‘Oozing everyman charm’: what the papers say about Andy Burnham’s speech PM’s oratory at least as good as Blair’s, says Andrew Marr, while Mail asks who pays for Honest Andy’s ‘New Jerusalem’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 30
Healey made chancellor, Miliband named foreign secretary and Yvette Cooper becomes health secretary as Burnham picks cabinet – UK politics as it happened Rayner is back as housing secretary, while Mahmood and McFadden remain in their existing posts The Guardian - UK · Jul 20
No 10 declines to comment on White House claim that Europe facing ‘civilisational erasure’ – as it happened US national security strategy takes aim at EU and other bodies over issues including migration, free speech and falling birthrates The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025
Thursday briefing: Why Starmer’s fixer is back in the headlines In today’s newsletter: With Labour’s conference looming, Morgan McSweeney’s role in Labour Together donations threatens to engulf the party in another scandal The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2025
Get In review: The inside story of Labour — and the snake pit around Keir Starmer Get In is a succinct title for a story which combines single-minded pursuit of power with a host of football references (10 separate ones in the index alone plus many metaphors). From electoral wipeout in the Jeremy Corbyn-led rout of 2019 to a convincing mandate in 2024, it is also… Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025
From Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to Pope Francis: the books to look forward to in 2025 New work from Zadie Smith, a memoir from Bill Gates, plus the third instalment in Rebecca Yarros’s romantasy series - here’s the biggest fiction and nonfiction for the year ahead The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2024
The heir to Blair: does former Labour leader hold the answers for Keir Starmer? Keir Starmer’s appearance at Tony Blair’s Future of Britain conference has been heralded by commentators as the political rehabilitation of Labour’s three-time election winner and an indication of the style of politics that may be on the way if Starmer wins the next general election. The Week · Aug 9, 2023
Keir Starmer’s transformation of the Labour Party In 2019 the Labour Party faced its worst electoral defeat in over 80 years – now the party could be looking at victory in the next general election. The Week · Jun 14, 2023
Left out: is this the end for Labour’s Corbynites? Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell and Diane Abbott: back in 2015 they were heralded as the left-wing “triumvirate who took control of Labour”. The Week · Apr 26, 2023
Three years of Starmer: is there a clear vision for power? Keir Starmer has pledged to be “ruthless” in his pursuit of Downing Street, but according to recent polling, still has much to do to convince the public that he has a plan for government. The Week · Apr 5, 2023
Novichok poisonings: Nick Bailey reaches settlement with police force Bailey says he has continued to suffer from trauma of nerve agent attack in Salisbury in March 2018 The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2022
Lebedev criticises Labour as MPs debate releasing security advice behind peerage – as it happened Latest updates: Peer says opposition criticism of him is based on ‘pure innuendo’; government may be forced to release security advice on Lebedev The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2022