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Ceri Thomas
Makerfield byelection poised on a knife-edge as poll reveals Labour and Reform neck and neck

Sun 14 Jun 2026

Makerfield byelection poised on a knife-edge as poll reveals Labour and Reform neck and neck
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
John Simpson
Nowak backlash risks worsening relationships between police and ethnic minority communities

Mon 8 Jun 2026

Nowak backlash risks worsening relationships between police and ethnic minority communities
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
Kenan Malik
In weaponising Henry Nowak’s tragic death, the right has come full circle on identity politics

Sun 7 Jun 2026

In weaponising Henry Nowak’s tragic death, the right has come full circle on identity politics
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’
Patrick Kidd
Feminist pioneer, socialist and mother of the Miliband brothers, Marion Kozak dies aged 91

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Feminist pioneer, socialist and mother of the Miliband brothers, Marion Kozak dies aged 91
Tony Blair has lost his sense of direction on economic growth

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Tony Blair has lost his sense of direction on economic growth
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
Catherine Neilan
Musk ‘a threat to democracy in Britain’, says Wes Streeting after Southampton disorder

Sat 6 Jun 2026

Musk ‘a threat to democracy in Britain’, says Wes Streeting after Southampton disorder
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
Rachel Sylvester
Andy Burnham: ‘I am committed to proportional representation’

Sun 31 May 2026

Andy Burnham: ‘I am committed to proportional representation’
Rachel Sylvester
The crisis in Britain’s youth justice system: how is the government going to fix it?

Sun 31 May 2026

The crisis in Britain’s youth justice system: how is the government going to fix it?
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
Ben Zaranko
Time for Labour to cut to the chase

Sun 31 May 2026

Time for Labour to cut to the chase
Andrew Rawnsley
Dr Blair’s prescription has made his party gag but at least it’s forced Labour to engage with ideas

Sat 30 May 2026

Dr Blair’s prescription has made his party gag but at least it’s forced Labour to engage with ideas
Tony Blair
The future demands a radical response based on understanding the world we live in

Sat 30 May 2026

The future demands a radical response based on understanding the world we live in
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
Rachel Sylvester
Andy Burnham: ‘The London set have run Labour for too long’

Thu 28 May 2026

Andy Burnham: ‘The London set have run Labour for too long’
Rachel Sylvester
Andy Burnham slams Tony Blair for ignoring inequality in his defence of ‘radical centre’

Wed 27 May 2026

Andy Burnham slams Tony Blair for ignoring inequality in his defence of ‘radical centre’
Rachel Sylvester
‘Social media is killing our children’: rise in violence bolsters call for under-16 ban

Sun 24 May 2026

‘Social media is killing our children’: rise in violence bolsters call for under-16 ban
Ben Zaranko
Is the UK’s productivity revival the result of a government strategy?

Sun 24 May 2026

Is the UK’s productivity revival the result of a government strategy?
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?
Catherine Neilan
Reform candidate for Makerfield by-election called abortion ‘murder’

Sun 24 May 2026

Reform candidate for Makerfield by-election called abortion ‘murder’
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
Matthew Bishop
Wes Streeting’s wealth tax would not be easy to levy

Sun 24 May 2026

Wes Streeting’s wealth tax would not be easy to levy
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
Married at First Sight UK pulled off air

29 mins • S1, E342

Married at First Sight UK pulled off air
Rachel Sylvester
The Makerfield paradox: why a byelection win could lock Burnham out of No 10

Wed 20 May 2026

The Makerfield paradox: why a byelection win could lock Burnham out of No 10
Giles Whittell
Burnham’s ‘rut’: he would prefer not to talk about Brexit right now

Tue 19 May 2026

Burnham’s ‘rut’: he would prefer not to talk about Brexit right now
Melanie Reid
Why we must spare a thought for the families

Mon 18 May 2026

Why we must spare a thought for the families
Andrew Anthony
Andy Burnham faces a high-risk battle for the soul of Ashton-in-Makerfield

Sun 17 May 2026

Andy Burnham faces a high-risk battle for the soul of Ashton-in-Makerfield
Sharon Graham
Unite has a clear message for Labour: change or die

Sun 17 May 2026

Unite has a clear message for Labour: change or die
Catherine Neilan
MPs may be forced to register pre-election donations in wake of Farage’s undeclared £5m gift

Sun 17 May 2026

MPs may be forced to register pre-election donations in wake of Farage’s undeclared £5m gift
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?
Will Hutton
Andy Burnham’s ‘full fat’ social democracy must face the reality of the bond markets

Sun 17 May 2026

Andy Burnham’s ‘full fat’ social democracy must face the reality of the bond markets
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
Ben Zaranko
The battle for the future of Labour’s economic vision has begun

Sun 17 May 2026

The battle for the future of Labour’s economic vision has begun
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Crypto tycoon Ben Delo heads home to UK to fund Reform after ‘tinpot’ donations cap by Labour

Sun 17 May 2026

Crypto tycoon Ben Delo heads home to UK to fund Reform after ‘tinpot’ donations cap by Labour
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
Rachel Sylvester
‘Britain’s future lies with Europe’: Streeting vows to make rejoining EU key goal if he becomes PM

Sun 17 May 2026

‘Britain’s future lies with Europe’: Streeting vows to make rejoining EU key goal if he becomes PM
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
Ben Zaranko
Andy Burnham’s byelection bid sends UK borrowing costs soaring to 15-year high

Sat 16 May 2026

Andy Burnham’s byelection bid sends UK borrowing costs soaring to 15-year high
Keir Starmer faces a leadership challenger

