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I’ll be answering your questions on why Keir Starmer finds it so hard to impose discipline, whether Labour is becoming ungovernable, and what this latest bout of infighting says about the party’s prospects in office

John Rentoul

Chief political correspondent

Join Q&A with John Rentoul on Labour’s civil war

<p>Fifty MPs have written to Keir Starmer asking him to allow Andy Burnham to stand in the Gorton and Denton by-election</p>

<p>Miguel Delaney answers your questions</p>

Your Premier League questions answered – from sackings to signings

<p>As The Independent’s chief football writer, Miguel has spent years covering transfers, managerial appointments, and speaking to sources about the behind-the-scenes workings that shape top clubs</p>

Join football Q&A on manager chaos and Premier League politics

<p>Simon Calder beside a sculpture of a dollar bill in Aspen, Colorado </p>

Simon Calder: What UK travellers need to know for 2026 holidays

<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>Experts caution that a wealth tax to address the UK's public finance deficit would be "naive" and largely ineffective</p>

Wealth tax questions answered – from rich exodus to Labour’s silence

<p>Ask Chris Blackhurst anything on wealth tax</p>

What would a wealth tax mean for Britain? Q&A with Chris Blackhurst

<p>The crash of Air India flight AI171 has shaken confidence in air travel</p>

Simon Calder on air travel safety – from Boeing to budget airlines

<p>Jeremy Corbyn is set to form a breakaway party</p>

Welfare U-turn to Corbyn comeback: Your Labour questions answered

<p>Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (right) crying as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks during Prime Minister’s Questions</p>

Q&A: Can Starmer and Reeves hold the Labour Party together?

<p>Will the ceasefire hold? Has Trump’s strategy worked? Sam Kiley answers your Middle East questions</p>

Trump, Nato, and the Middle East: Sam Kiley answers your questions

<p>A member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards burns an Israeli flag during a demonstration held in Tehran to mark Jerusalem (Al-Quds) Day
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War in the Middle East: Ask our world affairs editor a question

<p>The plane crashed into a residential area after taking off from Ahmedabad airport
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Should we be worried about flying? Simon Calder answers your questions

<p>Double standards: British tourists must use the 'all tourists' counter in Spain</p>

Confusing Brexit red tape questions answered by Simon Calder

<p>Simon Calder answers your questions on passports rules</p>

Simon Calder clears up passport rules in exclusive Q&A

<p>Your questions on Russia’s war, Trump and misinformation answered</p>

Your questions on Russia’s war, Trump and misinformation answered

<p>Is there a real path to peace in Ukraine in 2025?</p>

Three years of war in Ukraine: Ask our world affairs editor anything

<p>FILE PHOTO: A view shows a sign of the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference with a backdrop of the cityscape in Baku, Azerbaijan October 31, 2024. </p>

Cop29: Ask our climate correspondent anything

<p>Join an exclusive Q&A with Labour candidate Stella Creasy</p>

Ask a Labour candidate anything in exclusive Q&A session

<p>Ask Dr Ellie Chowns Anything in our exclusive event</p>

Ask a Green Party candidate anything in exclusive Q&A session

<p>Ask Plaid Cymru candidate Ian Johnson anything in exclusive question and answer session with The Independent</p>

Ask a Plaid Cymru candidate anything in exclusive Q&A session

<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>The rules on passport validity for British visitors to the European Union have tightened </p>

How to avoid post-Brexit passport chaos: ask Simon Calder anything

<p>Jeremy Hunt announced cuts to national insurance in his Budget (Carl Court/PA)</p>

John Rentoul answers your spring Budget questions

<p>Jeremy Hunt is set to announce his latest spring Budget</p>

Spring Budget 2024: Ask John Rentoul anything

<p>Tory and SNP MPs stormed out of the chamber after Sir Lindsay Hoyle broke with convention</p>

Ask John Rentoul anything as chaos follows Gaza ceasefire vote