How far must UK go to fend off threat of foreign interference in its elections? Closing funding loopholes and re-empowering the watchdog would go some way to tackling an urgent issue The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2025
Watch live: Rishi Sunak gives evidence to Covid-19 inquiry for second day Watch live as Rishi Sunak gives evidence at the Covid-19 inquiry for a second day on Tuesday (16 December). The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025
Why it’s ridiculous to call our new train system ‘Great’ British Rail The name originated during the period of Boris Johnson boosterism. People no longer want Brexit triumphalism, but things that actually work, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025
Sajid Javid told Boris Johnson he was Dominic Cummings’ ‘puppet’ Former chancellor also says Johnson was ‘least well briefed’ of the PMs he had served The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025
Pity Keir Starmer – he’s the fall guy for a Labour right that’s ready to cast him aside The PM is the face of failure, but he is not solely responsible. As the Blairite ideologues mass behind Wes Streeting, we should hold them to account too, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2025
Boris Johnson dances in fairy wings at daughter Romy’s fourth birthday party Boris Johnson provided the birthday entertainment at a party for his four-year-old daughter Romy, as he was seen dancing in a pair of fairy wings. The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2025
Cycle lanes have slowed bus journeys in parts of London, says transport minister Lord Hendy The average bus speed in the capital in 2024/25 was 9.2 miles per hour, according to TfL Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2025
Christopher Harborne, the ‘intensely private’ mega-donor bankrolling Reform UK He has made an immense fortune in crypto and – from his Thai retreat – is putting it at the service of Nigel Farage after a flirtation with the Tories The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025
The crypto billionaires behind Reform’s eye-watering £72 million donations Christopher Harborne has previously donated to the Brexit Party and the Conservatives, while Ben Delo was pardoned by Donald Trump just last year The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025
What’s the Monarchy For? review – David Dimbleby’s demolition of the royals is hugely entertaining Now he’s free of the BBC, he’s gone combative. He drives a horse and cart through a piece of Dominic Grieve sophistry, and tries his best to skewer the institution based around a jewelled velvet hat The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2025
UK aims to secure agreement to rejoin Erasmus student exchange scheme Britain quit EU programme after Brexit, when Boris Johnson claimed it did not offer good value for money The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2025
TV tonight: Paul and Bob consider marriage in Mortimer & Whitehouse Gone Fishing The angling buddies get intimate as their journey reaches the Scottish Highlands. Plus: Boris Johnson lands Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in danger as Prisoner 951 continues. Here’s what to watch this evening The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2025
Why Starmer’s desire to govern as ‘Mr Rules’ is bound to fail In the face of multiple crises, disruptive technology and populism, making Britain orderly again is an impossible goal, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025
Logbooks relating to rogue surgeon Sam Eljamel destroyed months before public inquiry A representative for patients and families affected by the neurosurgeon’s treatments described this as either “gross negligence or possible malice” The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025 Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all Brutal economic realities are prompting a shift in Labour’s tone on Europe. But will it dare tell the whole truth about Britain’s predicament, asks Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2025 Covid inquiry lays bare unforgivable failures of Boris Johnson’s government Letters: Readers respond to the official report on the handling of the pandemic
The Conversation · Nov 25, 2025 ‘Mansplaining’ is different from other criticism – and Rachel Reeves is right to call it out Ahead of delivering a consequential budget, Rachel Reeves, the chancellor of the exchequer, told the Times she was “sick of people mansplaining how to be chancellor to me”. She added: “I recognise that I’ve got a target on me. You can see that in the media; they’re going for me…
The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2025 The shameful attacks on the Covid inquiry prove it: the right is lost in anti-science delusion There is nothing wrong with questioning the mighty cost of the lockdowns, but we can’t let hardline libertarians rewrite Britain’s pandemic history, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2025 An uncomfortable truth for our leaders: there’s a limit to how ‘human’ we want you to be Bleary-eyed in pyjamas in a new film, Jacinda Ardern’s pleas for compassion are hard to ignore. But in real crises, the fallibility of politicians can be terrifying, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025 I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations Let’s put aside the schooldays accusations and look, instead, at the Reform leader’s path since then. I think a pretty clear picture of the man emerges, says author and podcaster Musa Okwonga
The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2025 Prisoner 951 review – this defiant Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe drama makes Britain look ridiculous This tale of one family’s six-year ordeal just highlights what an unserious country Britain became in that era. The cast, including Joseph Fiennes, are excellent
The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2025 Prisoner 951 review – a harrowing and effective retelling of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s abduction 4/5 Narges Rashidi is brilliant at conveying the silent trauma that pervades this BBC drama series
The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2025 Boris Johnson had a four-day break in crucial period before Covid pandemic struck The official records have raised questions over whether the former prime minister may have misled the Covid inquiry
Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2025 Prisoner 951 on BBC One review: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's incarceration story is terrifying and infuriating 4/5 Warning: this show may induce new feelings of rage towards Boris Johnson
The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2025 Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’