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UK politics

  • Charles Spencer in 2021

    Boarding schools’ impact devastating for society, says Charles Spencer

  • Samuel Kasumu

    Diverse cabinet is no ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ on racism, says ex-No 10 adviser

    Samuel Kasumu ‘frustrated and disappointed’, as minister denies Tories have a problem after Frank Hester row
  • Ed Davey

    Ed Davey calls for cap on political donations after Frank Hester storm

    Lib Dem leader uses conference speech to urge change ‘so that even the wealthiest racists cannot buy power’

  • Nothing has been done to stop repeat of P&O Ferries scandal, unions say

  • ‘Complex’ post-Brexit tax rules means price rises for UK wine drinkers

  • Post-2019 UK cabinet ministers last average of eight months, study finds

  • Rishi Sunak will lead Tories into election, Mark Harper says

  • Young carers in England and Wales ‘forced out of education’ by benefit rules

  • Labour considers ‘nudification’ ban and cross-party pledge on AI deepfakes

  • Starmer’s team coached for government over dinners with top Whitehall figures

  • Reeves to promise ‘decade of economic renewal’ if Labour wins power

Opinion

  • John Harris

    Birmingham’s cuts reveal the ugly truth about Britain in 2024: the state is abandoning its people

    John Harris
  • Illustration by David Foldvari of a Smurf on a moped.

    Cabbies have given me some great lines, but they have nothing on Frank Hester

    Stewart Lee
  • Andrew Rawnsley

    Rishi Sunak’s refusal to give up the Frank Hester gold proves his principles have a price point

    Andrew Rawnsley
  • Torsten Bell

    Austerity doesn’t just damage public services, it destroys faith in the future

    Torsten Bell

  • Britain doesn’t need ‘reform’. It just needs to rejoin the EU

    William Keegan

  • Like it’s 1997? Major’s lot weren’t so pointless, poisonous or loathed

    Tim Bale

  • Britain is not without its problems. But Vaughan Gething proves how diverse it really is

    Sunder Katwala

  • Nicola Jennings on cash and the Conservatives – cartoon

  • This Tory long goodbye is toxic for the country – and making Labour’s job ever harder

    Jonathan Freedland

  • I’ve never heard a Labour leader speak about the arts like Keir Starmer – now I hope words become action

    Charlotte Higgins

  • The threat to MPs is real. But Michael Gove’s empty extremism plans will do nothing to tackle it

    Gaby Hinsliff

  • In Britain’s degraded politics, fighting racism has become a cynical game

    Gary Younge

Features & Analysis

  • Ed Davey at the Lib Dem Spring Conference Arrivals and Rally in York

    Low-profile Lib Dems are flatlining in the polls – but don’t write them off

  • Rishi Sunak Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party<br>Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack introduced Rishi Sunak Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party Keynote address at the Scottish Conservatives Annual Conference 2024, Followed by a question and answer session with Douglas Ross MSP at P&amp;J Live – Aberdeen, Scotland UK 01/03/2024 © COPYRIGHT PHOTO BY MURDO MACLEOD All Rights Reserved Tel + 44 131 669 9659 Mobile +44 7831 504 531 Email: m@murdophoto.com STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY See details at http://www.murdophoto.com/T%26Cs.html No syndication, no redistribution. A22U4Y, sgealbadh, A22R4S

    ‘Our chances? Zero – and getting worse’: inside a Tory death spiral

  • Image of Big Ben

    ‘This place is utterly dysfunctional’: MPs on why they’re leaving parliament

  • Frank Hester speaking at an event.

    ‘Nope, no way’: can the Tories afford to give Frank Hester’s money back?

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.

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Cartoons

  • Nicola Jennings on Russia’s election – cartoon

    Nicola Jennings on Russia’s election – cartoon

  • Rishi Sunak upside down in a dustbin labelled 'bigotry, incompetence and gaslighting'.

    Rishi Sunak in the dustbin of incompetence – cartoon

    The prime minister is up to his neck in the muckheap of Frank Hester’s donations and much, much more
  • Ben Jennings on rumours of Boris Johnson’s return – cartoon

    Ben Jennings on rumours of Boris Johnson’s return – cartoon

    The former prime minister is expected to campaign in ‘red wall’ seats in the forthcoming general election

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