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Labour dominates Westminster, and the Tories are a diminished mess – but the two child benefit cap will reveal the true opposition

Keir Starmer slipped effortlessly into Prime Minister's Questions while Rishi Sunak is already a figure of pity

Legislating is the relatively easy part, particularly given a massive Commons majority. Implementation is another matter entirely

Sooner or later, a British government will be forced to restart HS2. It should have been this one

Three weeks in, Starmer has brought Britain closer to the EU, and outraged Brexiteers. What’s not to like?

In TNE’s new column, science writer Philip Ball provides news and analysis from scientists, policymakers and the frontiers of human knowledge

It will be the money the Reform leader isn’t making – every bit as much as the money he is – that could raise eyebrows

If the British state is to meet the crises to come, urgent restructuring is required

They help the environment, but Brexiteers hate them because the idea came from the EU

One day - and a couple of subtle hints - showed Europe that the grown-ups are back in charge of Britain

Westminster’s reputation is in the gutter and the onus is on Labour to repair it

Hundreds of thousands of British overseas voters did not vote in the election despite being newly eligible - why?

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at GB News, Chris Philp, the Sun on Sunday and more

Mirroring updated EU product rules will cheer industry and enrage Brexiteers

Keir Starmer could have been bolder when laying out his government’s agenda - and he may come to regret it

A way to scrap this unfair, unpopular policy should have been at the heart of Labour’s King’s Speech

The programme has become a surpassingly saccharine exercise in shining up the superficialities of celebrity

In Britain, to source fine tomatoes is a burden. It is a sad state of affairs and requires logistics and hefty spending

If the Treasury published an audit of the damage done by leaving, Starmer would face a serious political problem

The root causes should be investigated as thoroughly as the attack that almost claimed Donald Trump’s life

In the footsteps of the 1942 blueprint for a new Britain, a series of essays by leading policy thinkers revisits our key challenges.. and how to fix them.

If we want a truly free society and an end to poverty, then we, and our new government, must build a country that is free from ‘Want’ 

With action rather than empty words, the new government could make Britain into a happier country, content to enjoy its advantages

The health secretary Wes Streeting has the daunting task of overhauling the NHS amid increasing financial strain

Starmer’s first steps prove to voters that he intends to use the power he’s been handed

Labour carries a heavy mantle of responsibility to this generation and those that will follow

After over a decade of painful under-investment in technology, the UK has an opportunity now to lead the world once again

‘It’s coming home’ isn’t meant to be brash, it’s about hope

After the election, Rachel Reeves is in the perfect position to exert a little gentle blackmail

David Lammy is keen to make Britain a good global – and European – citizen again. But how can he do it?

Self-service libraries with automated kiosks are taking over. But we lose librarians at our peril