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Dan Poulter defects from Tories to Labour: inside the art of switching teams

It’s a rare event for an MP to leave government to join the opposition. But the timing here may mean voters will hardly notice.

Dan Poulter Defects From Tories To Labour: Inside The Art Of Switching Teams

Dan Poulter defects from Tories to Labour: inside the art of switching teams

Frank Field saw benefit in the Lib Dems. In this election year, Labour would be wise to do the same | Martin Kettle

The late elder statesman understood the need for a progressive realignment of British politics. That prize shouldn’t be lost, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Confessions of a sleepwalker: 'I've woken up in strangers' beds'

A lifelong habit has landed Decca Aitkenhead in some awkward night-time fixes. The bedroom resembled a crime scene. I sat up in bed, bewildered. Bloodied...

David Marquand, cerebral and moderate Labour MP influential in the rise of the SDP and Blairism – obituary

How do the grey men of politics keep getting away with it?

Edwina Currie revealed her four-year affair with Sir John in her diaries in 2002. The sexual liaison began in the 1980s, when Sir John was a government whip. Above: The pair in 1994.

Adam Boulton: Keir Starmer needs to start thinking about what a Labour landslide government would look like

Sir Keir Starmer and Labour will face little reason not to enact the small number of promises they have made in their first 100 days of any potential landslide government - from VAT on private schools to a new deal for workers and trade unions.

Adam Boulton: Keir Starmer should expect to come under vicious assault from day one if Labour wins landslide

Sir Keir Starmer and Labour will face little reason not to enact the small number of promises they have made in their first 100 days of any potential landslide government - from VAT on private schools to a new deal for workers and trade unions.

Interview: Chris Lucas, Lib Dem candidate for Hitchin

Ahead of the approaching general election, we sat down with Chris Lucas, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Hitchin.