The Labour leader's new six 'first steps' for Government reveal a lot about the kind of administration he plans to lead
      
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One Labour MP described the decision to take Natalie Elphicke as a "disgrace" that would "come back to bite us"
      
  Professor Chris Painter explores the likely determinants of the next general election outcome – which polls consistently predict Labour will win
      
  Much was made of newly elected Conservative Mayor Ben Houchen not being able to find a blue rosette - but outside the Westminster bubble associations with party brands are often an obstacle to get work done
      
  Voters in Newcastle said they planned to shun Labour for their treatment of Jamie Driscoll who is running as an independent and was hopeful of victory
      
  The Conservative party's strategy of trying to win the general election through a mixture of 'culture wars and the trans debate' is only worsening their defeats to Labour
      
  Outgoing Green MP Caroline Lucas and party Co-Leader Carla Denyer suggest gains for their party this week in England will put pressure on Starmer to be radical
      
  Leaked WhatsApp messages between the Conservative peer Baroness Sayeeda Warsi and Khalid Mahmood MP reveal distrust of the think tank, which has links to a 'white genocide' believer
      
  Several senior Labour figures have publicly rejected calls for rent controls, leaving the London Mayor in a tricky spot
      
  Labour writes to the DPP to demand a criminal investigation over leaflets demanding voters hand over their data to the Conservative party in order to avoid a charge