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I think Starmer is beginning to understand the threat from Reform. I don't think it is a matter of Reform's propaganda machine, though. It is the reality of the small boats and the asylum hotels

John Rentoul

Chief Political Correspondent

John Rentoul answers your questions on Labour’s future

<p>The PM says Andy Burnham’s policies would ‘inflict harm on working people' </p>

<p>The PM says Andy Burnham’s policies would ‘inflict harm on working people'
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Labour in crisis? Join John Rentoul Q&A to dissect Starmer’s future

<p>Simon Calder answers your questions on the EU’s new entry-exit system</p>

Simon Calder answers your questions on the EU’s new entry-exit system

<p>No one is better placed to take your questions on how the entry-exit system will work than Simon Calder</p>

Q&A with Simon Calder: What the EU’s new border rules mean for you

<p>Many voters rate Farage higher than Starmer on many qualities, but they do not think he is prime ministerial</p>

John Rentoul: ‘Reform voters aren’t unreasonable – they’re desperate’

<p>Nigel Farage’s tax plans would cost up to £80bn, the IFS warned
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Reform’s rise explained: Join Q&A with John Rentoul

<p>Ask John Rentoul Anything on the US-UK trade deal</p>

Q&A: Ask John Rentoul anything on historic Trump trade deal

<p>Your local election questions answered by John Rentoul</p>

Will Farage’s success endure? John Rentoul answers your questions

<p>Ask John Rentoul anything on the local elections</p>

Local elections 2025: Ask John Rentoul anything in exclusive Q&A

<p>US president Donald Trump greets British prime minister Keir Starmer at the entrance of the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on 27 February 2025</p>

John Rentoul answers your Trump tariffs questions

<p>Donald Trump has launched a fresh wave of tariffs, including a 10 per cent duty on all British exports to the US (Carl Court/PA)</p>

Ask John Rentoul anything in Q&A on Trump’s tariffs, Brexit and more

<p>Rachel Reeves at a lectern answering questions, with members of the media in the foreground (Ben Stansall/PA)</p>

Your spring statement questions answered by Andrew Grice

<p>Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (C) leaves Downing Street with the treasury team the day before the spring statement</p>

Q&A: Ask our political columnist anything on Reeves’ spring budget

<p>Either Robert Jenrick or Kemi Badenoch will be the next leader of the Tory party </p>

Tory leadership contest – what comes next? Ask Andrew Grice anything

<p>Erik ten Hag and Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes </p>

How to fix Man Utd: Miguel Delaney answers your questions

<p>Rachel Reeves will deliver the first Budget for Keir Starmer’s Labour government </p>

Labour Budget: Ask our chief political commentator anything

<p>Tory leadership candidate James Cleverly arrives to take part in a Q&A in front of party members at the Conservative Party conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham (Jacob King/PA)</p>

Your Tory Party conference questions answered by John Rentoul

<p>Kemi Badenoch speaking at a Conservative Party leadership campaign event at IET London</p>

Conservative Party conference: John Rentoul answers your questions

<p>Mark Smith, better known as The Man in Seat 61 </p>

The Man in Seat 61 answers your questions on holidaying by train

<p>Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and his wife Saadiya Khan leave their polling station</p>

Local election results: Ask John Rentoul anything

<p>Long gone are the days when you could travel to the EU at any point before your travel document expired</p>

How to avoid passport chaos: Simon Calder answers your questions

<p>Boris Johnson said that he did not back a ‘let it rip’ strategy (UK Covid-19 Inquiry/PA)</p>

John Rentoul answers your questions as Boris Johnson grilled on Covid

<p>Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in a face mask </p>

Ask John Rentoul anything as Boris Johnson gives Covid evidence

<p>Jeremy Hunt faces competing demands from backbench Tory MPs as he prepares to deliver his autumn statement (PA)</p>

Ask Sean O’Grady anything about the Autumn Budget

<p>Rishi Sunak’s appointment of new foreign secretary David Cameron caused shockwaves </p>

John Rentoul answers your questions on Cameron’s return

<p>New British foreign secretary David Cameron and Sir Philip Barton, the top civil servant in the foreign office </p>

Rishi Sunak’s dramatic cabinet reshuffle – ask John Rentoul anything