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Introducing the general election's most unconventional candidates
1 June 2017
The battle for Number 10 may be a straight duel between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn, but across...
30 MPs-in-waiting to watch out for in Westminster
30 May 2017
The general election is not over yet but some pundits are already looking beyond June 8 to identify...
Fifteen former MPs out to settle a score in the election
17 May 2017
Theresa May’s surprise early general election meant few candidates had been even selected in many...
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Alastair Campbell interview: My tribalism is being fairly severely challenged
31 March 2017
Alastair Campbell was always one of New Labour’s most tribal warriors. Anyone who spent more than...
How the Hampstead Socialist lost out to the Islington Socialist
13 February 2017
The term 'Hampstead socialist' or 'Hampstead liberal' has been a slur towards North London’s well-...
Dan Jarvis interview: There’s nothing progressive about ignoring the concerns of voters
22 January 2017
When David Cameron announced he would be standing down as prime minister, it didn’t just present...
Yvette Cooper interview: Labour can make a progressive argument for ending free movement
16 December 2016
2016 will probably go down as the most seismic 12 months in British politics since the Second World...
Battling over Brexit and Heathrow: on the campaign trail in Richmond Park
25 November 2016
“I don’t think there’s anyone in the country less keen on fighting another election than I am,”...
John Major interview: I didn’t anticipate Maastricht was going to be controversial
24 November 2016
On the 10th December 1991, John Major returned to London from the Dutch city of Maastricht, where...
Alex Salmond interview: I hit the referendum button. Why would Nicola Sturgeon be reluctant?
13 October 2016
A twinkle in his eye, Alex Salmond mischievously grins: “This Irish lady keeps tempting me.”
The...
Margaret Hodge interview: Corbyn and his clique will never win power
21 September 2016
Margaret Hodge is sporting a healthy glow after a summer break in Sicily. “I’ve had a really good...
Dominic Raab: In politics you never know what’s around the corner
15 September 2016
On 9 May, five Tory Brexiteers sat down for dinner to take stock of the referendum campaign. The...
Ruth Davidson: I'll never do anything more important in politics than this
23 May 2016
It is sometimes (rather unfunnily) said that there are more pandas in Scotland than Conservative...
Tom Pursglove interview: I woke up aged 13 and knew I wanted to be a politician
3 May 2016
Few people know exactly what they want to do at a young age. For those who do, footballer and pop...
Johnny Mercer interview: I worry about the Tory party going out to the right
25 February 2016
Is hard man MP Johnny Mercer about to throw in the towel? As a former captain with the 29 Commando...
Jeremy Corbyn: 'I don't think Tony Blair is endorsing me for Labour leader'
15 June 2015
Jeremy Corbyn appears to have a habit of leaving things to the last minute.
In early June, the...
On the campaign trail: Tim Farron in Kendal
9 April 2015
If the Liberal Democrats are about to fall off a cliff in the general election, one man is keeping...
On the campaign trail: David Cameron does the 'UK-in-a-day'
9 April 2015
“Mine has definitely sagged… Darling, yours looks much better.” David Cameron was in the kitchen of...
On the campaign trail: Sadiq Khan in London
31 March 2015
As the election campaign gets underway for real, Sadiq Khan has detected a new response when he...
Lunch with... David Mellor
16 June 2014
This article is from the June 2014 issue of Total Politics
A minister under Thatcher and Major...