37 mins • S1, E341

Keir Starmer faces a leadership challenger
Xavier Greenwood
Wes Streeting resigns and prepares to trigger a leadership contest he might not win

Thu 14 May 2026

Wes Streeting resigns and prepares to trigger a leadership contest he might not win
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?
Ben Zaranko
Serenity, courage and wisdom: the government’s path to economic growth

Mon 11 May 2026

Serenity, courage and wisdom: the government’s path to economic growth
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
Andy Haldane
The devolution revolution needs to be more than just a catchy slogan in order to unlock growth

Mon 11 May 2026

The devolution revolution needs to be more than just a catchy slogan in order to unlock growth
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
William Keegan
Keir Starmer’s losses summon return of the ‘gnomes of Zurich’

Sun 10 May 2026

Keir Starmer’s losses summon return of the ‘gnomes of Zurich’
Rachel Sylvester
Politics is trumping economics in the battle for growth

Sun 10 May 2026

Politics is trumping economics in the battle for growth
Rob Ford
Reform’s march heralds political fragmentation as two-party system pushed to brink

Sun 10 May 2026

Reform’s march heralds political fragmentation as two-party system pushed to brink
Barney Macintyre
We’ve seen enough U-turns, it’s time to signal the UK is open for business

Sun 10 May 2026

We’ve seen enough U-turns, it’s time to signal the UK is open for business
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
Matthew Bishop
Britain will benefit if the ‘impact economy’ plan is back on track

Sun 10 May 2026

Britain will benefit if the ‘impact economy’ plan is back on track
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
Will Hutton
Britain is on the cusp of a new technological industrial revolution

Sun 10 May 2026

Britain is on the cusp of a new technological industrial revolution
The Observer Leader
Why Britain must focus on economic revival

Sun 10 May 2026

Why Britain must focus on economic revival
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
Melanie Reid
SNP holds on to power as Scots stay home for ‘meh’ election

Fri 8 May 2026

SNP holds on to power as Scots stay home for ‘meh’ election
Patrick Kidd
Watching the teal wall being built in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Thu 7 May 2026

Watching the teal wall being built in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Tom Baldwin
Starmer must be bold on rejoining the EU

Sun 3 May 2026

Starmer must be bold on rejoining the EU
Rachel Sylvester
‘You’re a mug for playing by the rules’: disillusioned voters split left and right

Sun 3 May 2026

‘You’re a mug for playing by the rules’: disillusioned voters split left and right
Andrew Rawnsley
Labour is braced for what fatalists are calling ‘Starmerggedon’

Sun 3 May 2026

Labour is braced for what fatalists are calling ‘Starmerggedon’
Emma Haslett
Housebuilders hit by ‘perfect storm’ of regulation and war

Sun 3 May 2026

Housebuilders hit by ‘perfect storm’ of regulation and war
Rob Ford
Britain’s fragmented future: why this year’s local elections will be the messiest yet

Sun 3 May 2026

Britain’s fragmented future: why this year’s local elections will be the messiest yet
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
Catherine Neilan
Keir Starmer has avoided an ethics probe into the appointment of Mandelson

Wed 29 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer has avoided an ethics probe into the appointment of Mandelson
Rowan Moore
‘Everyone is so scared’: the housing free-for-all threatening one Cotswold town

Sun 26 Apr 2026

‘Everyone is so scared’: the housing free-for-all threatening one Cotswold town
Neil Kinnock
The British people know Brexit has failed them. They also know how to fix it

Sun 26 Apr 2026

The British people know Brexit has failed them. They also know how to fix it
Neil Kinnock
The British people know Brexit has failed them. They also know how to fix it

Sun 26 Apr 2026

The British people know Brexit has failed them. They also know how to fix it
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
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
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
Catherine Neilan
‘They know the platforms are addictive’: lawyer who led LA case against big tech to advise UK

Sun 12 Apr 2026

‘They know the platforms are addictive’: lawyer who led LA case against big tech to advise UK
Tim Leunig
Day-one employment rights have bosses worried, but pave the way to a stronger economy

Sun 5 Apr 2026

Day-one employment rights have bosses worried, but pave the way to a stronger economy
Catherine Neilan
Foreign Office job cuts ‘send wrong signals’ on Iran

Sun 5 Apr 2026

Foreign Office job cuts ‘send wrong signals’ on Iran
Fred Harter
Food, energy and mortgages ... the next economic casualties of the Iran war

Sun 5 Apr 2026

Food, energy and mortgages ... the next economic casualties of the Iran war
Rachel Sylvester
Tristram Hunt: ‘Politics is so short-term and fickle. At the V&A you can transform things’

Sat 4 Apr 2026

Tristram Hunt: ‘Politics is so short-term and fickle. At the V&A you can transform things’
Rachel Sylvester
‘People died’: Meta failed to heed warnings about harms to children

Sun 29 Mar 2026

‘People died’: Meta failed to heed warnings about harms to children
Catherine Neilan
Labour moves to water down immigration reforms after MP backlash

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Labour moves to water down immigration reforms after MP backlash
William Keegan
Enlightened capitalism is what we need in these dark times

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Enlightened capitalism is what we need in these dark times
Letters to the editor
Why a shift to the centre won't help Labour

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Why a shift to the centre won't help Labour
Labour party caps donations by Britons living overseas

Fri 27 Mar 2026

Labour party caps donations by Britons living overseas
Mass displacement in Lebanon

27 mins • S1, E321

Mass displacement in Lebanon
Rachel Sylvester
Closer ties with EU become the ‘biggest prize’ for chancellor

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Closer ties with EU become the ‘biggest prize’ for chancellor

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