UNCOVERED: 28 | History Defined

Make ministers declare WhatsApp contact with lobbyists, MPs say

Committee says use of WhatsApp should be banned on official devices unless there is transparency

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2024

Netanyahu vows to raid Rafah ‘with or without’ hostage deal

Mediators renew efforts to secure a truce ahead of invasion of city, where more than 1 million people are sheltering

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024

David Cameron urges Hamas to agree to 40-day Gaza ceasefire deal

Foreign secretary also calls on Arab states to accept that Hamas leaders responsible for 7 October attack must leave the territory

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2024

Rishi Sunak under fire for government’s record low in freedom of information

Government allowed information to be released fully for only 34% of requests in 2023

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2024

Elected mayors have made their mark, but still Westminster hogs power. That’s a national embarrassment

Devolution has been too cautious, and England has less say about community affairs than almost any other democracy, says academic Tony Travers

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2024

Rishi Sunak has staked his premiership on Rwanda – but the electorate will punish him for it

As David Cameron learned to his cost over Brexit, voters don’t judge politicians on policy, they judge on results, says Henry Hill of ConservativeHome

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2024

Labour are ahead in the polls, but have they won hearts and minds? These charts suggest not

There are signs the party’s polling lead is a bit soft. But with the Tories trailing in leadership and economy, experts are not sure it will matter

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2024

David Cameron is making great strides. No, he really is, you can watch them on video

The foreign secretary’s actions are always ‘the right thing to do’. How marvellous!

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2024

In breaking their fragile truce, Israel and Iran have opened a Pandora’s box

Skirmishes between the pair have until now been muted, but the tit-for-tat attack on Isfahan shows how the Gaza conflict is fuelling global tensions

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2024

Diplomacy and drones: how Israel’s reported attack on Iran unfolded

Country’s leaders took time to weigh response to Iran’s strike under gaze of allies urging restraint

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2024