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Colin Pickthall obituary

Reliable and principled Labour MP who was invaluable as a parliamentary aide to Jack Straw

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22

From the cold war to today, why espionage cases are so difficult to prosecute

The collapse of the prosecutions of Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry is a reminder that bringing charges for espionage can be an extremely risky business, particularly in western democracies. Cash and Berry were accused of spying for China, but the CPS dropped the case before it could go to trial.…

The Conversation · Oct 20, 2025

Fact check: No UK prime minister has attended a US presidential inauguration

Donald Trump has broken with a long tradition of foreign leaders not attending the presidential swearing-in ceremony.

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025

Barbie, Beatles and Bankman-Fried: how well do you remember 2023? – quiz

Why did MCC members see red? Who turned down Elton? And what hobby did the CEO of Goldman Sachs have to give up? Test your recall with our festive puzzlers

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2023

David Cameron: lessons from other ex-prime ministers who returned to government

Rishi Sunak’s decision to appoint former prime minister David (now Lord) Cameron as his foreign secretary has surprised and divided opinion, not least since Cameron left politics in 2016. It is not, however, without precedent for former prime ministers former to return to government.

The Conversation · Nov 14, 2023

History suggests that Rishi Sunak is doomed to join the ‘tail-end Charlie’ club

There’s an incredibly strong pattern of failure among prime ministers coming to office when their party has been dominant for a long period

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2023

How Queen Elizabeth reacted to police charge on miners at 1984 Battle of Orgreave

The monarch watched closely, according to a late political editor

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

Churchill had to pick new Eton provost in midst of war effort, archives show

National Archives files show PM presented with shock resignation of incumbent less than month after failed Arnhem landings

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023

Churchill called on to green light new Eton provost as war raged

Newly released files show prime minister had to take time off Britain’s war effort to attend to affairs of top public school.

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

The shortest serving Prime Ministers in history as Liz Truss sets new record

The Prime Ministers who outlasted Liz Truss include one who died in office and another known as "the Blubberer"

Wales Online · Oct 20, 2022