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Philip Collins
Starmer must cling on to Jonathan Powell, who warned him Mandelson was trouble

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Starmer must cling on to Jonathan Powell, who warned him Mandelson was trouble
Megan Clement
Deadly violence overshadows Lyon’s poll clash of sports boss and mayor

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Deadly violence overshadows Lyon’s poll clash of sports boss and mayor
Catherine Neilan
Reform plans ‘ideological purge’ of Whitehall

Sat 14 Mar 2026

Reform plans ‘ideological purge’ of Whitehall
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Inside the Mandelson appointment scandal

Thu 12 Mar 2026

Inside the Mandelson appointment scandal
Rachel Sylvester
Britain’s nuclear deterrent isn’t independent. It’s rented from America

Wed 11 Mar 2026

Britain’s nuclear deterrent isn’t independent. It’s rented from America
Fred Harter
Keir Starmer is a punching bag of the US president

Mon 9 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer is a punching bag of the US president
Kenan Malik
Why Labour lost the minority vote in the Gorton and Denton byelection

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Why Labour lost the minority vote in the Gorton and Denton byelection
Catherine Neilan
Mark Carney to urge Starmer to join ‘world bank for defence’

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Mark Carney to urge Starmer to join ‘world bank for defence’
Letters to the editor
Assisted dying bill offers the gift of life

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Assisted dying bill offers the gift of life
Ceri Thomas
Christopher Harborne has cemented Reform’s status as a money-making machine

Fri 6 Mar 2026

Christopher Harborne has cemented Reform’s status as a money-making machine
Rachel Sylvester
Labour can’t afford to insult Green voters

Wed 4 Mar 2026

Labour can’t afford to insult Green voters
Elaine McCallig
The Minneapolis knitters taking on ICE

Tue 3 Mar 2026

The Minneapolis knitters taking on ICE
Ruth Michaelson
Donald Trump wants to see regime change in Iran. This may be wishful thinking

Mon 2 Mar 2026

Donald Trump wants to see regime change in Iran. This may be wishful thinking
Ceri Thomas
The invisible man whose millions are transforming British politics

Sun 1 Mar 2026

The invisible man whose millions are transforming British politics
Andrew Rawnsley
Gorton and Denton will force Labour to rethink – it is no longer the only anti-Reform option

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Gorton and Denton will force Labour to rethink – it is no longer the only anti-Reform option
Deborah Mattinson
Jersey’s move to legalise assisted dying should be a wake-up call to the Lords

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Jersey’s move to legalise assisted dying should be a wake-up call to the Lords
Zack Polanski
Labour ignored voters in Gorton and Denton. We listened to them. And we won

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Labour ignored voters in Gorton and Denton. We listened to them. And we won
Rob Ford
The Greens’ win in Gorton and Denton was just the start of the record-breaking

Sat 28 Feb 2026

The Greens’ win in Gorton and Denton was just the start of the record-breaking
Catherine Neilan
The Greens’ Gorton and Denton win may be the nail in the coffin for the two-party system

Fri 27 Feb 2026

The Greens’ Gorton and Denton win may be the nail in the coffin for the two-party system
Fred Harter
Reform’s ICE-style ‘deportation command’ would be costly and inefficient

Thu 26 Feb 2026

Reform’s ICE-style ‘deportation command’ would be costly and inefficient
Rachel Sylvester
The populists have the accelerator flat on the floor. Labour must go big or go home

Wed 25 Feb 2026

The populists have the accelerator flat on the floor. Labour must go big or go home
Fred Harter
Labour has taken radical steps to overhaul the Send system. But not everyone will feel included

Wed 25 Feb 2026

Labour has taken radical steps to overhaul the Send system. But not everyone will feel included
Rory Smith
Fear and loathing in Gorton and Denton

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Fear and loathing in Gorton and Denton
Andrew Rawnsley
Don’t underestimate the Windsors’ ruthless drive to survive

