<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Inside Politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/stream/9c37c61b-175f-4e4f-adb9-fca7691db0c8</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 07:50:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ft.com/stream/9c37c61b-175f-4e4f-adb9-fca7691db0c8?format=rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2024. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. 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timing]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/a020a716-a1b4-44eb-98b3-97a5d1f5ded9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a020a716-a1b4-44eb-98b3-97a5d1f5ded9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 08:30:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer has convinced people of the dire challenge but he must respond with action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour hopes to exceed people’s rock-bottom expectations, but recent poll suggests it must do more to win confidence]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/c66b310e-3a80-4e1e-9ee3-b22f1d59d3d7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c66b310e-3a80-4e1e-9ee3-b22f1d59d3d7</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 08:30:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour’s NHS reform conundrum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Need to raise funding for institution could sharply limit government’s capacity to improve other public services ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/ce87a3da-ad58-4d32-a730-091a3519d63d</link><guid 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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer faces his biggest rebellion yet, but it won’t matter in the long run]]></title><description><![CDATA[More important is whether Labour can revive public services amid an ageing population and spending cuts]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/b1dab83d-629d-4998-9ffa-7af26053c2a0</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b1dab83d-629d-4998-9ffa-7af26053c2a0</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2024 08:45:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The four Ps Labour needs to get right to stay in power]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state of ‘patients, policing, potholes and prosperity’ will determine its legacy, but Starmer’s inheritance is bad across the board]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/8fc6e94f-eb6c-4ffa-87e0-2f032464c1cb</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8fc6e94f-eb6c-4ffa-87e0-2f032464c1cb</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 08:30:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What makes this Tory leadership race hard to predict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter, systemic failures were spotted decades before Grenfell fire and the UK still lacks adequate regulatory regime]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/09b571e4-0315-4a5b-9aab-0dbf718ed6ba</link><guid isPermaLink="false">09b571e4-0315-4a5b-9aab-0dbf718ed6ba</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 08:50:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer’s test is whether UK will make genuine progress after Budget pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[PM hopes his bold decision-making as Labour leader will translate into a revival of public services in office]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/1634b331-e109-4970-ad57-67d327b8444a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">1634b331-e109-4970-ad57-67d327b8444a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 08:30:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[My worries about the end of Ofsted’s one-word grading]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unclear whether Labour government’s new report card system will answer concerns raised following Ruth Perry’s death]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/4d8a61c4-7700-4ec8-8e65-e947f70e7715</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4d8a61c4-7700-4ec8-8e65-e947f70e7715</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 08:40:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[SNP goes back to basics as it charts path to recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scottish government agenda to focus on ‘people’s priorities’ as party fears its independence campaign is losing momentum]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/250adae2-34af-44ee-a08d-a23c14356f17</link><guid isPermaLink="false">250adae2-34af-44ee-a08d-a23c14356f17</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 08:30:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kemi Badenoch’s appeal to Tories is a double-edged sword ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former business secretary shows courage, but has never demonstrated any desire to add new people to her tent]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/bed08cc9-6c2a-491c-adf9-da1ebf0f6be0</link><guid isPermaLink="false">bed08cc9-6c2a-491c-adf9-da1ebf0f6be0</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 08:30:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert Jenrick diagnosed Tory party’s ails, but can he follow through on recovery? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[His sacking by Boris Johnson may overshadow his career and he lacks expertise in winning MPs over]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/5c70b94b-6181-44aa-8bb8-b00a5920ee5a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c70b94b-6181-44aa-8bb8-b00a5920ee5a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 08:46:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer lays ground for unpopular moves, though pay-off is uncertain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour’s options for tax rises and spending cuts in Budget risk public hardship and political difficulty]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/46ccd726-b9ee-488f-9cd9-b1bcf2637740</link><guid 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obvious pick for leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[But shadow home secretary appears reluctant to press for much-needed tough changes within the opposition  ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/e7b09e2b-45a2-4405-b196-93d8c8055c0d</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e7b09e2b-45a2-4405-b196-93d8c8055c0d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 08:30:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat looks the part but would he be ready?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ex-soldier appeals to former Lib Dem voters, a key asset if Tories are to regain territory at next election]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/eb2d9a29-b911-4980-9243-93cbbd8b17f5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">eb2d9a29-b911-4980-9243-93cbbd8b17f5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 08:30:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Priti Patel’s Tory leadership bid won’t get past her deep unpopularity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition leaders win elections by showing they have changed their party for the better   ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/1de33948-b4bb-4f4a-92db-049889537b33</link><guid isPermaLink="false">1de33948-b4bb-4f4a-92db-049889537b33</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 08:30:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hopes of stopping strikes clash with Labour’s public sector reform agenda]]></title><description><![CDATA[On-and-off industrial action by trade union Aslef presage rolling disputes not just over pay but also job reforms]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/7d9ddeae-16a9-46fc-8657-ae63dce3a914</link><guid isPermaLink="false">7d9ddeae-16a9-46fc-8657-ae63dce3a914</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 08:30:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tory leadership contender Mel Stride ‘good on paper’ but his timing is off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former UK work and pensions secretary has a strong grasp of the party’s weaknesses, but his own judgments are questionable]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/b13b8c78-dbfa-46e0-aa99-21f56c0bb068</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b13b8c78-dbfa-46e0-aa99-21f56c0bb068</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 08:30:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Liberal Democrats should reap the fruits of Labour ]]></title><description><![CDATA[With electoral fortunes of the two parties tied, Ed Davey must seize the opportunity and highlight former coalition’s achievements]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/64f4a517-5ae5-49b6-90c8-123f1cba96dc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64f4a517-5ae5-49b6-90c8-123f1cba96dc</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:00:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the battles for select committee chair are worth watching]]></title><description><![CDATA[MPs are jostling for roles ahead of September elections, which may well be more significant than the Tory leadership contest]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/2a4cf885-652f-4d84-91d8-20deed03eb36</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2a4cf885-652f-4d84-91d8-20deed03eb36</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 08:50:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour will find politics of immigration easier as net migration drops]]></title><description><![CDATA[New poll shows public dismay at sharp fall in numbers of people applying to work in social care sector in Britain]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/e61bb763-67c3-4e48-a91f-16f954d858fd</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e61bb763-67c3-4e48-a91f-16f954d858fd</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 08:30:13 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>