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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
Andrew Rawnsley
Operation Fubar: even Keir Starmer’s team players are abandoning the field of battle
Sun 14 Jun 2026
Tom Baldwin
Starmer stands accused of ‘not trying his best’. It’s just not true
Sun 14 Jun 2026
Tom Baldwin
John Healey’s resignation – and Starmer’s shrinking army
Thu 11 Jun 2026
John Simpson
Nowak backlash risks worsening relationships between police and ethnic minority communities
Mon 8 Jun 2026
Ceri Thomas
‘It’s terrifying – if we get Reform, it could change Britain’: voters fear for Labour in Makerfield
Sun 7 Jun 2026
Kenan Malik
In weaponising Henry Nowak’s tragic death, the right has come full circle on identity politics
Sun 7 Jun 2026
Rachel Sylvester
Wes Streeting: ‘I don’t want to watch Nigel Farage walking into Downing Street on my conscience’
Sun 7 Jun 2026
Patrick Kidd
Feminist pioneer, socialist and mother of the Miliband brothers, Marion Kozak dies aged 91
Sun 7 Jun 2026
Tony Blair has lost his sense of direction on economic growth
Sun 7 Jun 2026
William Keegan
Harold Wilson biography offers Starmer a few goals: hold on in there, hope for a World Cup win
Sun 7 Jun 2026
Catherine Neilan
Musk ‘a threat to democracy in Britain’, says Wes Streeting after Southampton disorder
Sat 6 Jun 2026
Hugh Tomlinson
Right-wing US media and politicians attack ‘woke policing’ in the UK after death of Henry Nowak
Sat 6 Jun 2026
Rachel Sylvester
Andy Burnham: ‘I am committed to proportional representation’
Sun 31 May 2026
Rachel Sylvester
The crisis in Britain’s youth justice system: how is the government going to fix it?
Sun 31 May 2026
Steve Bloomfield
Blair is out of touch with the reality of Trump’s new world order
Sun 31 May 2026
Ben Zaranko
Time for Labour to cut to the chase
Sun 31 May 2026
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
Tony Blair
The future demands a radical response based on understanding the world we live in
Sat 30 May 2026
Catherine Neilan
Blair doubles down on his criticism of Labour after party backlash
Sat 30 May 2026
Rachel Sylvester
Andy Burnham: ‘The London set have run Labour for too long’
Thu 28 May 2026
Rachel Sylvester
Andy Burnham slams Tony Blair for ignoring inequality in his defence of ‘radical centre’
Wed 27 May 2026
Rachel Sylvester
‘Social media is killing our children’: rise in violence bolsters call for under-16 ban
Sun 24 May 2026
Ben Zaranko
Is the UK’s productivity revival the result of a government strategy?
Sun 24 May 2026
Andrew Rawnsley
Which Andy Burnham will turn up as the next Labour leader?
Sun 24 May 2026
Catherine Neilan
Reform candidate for Makerfield by-election called abortion ‘murder’
Sun 24 May 2026
Rachel Sylvester
Keir Starmer embraces radicalism as he accepts his time in Downing Street is ending
Sun 24 May 2026
Matthew Bishop
Wes Streeting’s wealth tax would not be easy to levy
Sun 24 May 2026
Rachel Sylvester
Keir’s beers: Starmer considers ‘pavement pints’ to boost World Cup mood
Sat 23 May 2026
Married at First Sight UK pulled off air
29 mins • S1, E342
Rachel Sylvester
The Makerfield paradox: why a byelection win could lock Burnham out of No 10
Wed 20 May 2026
Giles Whittell
Burnham’s ‘rut’: he would prefer not to talk about Brexit right now
Tue 19 May 2026
Melanie Reid
Why we must spare a thought for the families
Mon 18 May 2026
Andrew Anthony
Andy Burnham faces a high-risk battle for the soul of Ashton-in-Makerfield
Sun 17 May 2026
Sharon Graham
Unite has a clear message for Labour: change or die
Sun 17 May 2026
Catherine Neilan
MPs may be forced to register pre-election donations in wake of Farage’s undeclared £5m gift
Sun 17 May 2026
Rachel Sylvester
Shabana Mahmood steps into the spotlight as Labour’s ‘kingmaker’ in looming leadership battle
Sun 17 May 2026
Rachel Sylvester
What divides and unites Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham?
Sun 17 May 2026
Will Hutton
Andy Burnham’s ‘full fat’ social democracy must face the reality of the bond markets
Sun 17 May 2026
Andrew Rawnsley
Keir Starmer’s last few days have resembled not so much Macbeth as The Comedy of Errors
Sun 17 May 2026
Ben Zaranko
The battle for the future of Labour’s economic vision has begun
Sun 17 May 2026
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Crypto tycoon Ben Delo heads home to UK to fund Reform after ‘tinpot’ donations cap by Labour
Sun 17 May 2026
Hannah Schuller
Labour’s membership has changed since Corbyn
Sun 17 May 2026
Tom Baldwin
Shattered allegiances and broken friendships litter the streets of Westminster
Sun 17 May 2026
Rachel Sylvester
‘Britain’s future lies with Europe’: Streeting vows to make rejoining EU key goal if he becomes PM
Sun 17 May 2026
Steve Bloomfield
Saying we will rejoin the EU is easy but there is no ‘back to 2016’ button
Sun 17 May 2026
Ben Zaranko
Andy Burnham’s byelection bid sends UK borrowing costs soaring to 15-year high
Sat 16 May 2026
Keir Starmer faces a leadership challenger
37 mins • S1, E341
Xavier Greenwood
Wes Streeting resigns and prepares to trigger a leadership contest he might not win
Thu 14 May 2026
Rachel Sylvester
It’s over for Keir Starmer – how has it come to this?