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Don’t underestimate the Windsors’ ruthless drive to survive
Catherine Neilan
Labour bill doesn’t go far enough to stop foreign interference in UK politics

Mon 16 Feb 2026

Labour bill doesn’t go far enough to stop foreign interference in UK politics
Ruth Michaelson
Key reformists arrested as Iran regime acts ‘to break anyone who speaks up’

Sun 15 Feb 2026

Key reformists arrested as Iran regime acts ‘to break anyone who speaks up’
Andrew Rawnsley
Keir Starmer’s leadership hangs between survival and collapse

Sun 15 Feb 2026

Keir Starmer’s leadership hangs between survival and collapse
William Keegan
Mandelson’s murky dealings are a warning: don’t get too chummy with the money men

Sat 14 Feb 2026

Mandelson’s murky dealings are a warning: don’t get too chummy with the money men
Rachel Sylvester
The Starmer-McSweeney alliance ends

Sun 8 Feb 2026

The Starmer-McSweeney alliance ends
Catherine Neilan
The Cabinet Office failed to query Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein

Sun 8 Feb 2026

The Cabinet Office failed to query Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein
The Observer view
Starmer’s days in office are numbered

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Starmer’s days in office are numbered
John Simpson
Teens fear their peers can’t sort fact from fiction

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Teens fear their peers can’t sort fact from fiction
Catherine Neilan
Lords reform to be tackled by new group of MPs

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Lords reform to be tackled by new group of MPs
Andrew Hankinson
What is Dominic Cummings up to?

Sat 7 Feb 2026

What is Dominic Cummings up to?
Catherine Neilan
‘Dead in the water’: Labour MPs acknowledge that this may be the end for Starmer

Fri 6 Feb 2026

‘Dead in the water’: Labour MPs acknowledge that this may be the end for Starmer
Matt Russell
The Peter Mandelson scandal threatens to bring down Starmer

Fri 6 Feb 2026

The Peter Mandelson scandal threatens to bring down Starmer
Nicola Sturgeon
Why I changed my mind about Gordon Brown

Thu 5 Feb 2026

Why I changed my mind about Gordon Brown
Ada Barumé
The Lords holding up the assisted dying bill

Tue 3 Feb 2026

The Lords holding up the assisted dying bill
Rachel Sylvester
Chinese plan to turn UK into windfarm superpower puts Starmer visit to the test

Wed 28 Jan 2026

Chinese plan to turn UK into windfarm superpower puts Starmer visit to the test
Fred Harter
Labour’s plan for a radical overhaul of policing in England and Wales

Tue 27 Jan 2026

Labour’s plan for a radical overhaul of policing in England and Wales
Kim Willsher
France’s far-right earthquake

Tue 27 Jan 2026

France’s far-right earthquake
Katie McQue
Video and witness evidence contradict the White House’s account of the latest Minneapolis shooting

Mon 26 Jan 2026

Video and witness evidence contradict the White House’s account of the latest Minneapolis shooting
Catherine Neilan
Labour blocks Burnham from standing in byelection

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Labour blocks Burnham from standing in byelection
Catherine Neilan
Starmer walks diplomatic tightrope in response to Trump Greenland threats

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Starmer walks diplomatic tightrope in response to Trump Greenland threats
Fred Harter
Robert Jenrick’s defection is a coup for Reform – but there are risks too

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Robert Jenrick’s defection is a coup for Reform – but there are risks too
Kim Willsher
Jordan Bardella, France‘s far right messiah, is putting Le Pen in the shade

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Jordan Bardella, France‘s far right messiah, is putting Le Pen in the shade
John Bew
Inside the White House situation room

Thu 15 Jan 2026

Inside the White House situation room
Giles Whittell
Starmer and Europe need each other more than ever

Mon 12 Jan 2026

Starmer and Europe need each other more than ever
Ruth Michaelson
Street protests against Iranian regime reach holy city of Mashhad

Mon 12 Jan 2026

Street protests against Iranian regime reach holy city of Mashhad
Philip Collins
Pensioners have been cushioned for too long. It’s time for Labour to get off the sofa on welfare

