Andrew Rawnsley

Andrew Rawnsley

@andrewrawnsley.bsky.social

Chief Political Commentator & Associate Editor, The Observer https://observer.co.uk/contributor/andrew-rawnsley

3,860 Followers 58 Following 313 Posts Joined Nov 2024
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Gorton and Denton will force Labour to rethink – it is no... The byelection humiliation is the harbinger of a cataclysmic night for Sir Keir Starmer in the May elections

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2 weeks ago

Many thanks, Ian

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Thank you, Mike

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Don’t underestimate the Windsors’ ruthless drive to survive Keir Starmer wouldn’t be the first prime minister to help the royals weather storms that might have finished the monarchy

Gruesome days for the Windsors, but never underestimate their ruthless drive to survive
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3 weeks ago

Many thanks, David

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3 weeks ago

Glad it hit the spot, Steve

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3 weeks ago

Thank you, Ian

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Keir Starmer’s leadership hangs between survival and coll... The prime minister is safe for now. But with rivals circling and dire opinion polls, his tenure is still far from assured

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1 month ago

Thank you, Rick

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1 month ago
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The Peter Mandelson scandal has turned ‘No drama Starmer... Fierce questions about the prime minister’s judgment are daggers to the heart of what is supposed to be his core brand

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Mandelson’s leap from the Lords won’t end this crisis The disgraced ex-peer has fallen on his sword and handed in his ermine, but a police investigation means this story has further to run… to Keir Starmer’s dismay

He jumped before he was pushed

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1 month ago

Glad it hit the spot, Ivor.

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1 month ago

Thank you, Ian

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Reform is turning into a recycling centre for toxic Tories The growing list of defectors suggests Nigel Farage’s party is less an insurgency than a refuge for the least appealing Conservatives

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Thank you, Ian

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Many thanks, David

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Thank you, David

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1 month ago
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Andy Burnham’s make-or-break choice will either crown him... The mayor of Manchester’s bid to return to Westminster will be a test for Labour and for Keir Starmer’s authority

Off we go
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1 month ago
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Starmer escapes the worst of Trump’s insults but the PM h... The US president brutally mocked most of his Nato ‘allies’ in his Davos speech, while conceding he does not intend to bomb his way into Greenland

Trump steps back from using force to seize Greenland, but still isn't asking nicely
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The right can’t unite. It’s now a fight to the death betw... The rancour unleashed by Robert Jenrick’s defection exposes a battle that has become intensely bitter and personal

The right can't unite
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A traitor has been banished – but Jenrick sacking could h... The Tory leader’s sacking of her rival over ‘irrefutable evidence’ he was plotting to defect to Reform may ruin his and Nigel Farage’s plans, but the infighting will harm her party

Dumped before he jumped, the Jenrick defection

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Junking Jenrick was ruthless, but it could cost Badenoch ... The Tory leader’s sacking of her rival over ‘irrefutable evidence’ he was plotting to defect to Reform may ruin his and Nigel Farage’s plans, but the infighting will harm her party

Junking Jenrick is rational, ruthless and risky
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2 months ago

Glad it hit the spot, Martin

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2 months ago

Thank you, Ruth

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2 months ago
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Chatter of dethroning the prime minister is easy. Doing s... Keir Starmer, a proud man, looks at his lean and hungry colleagues and doesn’t see anyone who would do a better job

Chatter about dethroning the prime minister is easy. Doing so is much harder.
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2 months ago

Merry Christmas everyone! A big thank you to those who are working today.

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2 months ago
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ʼTis the season to be jolly – but not for this Nobby-no-m... Self-inflicted wounds and systemic challenges have both contributed to Labour’s dire levels of unpopularity

It’ll be lonely this Christmas
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