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Holborn and St Pancras Votes as Burnham Meets Merz in Berlin
Voters in Sir Keir Starmer's former seat choose his successor while the Prime Minister pursues a security pact with Germany.
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Westminster, Whitehall and the devolved nations: the people, parties and power struggles shaping Britain in 2026, from the May elections to the Burnham premiership.
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Holyrood's Independence Gambit: Draft Referendum Bill Published
The Scottish Government publishes its draft bill and the constitutional fight is joined.
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Farage Re-Elected in Clacton as Count Binface Sets a Novelty Record
Re-elected with 22,239 votes as Count Binface takes a record 9,455, with a donations probe reopened.
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Andy Burnham Becomes Prime Minister, Britain's Seventh in a Decade
The King of the North takes the keys to Downing Street and promises a Number 10 North in Manchester.
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Starmer Announces Resignation: The Forty Eight Hours That Ended a Premiership
The Makerfield result, the weekend of pressure and the Monday announcement that changed everything.
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Defence Secretary John Healey Resigns Over Spending Row
A warning that the spending settlement would cut readiness, as Dan Jarvis steps in at the MoD.
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The King's Speech: A Government Programme Written Under Pressure
The legislative programme was read six days after Labour's local election mauling, with trouble to follow.
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Plaid's Rhun ap Iorwerth Sworn In as First Minister of Wales
The first non-Labour First Minister takes office after Plaid Cymru's historic Senedd victory.
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Reform Surges, Labour Collapses in Wales: The Night That Redrew British Politics
Reform surges in England, Plaid triumphs in Wales and the SNP win again in Scotland.
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The Battle for the Town Halls: Parties Fire the Starting Gun on May's Elections
The parties launch their campaigns for the most volatile May elections in years.
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Labour MP Suspends Herself After Husband's China Espionage Arrest
A Labour MP suspends herself after her husband's arrest as Reform's donations outstrip the old parties.