?

Novara Reporters

Opinion: Who Could Replace Boris Johnson and How Scared Should I Be?

Simon Childs

Novara Live: The Beginning of the End of Boris Johnson

Long Read: Dismantling Britain is One Thing. Dismantling Britishness is Another

Adam Ramsay

Long Read: The Government Wants Green Homes. Big Oil Has Other Ideas

Alex D King

Boris Johnson’s Tory Party and the Blue Wall

Ash Wednesday: What About the White Working Class?

Analysis: With Labour Barely Holding Batley and Spen, Is It Time for Starmer to Quit?

Ell Folan

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