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Ailbhe Rea is political correspondent at the New Statesman.
She co-hosts the New Statesman podcast, discussing the latest in UK politics.
How can the DUP, helping to stoke discontent, speak as one with Sinn Féin, the target of much of that anger?
The cause of these riots is complex and nuanced – but little attention is being paid in Westminster.
A Sage paper on ethnic minority coronavirus deaths was omitted from the report, despite being submitted as evidence by the Department of Health and Social Care.
There are plenty of Conservatives who don’t see how the government’s approach to racism is a winning strategy in the long term.
The way the Race and Ethnic Disparities Commission report has been released tells us nothing about racism in Britain – and everything about the government.
There is no suggestion that the former prime minister broke any rules by texting Rishi Sunak – but maybe that’s the problem.
The attempt by Labour’s right to bounce the leader into shadow cabinet changes has not been well received.
Far from helping the SNP win a pro-indy “supermajority”, Alba is an off-putting manifestation of divisions within the Scottish independence movement.
Salmond's defence argued that his behaviour was "inappropriate" at times, but not criminal. His return raises grave questions about what we accept in public life.
The idea that vaccine certificate decisions “may be up to landlords” has prompted fury – but is this an overreaction?
