Politics | The Guardian (original) (raw)

Anti-cycling stories are bad for the UK’s health, says Chris Boardman

Keir Starmer joins family on first overseas holiday since becoming PM

Summer break in August had to be cancelled after attack in Southport led to violent unrest across the UK

Keir Starmer among least leftwing Labour MPs, study finds

Kemi Badenoch is judged to be to the right of Tories, and Lib Dems’ Ed Davey further left than Starmer

UK ministers warned housing crisis puts plans for NHS and economy at risk
Disgruntled police in Northern Ireland responsible for IRA leaks after Good Friday agreement
Most UK businesses expect to grow in new year, surveys find
Treasury must focus on prevention in UK public spending, says report
Safety checks ordered amid concern over thousands of postwar school buildings in England
MP calls for specific domestic violence offence in England and Wales
Badenoch allies dismiss ‘nonsense’ claims she asked GB News to cut Farage’s airtime
Up to 30 MPs who backed assisted dying bill could withdraw support at next vote
All stories
The politics sketch

Opinion

The Guardian view on City deregulation: it would be a dangerous step backward

Ben Jennings on the worst New Year’s Eve party in the world – cartoon

Here’s a tip for the world’s politicians: sorry shouldn’t be the hardest word

Simon Jenkins

The culture wars are coming for children with special needs – Labour must tread carefully

John Harris

People have been saving more, thanks to pay growth and cooling inflation, but they need to feel the benefits

Richard Partington

In hopeless times, we can never afford to lose hope

AL Kennedy

With a new year ahead there’s no better time for Keir Starmer to start playing good cop

Isabel Hardman

Chris Riddell on what little cheer lies ahead for 2025 – cartoon
The Observer view on the UK economy: don’t despair, signs of growth are emerging
Nicola Jennings on Elon Musk’s sales shopping trip – cartoon
Across the west, the centre right is collapsing – and with it, any notion of what is ‘too extreme’

Owen Jones

Potholes everywhere, shoplifters rampant – today’s Britain looks as broken as it feels

Simon Jenkins

Features & Analysis

‘It was a shock’: Emily Thornberry on her demotion from Starmer’s Labour frontbench

The real test for Nigel Farage will be if donors follow foot soldiers to Reform

How parties have come under fire over complaints against MPs

‘The joy went out of my life’: the pensioners struggling after loss of winter fuel payment

Politics Weekly UK

Every Thursday, Guardian political columnist John Harris hosts a cast of voices from up and down the country as well as across the political spectrum to analyse the week’s political news.

Ella Baron on a year of destruction in Gaza – cartoon

Rebecca Hendin on who’s the meanest Mr Grinch – cartoon

Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Nigel Farage line up for a seasonal challenge

Ben Jennings on Kemi Badenoch’s Christmas – cartoon

With Reform UK breathing down her party’s neck, the Conservative leader faces the prospect of a difficult 2025

Politics | The Guardian (original) (raw)

Anti-cycling stories are bad for the UK’s health, says Chris Boardman

Keir Starmer joins family on first overseas holiday since becoming PM

Keir Starmer among least leftwing Labour MPs, study finds

UK ministers warned housing crisis puts plans for NHS and economy at risk

Disgruntled police in Northern Ireland responsible for IRA leaks after Good Friday agreement

Most UK businesses expect to grow in new year, surveys find

Treasury must focus on prevention in UK public spending, says report

Safety checks ordered amid concern over thousands of postwar school buildings in England

MP calls for specific domestic violence offence in England and Wales

Badenoch allies dismiss ‘nonsense’ claims she asked GB News to cut Farage’s airtime

Up to 30 MPs who backed assisted dying bill could withdraw support at next vote

Opinion

The Guardian view on City deregulation: it would be a dangerous step backward

Ben Jennings on the worst New Year’s Eve party in the world – cartoon

Here’s a tip for the world’s politicians: sorry shouldn’t be the hardest word

The culture wars are coming for children with special needs – Labour must tread carefully

People have been saving more, thanks to pay growth and cooling inflation, but they need to feel the benefits

In hopeless times, we can never afford to lose hope

With a new year ahead there’s no better time for Keir Starmer to start playing good cop

Chris Riddell on what little cheer lies ahead for 2025 – cartoon

The Observer view on the UK economy: don’t despair, signs of growth are emerging

Nicola Jennings on Elon Musk’s sales shopping trip – cartoon

Across the west, the centre right is collapsing – and with it, any notion of what is ‘too extreme’

Potholes everywhere, shoplifters rampant – today’s Britain looks as broken as it feels

Features & Analysis

‘It was a shock’: Emily Thornberry on her demotion from Starmer’s Labour frontbench

The real test for Nigel Farage will be if donors follow foot soldiers to Reform

How parties have come under fire over complaints against MPs

‘The joy went out of my life’: the pensioners struggling after loss of winter fuel payment

Ella Baron on a year of destruction in Gaza – cartoon

Rebecca Hendin on who’s the meanest Mr Grinch – cartoon

Ben Jennings on Kemi Badenoch’s Christmas – cartoon

Parties

Most viewed

Most viewed in politics

Most viewed Across the guardian