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Can Kemi Badenoch save the Tories with Thatcherism 2.0?

IN THE ROOM: Kemi Badenoch’s homage to Margaret Thatcher may have impressed her party – but can nostalgia bring in voters? Report by Maja Anushka

The Independent UK · Oct 8

Why Burnham’s voting reforms could backfire on Labour

IN THE ROOM: Andy Burnham has put electoral reform back on the agenda, but could changing Britain’s voting system hand Reform UK an unexpected advantage? Maja Anushka reports

The Independent UK · Oct 1

How Jackdaw could be the key to Burnham getting his ‘Mamdani moment’ with Trump

IN THE ROOM: The first face-to-face meeting between Burnham and Trump went... fine. But all hope of getting into the president’s good books may not be lost, says Helen MacNamara. Report by Maja Anushka

The Independent UK · Sep 23

Jimmy McLoughlin: Labour’s lack of business experience is a problem

IN THE ROOM: Jimmy McLoughlin tells In The Room that ministers do not all need to have run companies – but government must understand how business works. Reported by Maja Anushka

The Independent UK · Aug 4

Why Zack Polanski keeps making the same mistake

IN THE ROOM: After another online row, Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson discuss whether the Greens are struggling to adapt to life in the political mainstream. Maja Anushka reports

The Independent UK · Jul 31

What Andy Burnham’s first interview as PM really revealed

IN THE ROOM: Andy Burnham has kicked off his second week as PM with a Laura Kuenssberg interview. But how did he fare in this first scrutiny test? Ex-Whitehall insiders Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson weigh in. Reported by Maja Anushka

The Independent UK · Jul 29

Charities welcome Burnham’s vow to end rough sleeping but warn he cannot ignore ‘hidden homelessness’ crisis

’If anyone’s going to do it, it will be him’, says Manchester homelessness charity boss

The Independent UK · Jul 21

Will Andy Burnham spark an exodus of London’s middle classes?

Why middle class Londoners could quit the capital if Andy Burnham hammers the South with tax rises, writes Nicholas Cecil

Evening Standard · Jul 18

Q&A: We’ve been in No 10 when a new PM arrives. Here’s what will happen to Burnham on day one

IN THE ROOM: Former Downing Street insiders Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson are here to give you a peek behind the curtain on a PM’s first day, reports Maja Anushka

The Independent UK · Jul 17

What some are already getting very wrong about Shabana Mahmood

The frontrunner for the position of chancellor in Andy Burnham’s cabinet widely expected to be Shabana Mahmood. Some commentators have already taken to criticising the potential move, in a way that Helen MacNamara has branded ‘annoying’ and Cleo Watson called ‘misunderstood’.

The Independent UK · Jul 17