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state]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/b0770420-c6cd-415b-b03a-3744c4fd3a10</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b0770420-c6cd-415b-b03a-3744c4fd3a10</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 08:30:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The broader problem behind Labour’s nonsensical welfare cuts ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Benefits reform is urgently needed, but cost-cutting government lacks clarity on what is driving higher spending]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/5ab6f484-3295-4c6c-967b-64b3c166c952</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ab6f484-3295-4c6c-967b-64b3c166c952</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 08:34:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons for policymakers on interpreting ethnic differences of opinion]]></title><description><![CDATA[New poll shows varying views among ethnic groups, but that is not the whole story ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/6324ed51-50f5-4850-bf8f-f86ac13df028</link><guid 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U-turn on a modest policy could hit credibility hard ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surprise announcement and mismanagement of MPs undermine its ability to win support for difficult measures ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/a0b2c70d-6dab-4a47-9f22-c9d59b8883bd</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a0b2c70d-6dab-4a47-9f22-c9d59b8883bd</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 08:37:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rayner memo shows fault lines in Labour tax and spend philosophy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Push for higher taxes revealed as No 10 debate over winter fuel cuts bursts into public view ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/c714047c-267b-4415-af41-82ffd36be437</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c714047c-267b-4415-af41-82ffd36be437</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour’s small wins fail to ease tight fiscal spot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party’s position on free movement limited by domestic political constraints and misses potential aid to growth]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/44910e71-cc63-4d6e-8931-6447b9e74aea</link><guid isPermaLink="false">44910e71-cc63-4d6e-8931-6447b9e74aea</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 08:38:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour’s EU deal eases trade barriers, but minimises any political pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Low-risk logic of leadership leaves space for party’s opponents to shape post-Brexit debate]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/bd075428-7db2-4319-90dd-ea4e95170083</link><guid isPermaLink="false">bd075428-7db2-4319-90dd-ea4e95170083</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 08:36:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer’s immigration speech fits with Labour tradition, but so does losing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party leadership’s echo of precedent should hardly justify current policy given record of drift and defeat]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/778f32cb-faf7-488c-97d4-0c6ce667d712</link><guid isPermaLink="false">778f32cb-faf7-488c-97d4-0c6ce667d712</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 08:30:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fixing UK workforce should be a goal in itself, not a means to cut migration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solving deep domestic problems demands reform and political honesty]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/81afd86a-498c-4db7-89e1-ff9499f25f58</link><guid isPermaLink="false">81afd86a-498c-4db7-89e1-ff9499f25f58</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 08:30:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethnic minority leaders and the Tory vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservative collapse in support cannot be explained by Kemi Badenoch’s background, but it cannot be ignored either]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/2e1f8c4b-90d3-4771-8f5e-72c41d7f82f7</link><guid 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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win for UK cars will not cushion the probable blow to taxpayers ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government’s haste in striking limited US deal risks missing out on better terms]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/5d657eb6-9677-4138-a485-5e38acc94ebd</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d657eb6-9677-4138-a485-5e38acc94ebd</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 08:30:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yvette Cooper’s shadow looms over UK trade ambitions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deal with India signals progress, but Home Office still sets terms on government’s immigration strategy]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/507fb94f-3bb5-4d0a-bb3e-c17758ff0fb0</link><guid isPermaLink="false">507fb94f-3bb5-4d0a-bb3e-c17758ff0fb0</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 08:30:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour’s electoral front frays as its historic support in Wales slumps ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keir Starmer risks losing strategy focus if he loses seats to Plaid Cymru and the SNP in 2026 elections]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/8c9e1659-7090-458b-b819-7e6c8de97830</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8c9e1659-7090-458b-b819-7e6c8de97830</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 08:50:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Routed Tories may not have a path back from this ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour and the Conservatives need to work on their popularity — a harder task for a badly-hit opposition party]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/e1f9be0b-8ea0-4c73-aeb1-0174b39f06a0</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e1f9be0b-8ea0-4c73-aeb1-0174b39f06a0</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 08:30:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multi-party politics heightens danger for muddled Labour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Runcorn by-election points to risk of fragmented voter preferences and timidity in grappling with UK public realm ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/593e8e6c-8d08-47a5-8550-9920cc7a211a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">593e8e6c-8d08-47a5-8550-9920cc7a211a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 08:52:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local elections 2025: What to look out for]]></title><description><![CDATA[Electoral system may throw up unexpected results, with voters   seeming less driven by party differences]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/6f6b69b9-cf85-48e7-b4e8-b1fe43114032</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6f6b69b9-cf85-48e7-b4e8-b1fe43114032</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 08:30:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doncaster mayoral race tested by voter frustration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflections on the slow pace of regeneration ahead of crucial election this week ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/1652bbf1-055b-4aef-93d4-52bc858979dc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">1652bbf1-055b-4aef-93d4-52bc858979dc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:36:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win by Canada’s new liberal darling sends message to Westminster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Election partly turned on fear of Trump, a similar playbook Starmer hopes to use against rightwing challengers]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/4f673e42-24e6-4893-84da-18d3b189e22e</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4f673e42-24e6-4893-84da-18d3b189e22e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why you cannot govern by the polls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leadership without a guiding political philosophy poses real risk to Labour]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/c003e0c1-75c1-45a6-9726-86fe6ef05bcc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c003e0c1-75c1-45a6-9726-86fe6ef05bcc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:30:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Tory-Reform pact now would lock in Reform’s weakness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nigel Farage lacks leverage needed to secure favourable terms but gains at the next election would shift balance of power]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/7ba65470-b920-41ad-a955-767759cc1cfe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">7ba65470-b920-41ad-a955-767759cc1cfe</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 08:30:34 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>