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Pensioners have been cushioned for too long. It’s time for Labour to get off the sofa on welfare
Xavier Greenwood
White supremacist dating site profiles linked to Tory and Reform councillors

Sun 11 Jan 2026

White supremacist dating site profiles linked to Tory and Reform councillors
Kenan Malik
Stripping citizenship with such ease tears at the moral fabric of society

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Stripping citizenship with such ease tears at the moral fabric of society
Rachel Sylvester
Deepfakes are undermining faith in politics

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Deepfakes are undermining faith in politics
Steve Bloomfield
Will the world end in 2026? Probably not

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Will the world end in 2026? Probably not
Robert Ford
Democracy’s ‘dark matter’ will decide the future of politics

Wed 31 Dec 2025

Democracy’s ‘dark matter’ will decide the future of politics
Sarah Crompton
Deborah Bull, ex-dancer aiming for the House of Lords

Wed 31 Dec 2025

Deborah Bull, ex-dancer aiming for the House of Lords
Sir David Davis
Lord Tebbit, remembered by Sir David Davis

Tue 30 Dec 2025

Lord Tebbit, remembered by Sir David Davis
Isabel Coles
Zelensky stays hopeful on plan for peace ahead of Trump talks

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Zelensky stays hopeful on plan for peace ahead of Trump talks
Kenan Malik
We’re ‘bowling alone’ politically when we should be rallying for change

Sun 28 Dec 2025

We’re ‘bowling alone’ politically when we should be rallying for change
The Observer view
Britain cannot afford Reform

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Britain cannot afford Reform
Philip Collins
Starmer is a PM without a cause – he needs an epiphany

Sat 27 Dec 2025

Starmer is a PM without a cause – he needs an epiphany
Zack Polanski
Calais exposes our moral failure on migration. We can and must do better

Fri 26 Dec 2025

Calais exposes our moral failure on migration. We can and must do better
Ceri Thomas
A ‘straightforward’ life-or-death decision on hunger strikers

Wed 24 Dec 2025

A ‘straightforward’ life-or-death decision on hunger strikers
Andrew Rawnsley
ʼTis the season to be jolly – but not for this Nobby-no-mates government

Sun 21 Dec 2025

ʼTis the season to be jolly – but not for this Nobby-no-mates government
Stephen Armstrong
Lisa Nandy: We’re at a crossroads about the sort of country we want to live in

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Lisa Nandy: We’re at a crossroads about the sort of country we want to live in
Rachel Sylvester
Hillsborough law could leave families waiting even longer in search for justice

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Hillsborough law could leave families waiting even longer in search for justice
Stephen Armstrong
Lisa Nandy signals end of the road for BBC board political appointees

Wed 17 Dec 2025

Lisa Nandy signals end of the road for BBC board political appointees
Catherine Neilan
‘I never encountered that kind of cruel, personal antisemitism before or since’

Sun 14 Dec 2025

‘I never encountered that kind of cruel, personal antisemitism before or since’
Graham Noble
On Dulwich school trips, Nigel Farage and the other smokers took the ‘Belsen Bus’

Sat 13 Dec 2025

On Dulwich school trips, Nigel Farage and the other smokers took the ‘Belsen Bus’
John Simpson
‘Death risk’ fear for Palestine Action hunger strike activists

Sun 7 Dec 2025

‘Death risk’ fear for Palestine Action hunger strike activists
Andrew Rawnsley
Will the leftish parties unite to stop Nigel Farage from becoming PM?

