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Andrew Rawnsley
Operation Fubar: even Keir Starmer’s team players are abandoning the field of battle

Sun 14 Jun 2026

Operation Fubar: even Keir Starmer’s team players are abandoning the field of battle
Tom Baldwin
Starmer stands accused of ‘not trying his best’. It’s just not true

Sun 14 Jun 2026

Starmer stands accused of ‘not trying his best’. It’s just not true
Tom Baldwin
John Healey’s resignation – and Starmer’s shrinking army

Thu 11 Jun 2026

John Healey’s resignation – and Starmer’s shrinking army
Giles Whittell
Starmer to host Zelensky talks as west seeks to seize moment

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Starmer to host Zelensky talks as west seeks to seize moment
Ceri Thomas
‘It’s terrifying – if we get Reform, it could change Britain’: voters fear for Labour in Makerfield

Sun 7 Jun 2026

‘It’s terrifying – if we get Reform, it could change Britain’: voters fear for Labour in Makerfield
Rachel Sylvester
Wes Streeting: ‘I don’t want to watch Nigel Farage walking into Downing Street on my conscience’

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Wes Streeting: ‘I don’t want to watch Nigel Farage walking into Downing Street on my conscience’
William Keegan
Harold Wilson biography offers Starmer a few goals: hold on in there, hope for a World Cup win

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Harold Wilson biography offers Starmer a few goals: hold on in there, hope for a World Cup win
Hugh Tomlinson
Right-wing US media and politicians attack ‘woke policing’ in the UK after death of Henry Nowak

Sat 6 Jun 2026

Right-wing US media and politicians attack ‘woke policing’ in the UK after death of Henry Nowak
Steve Bloomfield
Blair is out of touch with the reality of Trump’s new world order

Sun 31 May 2026

Blair is out of touch with the reality of Trump’s new world order
Catherine Neilan
Blair doubles down on his criticism of Labour after party backlash

Sat 30 May 2026

Blair doubles down on his criticism of Labour after party backlash
Andrew Rawnsley
Which Andy Burnham will turn up as the next Labour leader?

Sun 24 May 2026

Which Andy Burnham will turn up as the next Labour leader?
Rachel Sylvester
Keir Starmer embraces radicalism as he accepts his time in Downing Street is ending

Sun 24 May 2026

Keir Starmer embraces radicalism as he accepts his time in Downing Street is ending
Steve Bloomfield
Europe must find its voice as the US turns its back on Ukraine

Sun 24 May 2026

Europe must find its voice as the US turns its back on Ukraine
Rachel Sylvester
Keir’s beers: Starmer considers ‘pavement pints’ to boost World Cup mood

Sat 23 May 2026

Keir’s beers: Starmer considers ‘pavement pints’ to boost World Cup mood
Melanie Reid
Why we must spare a thought for the families

Mon 18 May 2026

Why we must spare a thought for the families
Massimo Franco
Italy was where Britain is now... and we voted in the populist right

Sun 17 May 2026

Italy was where Britain is now... and we voted in the populist right
Rachel Sylvester
Shabana Mahmood steps into the spotlight as Labour’s ‘kingmaker’ in looming leadership battle

Sun 17 May 2026

Shabana Mahmood steps into the spotlight as Labour’s ‘kingmaker’ in looming leadership battle
Rachel Sylvester
What divides and unites Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham?

Sun 17 May 2026

What divides and unites Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham?
Andrew Rawnsley
Keir Starmer’s last few days have resembled not so much Macbeth as The Comedy of Errors

Sun 17 May 2026

Keir Starmer’s last few days have resembled not so much Macbeth as The Comedy of Errors
Hannah Schuller
Labour’s membership has changed since Corbyn

Sun 17 May 2026

Labour’s membership has changed since Corbyn
Tom Baldwin
Shattered allegiances and broken friendships litter the streets of Westminster

Sun 17 May 2026

Shattered allegiances and broken friendships litter the streets of Westminster
Steve Bloomfield
Saying we will rejoin the EU is easy but there is no ‘back to 2016’ button

Sun 17 May 2026

Saying we will rejoin the EU is easy but there is no ‘back to 2016’ button
Keir Starmer faces a leadership challenger

37 mins • S1, E341

Keir Starmer faces a leadership challenger
Rachel Sylvester
It’s over for Keir Starmer – how has it come to this?

Tue 12 May 2026

It’s over for Keir Starmer – how has it come to this?
How much trouble is Keir Starmer in?

