Drinks with Ed Miliband, politicians in wigs, and a trip to the zoo: Metro's political editor lets us in on a few pages of his diary
Is Streatham’s MP flying too close to the sun, asks Dan Hodges, or will he become a significant part of Labour’s future? A profile of a complex man
*Top lookalike Bentley Browning shares with Anoosh Chakelian the fears and fortunes of being one of the PM’s most successful doubles. Photo by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
Speaking to Total Politics exclusively, the prime minister raises the idea he could quit the coalition before 2015 for the first time in public. Yet, as Rob Wilson finds, he remains firmly against a rightwing lurch and committed to his key team players. Photo by Ellis Parrinder
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John Higginson: My paper & other animals
Opinion by John Higginson / 22 May 2013
This article is from the June 2013 issue of Total Politics
It’s the day of the local elections and South Shields by-election. The holding piece for the early edition is easy – the rise of UKIP is the only story in town – but for the second edition I try to make it about the winning candidate. I’ve got four hours before the results…
Life: Lunch with... David Cameron*
*Top lookalike Bentley Browning shares with Anoosh Chakelian the fears and fortunes of being one...
David Cameron interview on quitting the coalition
Articles by Rob Wilson / 20 May 2013
Speaking to Total Politics exclusively, the prime minister raises the idea he could quit the coalition before...
Time for a new serving of porridge?
Opinion by Max Chambers / 22 May 2013
Current figures show our prison systems are failing those most at risk of re-offending, says...
WATCH: The fight to save legal aid
Blog by Ed Stradling / 20 May 2013
WATCH: A video investigating the implications of the legal aid reforms proposed by Chris Grayling...
History: They were also MPs: Sir Cloudesley Shovell
From local gentry to Commander of the Fleets, JB Seatrobe charts the rise of a...
Life: 'Who are the propagandists?'
The British Library's new exhibition 'Propaganda: Power and Persuasion' opens today, laying on the communicative...
Life: James Gray MP on nostalgia, justifying war, & patriotism
The Tory MP for North Wiltshire explains why Siegried Sassoon's collection of essays is his...
War - what (prime minister) is it good for?
Articles by Crispin Black / 14 May 2013
Intelligence consultant Crispin Black looks back at two moments when our prime ministers decided to...
Chuka Umunna: Rising star or Labour's Icarus?
Articles by Dan Hodges / 22 May 2013
Is Streatham’s MP flying too close to the sun, asks Dan Hodges, or will he...
Debt is all around us
Opinion by Toby Youell / 22 May 2013
Toby Youell argues that the public no longer fears going into the red...
Para-parliamentarians
Campaigns by Alice Maynard / 22 May 2013
With so few disabled people represented in elected positions, Alice Maynard calls on all parties...
Life: Empire, diplomacy and Jane Austen: cultural previews
Our previews of cultural activities for politicos this month...
David Cameron, Mr President?
Opinion by Andrew Hawkins / 21 May 2013
Prime minister versus statesman: Andrew Hawkins looks at the value of running a presidential campaign...
Are we making good progress on building more homes?
Opinion by Clive Betts MP and Don Foster MP / 20 May 2013
Our new-build programme has stalled, says Clive Betts MP, while Don Foster MP dons hard-hatted...
Europe: The tail that's wagging the dog
Blog by Justin Cash / 20 May 2013
Are we really as eurosceptic as Farage suggests, or are perceptions just being driven by...
The Gove-rnment agenda
Blog by Justin Cash / 17 May 2013
Education secretary Michael Gove came to the defence of his cabinet colleagues in last night's...
How a campaign can fizz or fizzle
Campaigns by Peter Carroll / 14 May 2013
Peter Carroll, one of the key figures behind the Gurkha campaign, wonders if achieving success...
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