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The findings stand in contrast to the apocalyptic tone taken by figures like Trump and Farage, who, following the Brexit vote in 2016, triumphantly predicted the EU’s imminent collapse and labelled it a “dead” project.

‘Shaking up the adviser team’ is a well-known political tactic, although how much good it actually does is contested. An excess of advisers is yet another Thatcher legacy we could probably do without but will doubtless have to continue to live with.

There are now more than 83,500 Green Party members.

“We’re at an urgent, urgent battle for the truth, for the country”

“And so say all of us!”

“This sends a firm message that journalists will not back down if our freedoms are attacked.”

‘The average real wage of workers has hardly moved from the 2008 level whilst bosses never had it so good.’

Basildon council leader Gavin Callaghan reflects on Labour Conference and why local government reorganisation is key to beating Reform

The Green Party leader accused Labour of being ‘handmaidens’ to Reform’s ‘dangerous, deceitful politics’

Keir Starmer has vowed to defeat the “rising tide” of antisemitism