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Will the leftish parties unite to stop Nigel Farage from becoming PM?
Rachel Sylvester
Keir Starmer: ‘The Greens are anti-Nato and think it’s all right to sell drugs. That’s nuts’

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Keir Starmer: ‘The Greens are anti-Nato and think it’s all right to sell drugs. That’s nuts’
Rory Smith
All eyes will be on Infantino and Trump at the World Cup draw

Fri 5 Dec 2025

All eyes will be on Infantino and Trump at the World Cup draw
Fred Harter
Scrapping some British juries is a major change. It may not work

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Scrapping some British juries is a major change. It may not work
Xavier Greenwood
The chair of the UK’s fiscal watchdog has resigned. Rachel Reeves could be next

Tue 2 Dec 2025

The chair of the UK’s fiscal watchdog has resigned. Rachel Reeves could be next
Tom Baldwin
The rise and fall of the superadviser, and the future of Morgan McSweeney

Sat 29 Nov 2025

The rise and fall of the superadviser, and the future of Morgan McSweeney
Andrew Rawnsley
Labour MPs are finally cheering – but this budget’s true test is yet to come

Wed 26 Nov 2025

Labour MPs are finally cheering – but this budget’s true test is yet to come
David Barnett
‘He suggested we go to a quiet room to talk. I knew that was not good news’

Wed 26 Nov 2025

‘He suggested we go to a quiet room to talk. I knew that was not good news’
Madeleine Parr
In a matter of months Your Party seems to have failed. What needs to be done to make it a viable political force?

Tue 25 Nov 2025

In a matter of months Your Party seems to have failed. What needs to be done to make it a viable political force?
David Miliband
We must fight for democracy in a dangerous world

Sun 16 Nov 2025

We must fight for democracy in a dangerous world
Kenan Malik
The real threat isn’t a ‘woke right’ – it’s conservatism’s old demons

Sun 16 Nov 2025

The real threat isn’t a ‘woke right’ – it’s conservatism’s old demons
The Observer leader
Free the BBC

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Free the BBC
Mark Damazer
BBC bias is in the eye of the beholder

Fri 14 Nov 2025

BBC bias is in the eye of the beholder
Richard Layard
Young people need a clear path to apprenticeships

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Young people need a clear path to apprenticeships
The Observer leader
The budget should put the public first

Sat 8 Nov 2025

The budget should put the public first
Zack Polanski
‘Hope has just won in New York – it can win here too’

Thu 6 Nov 2025

‘Hope has just won in New York – it can win here too’
Megan Nolan
How Zohran Mamdani captured the hearts of a generation

Wed 5 Nov 2025

How Zohran Mamdani captured the hearts of a generation
Jonathan Lewis
How gen Z is shaping the future of Madagascar

Mon 3 Nov 2025

How gen Z is shaping the future of Madagascar
Rachael Healy
Polanski’s social media strategy woos the young

Sun 2 Nov 2025

Polanski’s social media strategy woos the young
Fred Harter
The asylum hotel story can be summed up in a single word: waste

Thu 30 Oct 2025

The asylum hotel story can be summed up in a single word: waste
Catherine Neilan
How unpopular is Keir Starmer?

Mon 27 Oct 2025

How unpopular is Keir Starmer?
Simon Barnes
My week as an Orange-tip butterfly

Sun 27 Apr 2025

My week as an Orange-tip butterfly
Steve Bloomfield
Winners in the fight for Africa’s democracies are getting hard to find

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Winners in the fight for Africa’s democracies are getting hard to find
Barney Macintyre
Purpose in the deep freeze: people and politics at Unilever

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Purpose in the deep freeze: people and politics at Unilever
Tobias Jones
‘He was our grandfather’: crowds throng Rome for Francis’s final farewell

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘He was our grandfather’: crowds throng Rome for Francis’s final farewell
Kenan Malik
‘MPs are outsourcing their morals’

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘MPs are outsourcing their morals’
Tobias Jones
‘He was our grandfather’: crowds gather in Rome for the Pope's final farewell

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘He was our grandfather’: crowds gather in Rome for the Pope's final farewell
Peter Pomerantsev
‘Trump and Putin want to destroy Europe’

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘Trump and Putin want to destroy Europe’
The Observer
This is the moment for Starmer to make a bold offer to the EU

Sun 27 Apr 2025

This is the moment for Starmer to make a bold offer to the EU

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