The politics of faith: Britain's changing relationship with Christianity

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Reform clears its own officials over donations sting

Reform clearing its own officials of breaking party funding law, Kemi Badenoch’s inheritance tax gambit and was Britain really better off in the 1980s?Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Will Dunn for our weekly round up. READ: https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2026/1 ...  Show more

Labour holds Starmer’s seat

Labour has held the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, with Sagal Abdi-Wali retaining the seat for the party despite a hard-fought contest from Green Party leader Zack Polanski.The result preserves Labour’s long-standing grip on the constituency, and disrupts Polanski’s momentum ...  Show more

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