Tue 12 May 2026
How much trouble is Keir Starmer in?
6 mins • S1, E1357
Ben Zaranko
Serenity, courage and wisdom: the government’s path to economic growth
Mon 11 May 2026
Sir Richard Lambert
Building a consensus around rejoining the EU is the government’s first task
Mon 11 May 2026
Andy Haldane
The devolution revolution needs to be more than just a catchy slogan in order to unlock growth
Mon 11 May 2026
Catherine Neilan
Starmer's make-or-break speech triggers wave of MPs calling for him to go
Mon 11 May 2026
William Keegan
Keir Starmer’s losses summon return of the ‘gnomes of Zurich’
Sun 10 May 2026
Rachel Sylvester
Politics is trumping economics in the battle for growth
Sun 10 May 2026
Rob Ford
Reform’s march heralds political fragmentation as two-party system pushed to brink
Sun 10 May 2026
Barney Macintyre
We’ve seen enough U-turns, it’s time to signal the UK is open for business
Sun 10 May 2026
Anthony Seldon
Starmer is right to bring back the Labour heavyweights to save his premiership
Sun 10 May 2026
Matthew Bishop
Britain will benefit if the ‘impact economy’ plan is back on track
Sun 10 May 2026
The Observer view
Starmer should stay
Sun 10 May 2026
Andrew Rawnsley
Smashed and pulverised: Labour faces an existential crisis after election wipeout
Sun 10 May 2026
Will Hutton
Britain is on the cusp of a new technological industrial revolution
Sun 10 May 2026
The Observer Leader
Why Britain must focus on economic revival
Sun 10 May 2026
Rachel Sylvester
Keir Starmer: I want a decade in Downing Street to renew Britain
Sat 9 May 2026
Andrew Rawnsley
Video: a truly, madly, deeply bad day for Labour
Sat 9 May 2026
Peter Hain
Welsh Labour has paid the price for ignoring its withered roots
Fri 8 May 2026
Melanie Reid
SNP holds on to power as Scots stay home for ‘meh’ election
Fri 8 May 2026
Patrick Kidd
Watching the teal wall being built in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Thu 7 May 2026
Tom Baldwin
Starmer must be bold on rejoining the EU
Sun 3 May 2026
Rachel Sylvester
‘You’re a mug for playing by the rules’: disillusioned voters split left and right
Sun 3 May 2026
Andrew Rawnsley
Labour is braced for what fatalists are calling ‘Starmerggedon’
Sun 3 May 2026
Emma Haslett
Housebuilders hit by ‘perfect storm’ of regulation and war
Sun 3 May 2026
Rob Ford
Britain’s fragmented future: why this year’s local elections will be the messiest yet
Sun 3 May 2026
Keir Starmer
We have a choice – sink into division or rise together, stronger
Sat 2 May 2026
Catherine Neilan
Keir Starmer has avoided an ethics probe into the appointment of Mandelson
Wed 29 Apr 2026
Rowan Moore
‘Everyone is so scared’: the housing free-for-all threatening one Cotswold town
Sun 26 Apr 2026
Neil Kinnock
The British people know Brexit has failed them. They also know how to fix it
Sun 26 Apr 2026
Neil Kinnock
The British people know Brexit has failed them. They also know how to fix it
Sun 26 Apr 2026
Andrew Rawnsley
If this is government, I’m a Pot Noodle
Sun 26 Apr 2026
Catherine Neilan
‘Starmer is in Liz Truss territory’: mood hardens in No 10 as MPs weigh no confidence vote
Sun 26 Apr 2026
Ceri Thomas
After a century together, Wales and Labour face a brutal divorce
Sun 26 Apr 2026
Fred Harter
Olly Robins and Keir Starmer can’t both be right about Mandelson
Wed 22 Apr 2026
Catherine Neilan
Starmer faces Commons showdown as Mandelson fallout spreads
Sun 19 Apr 2026
Andrew Rawnsley
Starmer pleading ignorance over Mandelson won’t wash
Sun 19 Apr 2026
Rachel Sylvester
Senior civil servants back Olly Robbins after ‘totally unfair’ sacking by Keir Starmer
Sat 18 Apr 2026
Catherine Neilan
‘They know the platforms are addictive’: lawyer who led LA case against big tech to advise UK
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Tim Leunig
Day-one employment rights have bosses worried, but pave the way to a stronger economy
Sun 5 Apr 2026
Catherine Neilan
Foreign Office job cuts ‘send wrong signals’ on Iran
Sun 5 Apr 2026
Fred Harter
Food, energy and mortgages ... the next economic casualties of the Iran war
Sun 5 Apr 2026
Rachel Sylvester
Tristram Hunt: ‘Politics is so short-term and fickle. At the V&A you can transform things’
Sat 4 Apr 2026
Rachel Sylvester
‘People died’: Meta failed to heed warnings about harms to children
Sun 29 Mar 2026
Catherine Neilan
Labour moves to water down immigration reforms after MP backlash
Sun 29 Mar 2026
William Keegan
Enlightened capitalism is what we need in these dark times
Sun 29 Mar 2026
Letters to the editor
Why a shift to the centre won't help Labour
Sun 29 Mar 2026
Labour party caps donations by Britons living overseas
Fri 27 Mar 2026
Mass displacement in Lebanon
27 mins • S1, E321
Rachel Sylvester
Closer ties with EU become the ‘biggest prize’ for chancellor
Sun 15 Mar 2026
