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Political Editor, New Statesman george@newstatesman.co.uk

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  1. 1 hour ago

    Jacob Rees-Mogg is wealthy enough not to worry about a no-deal Brexit - but his investment firm has opened two Irish funds anyway.

    JRM: “I think a WTO Brexit is a good Brexit. It’s a clear Brexit. We’re in control of our laws, our money and our borders on day one. It will give us an opportunity to get on with domestic policy faster rather than all of the government’s effort being taken up with Brexit.”
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    VS Naipaul 1932-2018: The king of literary rootlessness. 's 1998 interview-profile.

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    Another trade union general secretary comes out in favour of IHRA: what does it mean? has you covered:

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  4. Aug 11

    20 years ago, 68% of US families with children in poverty received cash benefits, today just 26% do (via ).

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  5. Aug 10

    This story has been on a permanent loop since about 2000.

    Michael Bloomberg mulls running for president
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    . and all feature in our Five at Five Must Reads this afternoon:

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    Feeling even more motivated in my mission after hearing Iain Duncan Smith defend Boris!

    The Chingford Corbynite: Faiza Shaheen on her mission to oust Iain Duncan Smith. From
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  8. Aug 10

    Political significance of UNISON's intervention is that it increases chance of Labour's NEC voting for full IHRA anti-Semitism guidelines.

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    Labour must adopt full IHRA anti-Semitism guidelines to regain the "moral high ground", argues UNISON general secretary .

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    The Chingford Corbynite: Faiza Shaheen on her mission to oust Iain Duncan Smith. From

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    Today's GDP figures merely confirm Britain's economic weakness, writes .

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    Aug 9

    I am talking to , editor of the New Statesman, at on August 22 about his new collection of essays and profiles charting the last ten years of British politics- should be utterly fascinating.

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  13. Aug 10

    2. The UK manufacturing sector is now officially *in recession* and the trade deficit has widened from £4.7bn to £8.6bn. 2/2

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  14. Aug 10

    Today's GDP figures confirm Britain's economic weakness: 1. The economy has grown below 0.5 per cent for six consecutive quarters - the longest stretch since the crash. 1/2

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    Aug 9

    Conscious that a lot of the commentary on interest rates doesn't say what they are or how they impact the economy - here I explain what the recent rate hike involved, and why it was a bad idea

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    The Chingford Corbynite: Faiza Shaheen on her mission to oust Iain Duncan Smith from

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    CLASS director ⁦⁩ talks about her life & what brought her into politics. Read the interview in ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ 👇

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    WATCH: Labour MP does amazing impression of Boris Johnson on live TV

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    Aug 9

    Liz Kendall's never-ending leadership campaign, David Cameron's freaky festival chat, and David Davis's deep and special partnership with the Bellamy's salad bar. All that and more in this week's Commons Confidential.

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  20. Aug 9

    George Galloway and Ken Livingstone are launching a new stage show "The Outsiders", reveals in his excellent Commons Confidential.

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