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The Last Word: A bridge to nowhere

The new establishment cannot be trusted with Brexit, writes Robert Philpot On Wednesday night, in what is fast becoming a regular feature of the parliamentary calendar, Jeremy Corbyn once again ordered Labour members of parliament not to support a motion to keep...

Keeping Britain open

In the debate about post-Brexit migration, Labour’s progressives must keep making the case for the immigration we need, writes Jack May It is a luxury of sorts being in opposition. You get to spend almost all of your time complaining, which is vastly easier than...

The Last Word: Depleted moral authority

Even silence from the Labour frontbench on the Iranian protests was preferable to the subsequent vocalised equivocation, argues Robert Philpot Last weekend Emily Thornberry broke the Labour leadership’s virtual silence on the new year protests in Iran. It would have...

A star-spangled ballot?

Following praise for her Golden Globes speech, should television star Oprah Winfrey run for United States president in 2020? Sam Bright and Henna Shah debate the topic that has gripped American politics this week [column-group][column] YES There are few things more...