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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves during a visit to Studio Ulster in Belfast, August 12, 2025
Britain / 28 October 2025
28 October 2025

by Andrew Murray 
Political reporter

Farage
Britain / 28 October 2025
28 October 2025
Waiting for news after the Senghenydd pit disaster
Eyes Left / 28 October 2025
28 October 2025

With the last bricks of the red wall crumbling in the Caerphilly by-election, Starmer and co cannot count on the spectre of Farageism translating into votes for them come the next general election, argues ANDREW MURRAY

RARE RED ARTEFACTS: Germinal number 2, 1924, edited by Sylvia Pankhurst, sold by Left on the Shelf
Features / 25 October 2025
25 October 2025

The nation’s leading second-hand socialist bookseller that has been running strong for 33 years is changing hands and expanding its vision — now is the time to get involved, buy, donate and support, writes ANDREW MURRAY

Transport / 16 October 2025
16 October 2025
Paul Nowak, general secretary of the TUC speaking at the TUC congress at the ACC Liverpool. Picture date: Monday September 11, 2023
Wealth Tax / 16 October 2025
16 October 2025
Chancellor of Exchequer Rachel Reeves during a visit to the Sipsmith Distillery in Chiswick West London, October 9, 2025
Economy / 15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Prime Minister Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street, London, to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, October 15, 2025
Britain / 15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Britain / 15 October 2025
15 October 2025
SACRED SHROUDS: Thatcher’s old dresses on display at this year’s limp Tory conference, Manchester, October 5
Eyes Left / 15 October 2025
15 October 2025

The Tory conference was a pseudo-sacred affair, with devotees paying homage in front of Thatcher’s old shrouds — and your reporter, initially barred, only need mention he’d once met her to gain access. But would she consider what was on offer a worthy legacy, asks ANDREW MURRAY

Sir Keir Starmer speaks to local members and activists about his vision for the future of the Labour party, as he formally launches his campaign to become the next party leader at the Mechanics Institute in Manchester, January 11, 2020
Labour Party / 14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Green Party leader Zack Polanski speaking during the Green Party conference at Bournemouth International Centre, October 3, 2025
Parliamentary Politics / 14 October 2025
14 October 2025