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Ms Abbott has sat as an independent MP since April after the Labour whip was withdrawn

Fears grow party is poised for another U-turn akin to ditching of £28bn green pledge as business groups call for pragmatism

Are there enough female leaders? How do we solve the childcare crisis? Will we ever close the gender confidence gap? From Angela Rayner to Emma Barnett, our capital’s most influential women weigh in

From broadcasters and designers to writers and a general election hopeful, this International Women’s Day, we celebrate 24 inspiring London women

Chancellor refuses to disclose number of houses owned but says he will pay higher tax rate on proceeds from sales

Labour’s Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves were used as punchlines in the chancellor’s sometimes obscure jokes

Lord Ashcroft has raised questions, which Labour dismisses as ‘smears’, about whether Labour’s deputy leader was liable for capital gains tax

Only he can save the UK in its hour of need, and he’ll start by taking out Angela Rayner at the general election

Class in the political rumble is both sword and shield: a weapon of attack if you are a Labour insurgent aiming to seize power from “out-of-touch” Tories (a Starmer talking point) and a defensive rally if you are criticised for solecisms — “I speak like people do where I grew…

As the Labour leader poses for an ‘ultimate fashion issue’, some ask if high-fashion spreads focus differently on female politicians than their male peers

Senior Labour figures gather for funeral of one of the longest-serving MPs in recent history