A record 335 new MPs are having a frenzied freshers’ week learning to navigate the corridors of power … literally. Will they find an office?
Lara Spirit is the Red Box Editor at The Times. Based in Westminster, she covers government and politics, with a focus on the United Kingdom, including topics such as immigration, polls, and key political figures like Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer. Lara has been featured in The Times and was nominated for the 2023 Young Journalist of the Year in the Society of Editors' press awards and for New Journalist of the Year by Press Gazette.