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James Alderman
Political Editor · Westminster
James leads the Journal's political coverage from Westminster: the Government, the Opposition, and the workings of Parliament.
Stories by James
Burnham puts EU rejoining on the table, saying Brexit has done more harm than good
The Prime Minister told the BBC that Britain should weigh every option for its future relationship with the EU, from the status quo to a customs union, the single market, or going “all the way”, and promised to lay out the choices around November’s UK-EU summit.
30 Sep
How Westminster works
Parliament, government, the Lords and the making of laws: a plain-English map of the machine that runs Britain.
29 Sep
Burnham’s first conference as Prime Minister: the week that will define his premiership
Two months after succeeding Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham faces his first Labour conference as leader, with the economy stalling, small boats at a yearly high and a Budget a month away.
27 Sep