Britain pleads to extend Article 50: This is one of our darkest hours
The government finally accepts it cannot leave on March 29th. But its fate is no longer in its hands.
May loses a vote against herself in a crazed night of parliamentary drama
Scenes unlike any other point in modern Commons history as Theresa May's government seems to fall apart completely.
National breakdown: A glimpse of the vicious chaos of no-deal
The full humiliation and horror of no-deal is now out, in black and white.
Lost & ruined: May humiliated once again by Commons
Her voice gone, rain pelting down, the benches behind her half-empty - the prime minister never looked more alone.
Podcast
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The Politics.co.uk Podcast - EU migrant crisis
Can we even call it a "crisis"?
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The Politics.co.uk Podcast: Medical cannabis
All you need to know about the medical uses of cannabis
Opinion Former Comment
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BFAWU: If David Cameron is attacking unions, we must be doing something right
Workers strike to avoid becoming a burden to the taxpayer. Why won't David Cameron support hard-working union members?
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BFAWU: Is a contract and a wage really too much to ask of fast food employers?
If fast food companies can afford to pay CEOs £8.45 million, they can pay their staff a living wage.
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BFAWU: Osborne's economic recovery was never intended to benefit ordinary people
Let's be absolutely clear; this recovery isn't for us and it was never intended to benefit ordinary people.
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BFAWU: Yes, there is an alternative to austerity
Working people are disillusioned but successes like the Wigan strike show what is possible.
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NARPO: Rewarding service?
NARPO calls for "careful consideration" over police pensions.
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Insulting voters can only lead to defeat – for both the Tories and Labour
Shutting out the voters might seem like a sensible strategy, but it can only lead to one result: a slap in the face come polling day.
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Miliband is now most likely to be next prime minister
For years the idea of Ed Miliband in No 10 was judged unthinkable, even laughable. But with the general election just over a fortnight away, a consensus is gradually emerging that his premiership is now the most likely outcome.
Ian Dunt
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Week in Review: Suddenly, we kind of know what's going on
We finally know the timetable and the rules of engagement. There are are now three weeks to save the country.
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Black Thursday: Britain humiliated on global stage as it begs EU for more time
After three years, the inevitable moment of humiliation and disgrace has finally arrived.
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Article 50 bombshell: May's cowardice is driving us over the cliff edge
Prime minister's request for only a short extension makes no-deal more likely than ever.
Comment
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Doublethink: How Brexit arguments lost all meaning
The weird desperation around Brexit arguments has now reached a crescendo.
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Article 24: Even if it did what they said, it still wouldn't work
Desperate new gambit from hardline Brexiters doesn't even make sense on its own terms.
Analysis
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Your guide to how the IFS dismantled the two parties' plans
The IFS said that Labour had got its sums wrong on tax, while the Tory public pay cap is causing difficulties
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Ignore the hype. Ukip will lose to Labour in Oldham West
Nigel Farage's party are unlikely to deliver a major upset today
Feature
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Gavin Williamson's demand for squaddie immunity betrays the horror of Bloody Sunday
The defence secretary is threaten to politicise the criminal justice system in a populist appeal to the right.
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I'm Broken, Britain: One tribunal meeting decides my austerity fate
Impossible choices as the austerity system cuts home
Sketch
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PMQS verdict: Harman is right, but it doesn’t save her
The temporary Labour leader struggles and fails to press her arguments against a prime minister who trades in blithe but convincing falsehoods
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PMQS verdict: Harman wrong-foots Cameron with declaration of war on Heathrow
Labour is poised to make the Heathrow debate as damaging for Cameron as humanly possible
Interviews
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Clive Lewis interview: If business wants the single market they must increase workers' rights
Clive Lewis on Brexit, immigration and what Labour needs to do to win back the working class
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Makbool Javaid interview: Sadiq Khan's former brother-in-law speaks out
Labour London mayoral hopeful's family relationship with Javaid sparked tabloid 'extremism' stories
Review
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The Brexiteers bible: What Daniel Hannan's 'Why Vote Leave' leaves out
Former leader of Conservative MEPs says Hannan's book is full of distortions
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Review: Parliamentary Pioneers: Labour Women MPs 1918-1945, by Mary Honeyball
Honeyball's history reveals that inequality in Parliament remains rife today
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