Kemi brings a shovel to a gunfight, and Starmer lets her dig her own hole | John Crace
You would have thought that one embarrassment would have been enough for Kemi Badenoch this week. That she would have…
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English councils to remain poorer than 2010 despite funding boost, says report | Local government
Councils in England will still be poorer by the end of this parliament than they were in 2010 despite Labour’s…
Trump takes centre stage as questions linger over UK’s role in Gaza ceasefire | Gaza
For British officials who had spent the last 24 hours talking up the UK’s role in negotiating peace in Gaza,…
Muddle over semantics or pressure from China? Collapsed spying case remains baffling | Foreign policy
There is a baffling contradiction at the heart of the efforts of Dan Jarvis, the security minister, to explain why…
‘Did two Brits spy for China?’ is one question. ‘Can any UK PM really stand up to China?’ is an even bigger one | Gaby Hinsliff
It has all the makings of a gripping spy novel. Two young men accused of passing secrets to China, who…
Rachel Reeves, just tell voters why taxes must go up – and then do it | Polly Toynbee
It’s late already: only six weeks to prepare the way for what’s to come. Everyone knows taxes will rise on…
Young people are biggest victims of UK’s fragile jobs market | Economics
So much about the UK jobs market is influenced by Rachel Reeves. Without overdoing the blame, say many experts, the…