I wonder if Darren Jones might be new Health Secretary.
The complaint of some politicians is that there is discriminatory policing (two-tier policing). So why should the response be to reduce equality guarantees? Wouldn’t we want more equality not less?
A challenge for a Burnham premiership is whether his style of English devolution works with or against the politics and practices of devolution in Scotlsnd, Wales and Northern Ireland. Will what turns English voters on turn others off in other parts of the U.K.?
So many touching tributes are being paid to my Sidney Sussex colleague Rosamond McKitterick who died on Saturday. We will miss her dearly. Her sparkle. A knowing look. That smile.
Helpful to remind people in UK that rejoining EU is not in the gift of UK. EU Member States will act in their individual and collective self interest.
Steamer’s legacy could be to finalise agreements with EU for July summit and settle (for now) Labour’s position on Europe to avoid leadership contest also creating a split over EU.
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Beer Law!
A study with no half measures.
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In short term Burnham’s decision to seek election to Parliament buys Starmer political time. No one will trigger leadership election unless and until Burnham elected as I suggest here: 👇
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Uncertainty about the position of the Prime Minister has raised the question whether Andy Burnham, currently the Mayor of Greater Manchester, might return to the House of Commons in order to challe…
