Emelia Wild

Silly season is coming to an end: What to expect from Westminster this Autumn Lucy Carrier-Pilkington | September and October usually mark the most intense period of political activity in the UK, here is what to expect. Andy Burnham’s social media strategy faces questions over traditional media Mace Magazine | The former Downing Street communications chief believes “there are hard truths coming” for Burnham.

Starmer’s resignation marks a dramatic end to a premiership that began with Labour’s 2024 landslide, but was ultimately overtaken by weak polling, economic pressure, internal party unrest and the growing electoral threat from Reform UK. Wes Streeting’s decision to back Burnham has now strengthened the sense that Labour may be moving towards a managed succession rather than a bruising summer contest.

From armchair space exploration to prison chaplaincy, Rosa Herxheimer and Emelia Wild look at the ways politicians approach the second acts of their lives It's hard being an MP, but it's even harder when you have to stop being one." So says Elizabeth Peacock, chair of the Association of Former Members of Parlia­ment. She served as an MP for the West Yorkshire constituency of Batley and Spen between 1983 and 1997, and, when it was all over, was at a total loss about what to do.