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The populist mayor of Tower Hamlets, in London’s East End, was barred from office following a scandal. Now re-elected and energised by Gaza, is his party coming for Keir Starmer?
Since Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7 October, the UK has seen a 589% increase in antisemitic incidents compared with the same period in 2022, according to the Community Security Trust (CST).
Exclusive: Labour ‘under no illusions’ about mess party stands to inherit, as council leaders warn more will go bust next year
The most sensitive government jobs cannot be performed remotely. There is no substitute for face-to-face
The Government, and indeed every government, rightly comes in for wave after wave of abuse for their myriad failings across multiple fronts. But when I say “government” you are likely, and understandably, to think about the 100 or so ministers, or perhaps the cadre of roughly 100 “special advisers”, of which I am a recovering alumnus.