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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

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