YOU WONT BELIEVE: 13 - What They Never Told You

Starmer tells Labour MPs he is ‘not prepared to walk away’ after call for him to resign – as it happened

Prime minister addresses parliamentary Labour party amid Mandelson scandal fallout

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9

Who will fight to save the West if our leaders face no consequences for their actions?

COMMENT: Britain has been enfeebled by years of top-level scandals that have gone unpunished, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley. No wonder young people don’t feel their country is worth fighting for

The Independent UK · Feb 8

We owe it to Epstein’s victims and to British democracy to demand historic change

The abuse of women by figures such as Epstein, and of political power by the likes of Mandelson, must be confronted. As far as I am able, I will play my part, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6

Mandelson has been ousted from Labour – but Starmer hasn’t heard the end of it

NEWS ANALYSIS: The scandal has echoes of the Christopher Pincher affair that finished off Boris Johnson, writes political editor David Maddox

The Independent UK · Feb 2

Dining across the divide: ‘Zack Polanski is articulate and charismatic, rather like Boris Johnson’

Their views differ on the Green party leader, but did the fellow Irish women agree on how to police demonstrations?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1

Mock the Week’s return can’t compete with memes in the new age of political satire

Just as jokes wear thin by repetition, the return of Mock the Week to TV screens via Freeview channel TLC is unlikely to excite many beyond a small circle of fans. The format is the tried and tested panel quiz, where two teams of comedians compete by improvising witty takes…

The Conversation · Jan 30

Reform UK enlists Boris Johnson ally to write party nature policies

Exclusive: Ben Goldsmith will work on issues including fishing and green belt preservation to attract green Tories

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30

Burnham blocked but Rayner’s returning: Why Starmer cannot shake the leadership speculation

NEWS ANALYSIS: The former deputy prime minister was forced to resign last year over her tax affairs, but political editor David Maddox explains why her charisma could see her launch a remarkable comeback

The Independent UK · Jan 28

Home Office opens probe into migrants ‘buying fake jobs to remain in UK illegally’

The skilled worker visa sponsorship scheme at the heart of the investigation was set up in 2020 when Boris Johnson was prime minister

The Independent UK · Jan 27

Tuesday briefing: Why Labour banned Burnham – and what the ‘King of the North’ might do next

In today’s newsletter: By putting out one fire, Labour might have ignited several others

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27