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Isabel Hardman

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Isabel Hardman is Assistant editor at the Spectator

Osborne has handed over powers to Manchester
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Osborne’s devolution plans are more radical than any sugar tax

David Cameron emerged after talks to announce he had a deal that would allow him to campaign “heart and soul” for Britain to remain in the European Union
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Cameron might soon regret asking his EU buddies for help

Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon
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Fallon’s 8,000-mile trip designed to give him a way to attack Labour

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Pity those Tory MPs, torn between leader and local party

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How are anti-Corbyn Labour MPs going to spend their time now?

Lynton Crosby is expected to be knighted in the New Year
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The honours system is entrenching elitism in British society

Mark Clarke, nicknamed the ‘Tatler Tory’, has strongly denied the allegations of bullying
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The Conservatives are still vulnerable to the next Mark Clarke

George Osborne has insisted he is “100 per cent focused” on his “all-consuming and all-absorbing” job
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Osborne’s had a good week, but it’s too early to talk of leadership

Angela Eagle clashed with David Cameron in 2011 at PMQs, with the PM telling her to “Calm down, dear.” (Getty)
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The Tories are delighted at Jeremy Corbyn's victory – but you won't

Angela Eagle clashed with David Cameron in 2011 at PMQs, with the PM telling her to “Calm down, dear.” (Getty)
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The Tories are delighted at Jeremy Corbyn's victory – but you won't

Jeremy Corbyn could be about to pull off a shock victory over the mainstream candidates Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall (AFP/Getty)
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Win or lose, Corbyn will set the agenda unless Labour speaks up

George Osborne says Britain wants to ‘play a leading role within a reformed EU’
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Does Osborne have the stomach to put Whitehall on a diet?

George Osborne says Britain wants to ‘play a leading role within a reformed EU’
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Does Osborne have the stomach to put Whitehall on a diet?

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Does Osborne have the stomach to put Whitehall on a diet?

George Osborne says Britain wants to ‘play a leading role within a reformed EU’
Two-party politics isn’t as durable as it first looked after the election
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Two-party politics isn’t as durable as it first looked after the

‘Cameron was insistent that these plans include plenty of consultation with local people’
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Fighting Nimbys on planning reform may secure David Cameron a big

George Osborne has announced that £3bn of savings will be found by Whitehall in the current financial year
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Chancellor's Budget ding-dongs: George Osborne lays down the law

Harriet Harman made the announcement in parliament
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Thanks to Harriet Harman, Labour is holding its own against the Tory

Harriet Harman made the announcement in parliament
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Thanks to Harriet Harman, Labour is holding its own against the Tory

Prime Minister David Cameron poses for a photo with the newly elected Conservative Party MPs in Palace Yard on May 11, 2015 in London, England
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David Cameron wants to 'detoxify' the Tories. Shame about their

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Is it pointless to stand for election in a seat you're bound to lose?

The 2010-formed Coalition was led by a partly reformed Conservative Party, checked and balanced by Nick Clegg (Getty)
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How did the Coalition manage to work together so harmoniously?

The 2010-formed Coalition was led by a partly reformed Conservative Party, checked and balanced by Nick Clegg (Getty)
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How did the Coalition manage to work together so harmoniously?

George Osborne says Wednesday’s Budget will not contain vote-catching gimmicks
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It’s the economy, stupid. But neither Labour or the Tories are

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Before rushing to criticise Malcolm Rifkind, do you know how much

The unfunny TV show, Revolution Presents: Democracy Dealers, did a huge diservice to politics
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A guide to idiotic political satire: Spare us the lazy unfunny spoofs

The Labour leader thinks that standing up to big powerful people is a way of defining his leadership
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Looking for trouble? Ed Miliband's love of a good scrap

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Before rushing to criticise Malcolm Rifkind, do you know how much

The unfunny TV show, Revolution Presents: Democracy Dealers, did a huge diservice to politics
Commentators

A guide to idiotic political satire: Spare us the lazy unfunny spoofs

The Labour leader thinks that standing up to big powerful people is a way of defining his leadership
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Looking for trouble? Ed Miliband's love of a good scrap

Harriet Harman MP launches Labour's general election women's campaign in Stevenage
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Labour’s pink bus is embarrassing – but the Tories are hardly in a

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Labour’s pink bus is embarrassing – but the Tories are hardly in a

Harriet Harman MP launches Labour's general election women's campaign in Stevenage
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Nobody's above dirty tricks - but do they help?

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