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Jeremy Corbyn's Labour manifesto will be used as the benchmark for those wanting to replace him

Corbyn’s manifesto will bind those who seek to replace him

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"Looking at the recent Scottish Borders council election results though, the scales seem tipped in the Conservatives' favour."

The Scottish election fight which could define the future of the SNP

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The Tories are now the workers' party - as long as those workers don't get ideas above their station.

Tory plans for workers’ rights deliver golden headlines at knockdown prices

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"If Labour really has chosen to pursue non-voters, the strategy is working. The party is winning more of them than the Tories."

Is Labour’s strategy working? Possibly. Is it winning? No

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"There is political inability - or reluctance - to provide a cure for a health service that has served the nation so well for over 70 years"

The NHS is victim of political short termism – when will the public notice?

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Jeremy Corbyn's leaked manifesto includes many spending commitments, but is more muted on reversing benefit cuts

Week in Review: Whatever happened to swimming through vomit?

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"Scottish Labour's saying is that it's down but not out"

Labour is down but not out in Scotland

The local election results have given Scottish Labour some hope

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The 'safe' nature of Green party co-leader Caroline Lucas' seat makes it harder for her party to cut deals elsewhere

Lib Dem-Green soap opera in Lewes shows dangers of a progressive alliance

The difficulties reaching a deal to help oust the Tory MP in marginal Lewes show the numerous ways a progressive alliance can come unstuck

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Jeremy Corbyn's draft manifesto was leaked to the national press last night

Your fair and balanced guide to the draft Labour manifesto

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Even where Labour held on to its councillors, the Tories are showing signs of taking parliamentary seats

No safe space for Labour: What the local elections tell us

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"I can't remember a time when it seemed like the Anywheres were calling the political shots."

The myth of a global liberal elite hides the reality of Brexit

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"When former justice secretary Michael Gove commented that "people have had enough of experts" he was tapping into a popular motif of the EU referendum campaign."

Brexit wasn’t enough. They’re trying to make this an election without experts as well

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"2017 is turning out to be a stinker for Unionism."

Northern Ireland’s Unionists are desperate to break their losing streak

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Children walk past election campaign posters for French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, in Osses, southwestern France.

Is Marine Le Pen a fascist?

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"If some of the swings on Thursday are replicated in Westminster constituencies next month then the SNP could lose some senior figures"

Sturgeon’s push for second referendum has been a gift to her rivals

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"Now that May has declared that she believes the EU is plotting against her, it is much harder for her counterparts to take anything she says to them at face value"

The real reasons Theresa May launched her attack on Europe this week

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"The gloves are off as the Brexit process finally moves from stagey diplomacy to a tussle for public opinion"

Brexit: The gloves are off

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Prime Minister Theresa May is set for a strong showing in the local elections ahead of a probable landslide next month

Local elections 2017 – the story so far

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"Another key concern is the potential impact of a smoking ban on the smuggling of contraband tobacco into prisons"

Prison smoking ban will worsen the crisis behind bars

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