6 mins • S1, E1357

How much trouble is Keir Starmer in?
Sir Richard Lambert
Building a consensus around rejoining the EU is the government’s first task

Mon 11 May 2026

Building a consensus around rejoining the EU is the government’s first task
Catherine Neilan
Starmer's make-or-break speech triggers wave of MPs calling for him to go

Mon 11 May 2026

Starmer's make-or-break speech triggers wave of MPs calling for him to go
Catherine Neilan
Streeting and Rayner in standoff ahead of crunch week for Starmer

Mon 11 May 2026

Streeting and Rayner in standoff ahead of crunch week for Starmer
Xavier Greenwood
Starmer vows to stay put despite backbenchers calling for him to leave

Mon 11 May 2026

Starmer vows to stay put despite backbenchers calling for him to leave
Catherine Neilan
Voters react angrily to Reform UK's polling day newspaper takeovers

Sun 10 May 2026

Voters react angrily to Reform UK's polling day newspaper takeovers
Rachel Sylvester
Politics is trumping economics in the battle for growth

Sun 10 May 2026

Politics is trumping economics in the battle for growth
Anthony Seldon
Starmer is right to bring back the Labour heavyweights to save his premiership

Sun 10 May 2026

Starmer is right to bring back the Labour heavyweights to save his premiership
The Observer view
Starmer should stay

Sun 10 May 2026

Starmer should stay
Andrew Rawnsley
Smashed and pulverised: Labour faces an existential crisis after election wipeout

Sun 10 May 2026

Smashed and pulverised: Labour faces an existential crisis after election wipeout
The Observer Leader
Why Britain must focus on economic revival

Sun 10 May 2026

Why Britain must focus on economic revival
Catherine Neilan
Farage could face byelection over crypto king’s £5m donation

Sat 9 May 2026

Farage could face byelection over crypto king’s £5m donation
Rachel Sylvester
Keir Starmer: I want a decade in Downing Street to renew Britain

Sat 9 May 2026

Keir Starmer: I want a decade in Downing Street to renew Britain
Andrew Rawnsley
Video: a truly, madly, deeply bad day for Labour

Sat 9 May 2026

Video: a truly, madly, deeply bad day for Labour
Peter Hain
Welsh Labour has paid the price for ignoring its withered roots

Fri 8 May 2026

Welsh Labour has paid the price for ignoring its withered roots
The Observer Leader
Starmer should stay

Fri 8 May 2026

Starmer should stay
The hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship

27 mins • S1, E340

The hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship
How could the elections define the UK?

26 mins • S1, E401

How could the elections define the UK?
Tom Baldwin
Starmer must be bold on rejoining the EU

Sun 3 May 2026

Starmer must be bold on rejoining the EU
Andrew Rawnsley
Labour is braced for what fatalists are calling ‘Starmerggedon’

Sun 3 May 2026

Labour is braced for what fatalists are calling ‘Starmerggedon’
Keir Starmer
We have a choice – sink into division or rise together, stronger

Sat 2 May 2026

We have a choice – sink into division or rise together, stronger
Rachel Sylvester
Keir Starmer is too clever by half. He needs to be sensible too

Wed 29 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer is too clever by half. He needs to be sensible too
The Observer Leader
Keir Starmer must find the courage to rejoin the EU

Sun 26 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer must find the courage to rejoin the EU
Rachel Sylvester
King prepares for diplomatic tightrope ahead of state visit to the US

Sun 26 Apr 2026

King prepares for diplomatic tightrope ahead of state visit to the US
Andrew Rawnsley
If this is government, I’m a Pot Noodle

Sun 26 Apr 2026

If this is government, I’m a Pot Noodle
Catherine Neilan
‘Starmer is in Liz Truss territory’: mood hardens in No 10 as MPs weigh no confidence vote

Sun 26 Apr 2026

‘Starmer is in Liz Truss territory’: mood hardens in No 10 as MPs weigh no confidence vote
Ceri Thomas
After a century together, Wales and Labour face a brutal divorce

Sun 26 Apr 2026

After a century together, Wales and Labour face a brutal divorce
Keir Starmer on the ropes

8 mins • S1, E1345

Keir Starmer on the ropes
Rachel Sylvester
Keir Starmer is running out of people to throw under the bus

Wed 22 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer is running out of people to throw under the bus
Fred Harter
Olly Robins and Keir Starmer can’t both be right about Mandelson

Wed 22 Apr 2026

Olly Robins and Keir Starmer can’t both be right about Mandelson
Catherine Neilan
Olly Robbins: No 10 created ‘atmosphere of pressure’ over Mandelson appointment

Tue 21 Apr 2026

Olly Robbins: No 10 created ‘atmosphere of pressure’ over Mandelson appointment
Catherine Neilan
Commons debate does little to rid Starmer of Mandelson woes

Mon 20 Apr 2026

Commons debate does little to rid Starmer of Mandelson woes
Catherine Neilan
Starmer faces Commons showdown as Mandelson fallout spreads

Sun 19 Apr 2026

Starmer faces Commons showdown as Mandelson fallout spreads
Andrew Rawnsley
Starmer pleading ignorance over Mandelson won’t wash

Sun 19 Apr 2026

Starmer pleading ignorance over Mandelson won’t wash
Rachel Sylvester
Senior civil servants back Olly Robbins after ‘totally unfair’ sacking by Keir Starmer

Sat 18 Apr 2026

Senior civil servants back Olly Robbins after ‘totally unfair’ sacking by Keir Starmer

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