Andrew Rawnsley

The Observer's award-winning Chief Political Commentator, critically-acclaimed broadcaster and author of Number One best-seller, The End of the Party.

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Hubris is often the midwife of nemesis https://t.co/j0kJ4ROicu

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Glad it hit the spot, Peter

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Glad to find fave Jeffrey Archer anecdote, in an old @andrewrawnsley piece, on asking him where the toilet in his non-penthouse was: '"Go past the Picasso, left at the Matisse.'" The paintings - in contrast to their owner - were not fakes.' Terrific: https://t.co/6PGectDbJf

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Kemi Badenoch is the Tory conference's darling, but her party's brand is still toxic
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First-past-the-post was built for a two-party Britain. That era is over

As politics fragments, Andy Burnham’s promise to overhaul the electoral system is welcome – but what comes next is far from settled

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@Pushk1n9 I don’t think that’s the intention, but we’ll see!

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The fierce fight to come over electoral reform
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Burnham puts Thatcher and Blair in their place

In an impassioned speech, the prime minister dressed down his predecessors and set out commitments on the pension triple lock, electoral reform, the EU – and a national care service, writes @andrewrawnsley
https://t.co/odIRQqSa65

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A barnstorming speech with punch and red meat, but there’s a rub.
https://t.co/sLK7C4PFuN

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“You can be nice and ordinary but also have an inner core of absolute steel” - my profile of @andyburnham the contradictory PM as Labour conference begins @ObserverUK
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Labour wants to believe in Andy Burnham. The hard choices can wait https://t.co/mR9AztB2RW

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Labour wants to believe in Andy Burnham. The hard choices can wait
https://t.co/mzNyrrzI9q

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Life should be sweet for the Lib Dems https://t.co/nTa1go0751

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Gobsmacking donations from Reform’s sugar daddies should make us ask how much is too much

The largesse of Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne exposes the weakness of the law and growing influence of the ultra-rich over democracy

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We all know money talks in politics, but rarely has it spoken quite so obscenely
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Unpopular populist Nigel Farage is by far the most disliked of the party leaders

He may be indispensable to Reform, but after a summer of scandal, his appeal beyond its ranks is proving harder to sustain

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@martin_jon41864 Thank you, Martin

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The unpopular populist
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[Tom Egerton @Tom__Egerton]

Brilliant review of Sunak at 10 from the top @andrewrawnsley in today's @ObserverUK

https://t.co/jn3pkenooj

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The rise and catastrophic fall of Rishi Sunak

Anthony Seldon’s political postmortem Sunak at 10 is riveting but too forgiving of the missteps that brought electoral ruin to the Conservatives, writes @andrewrawnsley
https://t.co/i1OWBnvZIK

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The prime minister must contend with several acute challenges that will reveal his mettle as a decision-maker.

From immigration reform to whether to approve more gas and oil production in the North Sea, none of the items in his in-tray can be resolved in a way that will keep everyone happy, writes @andrewrawnsley
https://t.co/uCWiXSXUjg