Andrew ‘used taxpayers’ money for massages while trade envoy’, former civil servants claim The former prince was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office The Independent UK · Feb 23
Starmer sets out reforms to address failing special needs education The Government has announced extra funding for special education needs and disabilities provision in mainstream schools. The Independent UK · Feb 23
What do the SEND reforms mean for schools in England? Mainstream schools in England will receive direct funding to support Send children as part of a plan to make the system more inclusive Evening Standard · Feb 23
As Pauline Hanson’s One Nation roars back, what can Australia learn from the rise of Nigel Farage and Reform UK? It may not just be immigration and economic anxiety at play but also a sense of cultural anger and loss. Vigilance is needed The Guardian - AU · Feb 22
Send support for schoolchildren in England to be given £4bn overhaul ‘Generational’ policy changes are a key moment for education secretary Bridget Phillipson and for Keir Starmer The Guardian - UK · Feb 22
My late brother’s struggles in school inspired Send overhaul, Starmer says The reforms come as part of a major overhaul of the education system in England being set out by the government on Monday The Independent UK · Feb 22
Was this the week Starmer’s Chagos deal finally died? NEWS ANALYSIS: Keir Starmer’s Chagos deal has been left on the brink after Donald Trump announced he opposed it, but political editor David Maddox looks at how the controversial deal with Mauritius has become symbolic of a beleaguered premiership The Independent UK · Feb 22
Prominent Britons are facing a reckoning over Epstein. In the US, not so much After Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest, officials said ‘nobody is above the law’. Sadly that doesn’t seem true The Guardian - US · Feb 22
Labour must take drastic action to regain its standing Letters: Readers respond to an article by Larry Elliott which argued that all is not lost for the beleaguered party The Guardian - UK · Feb 22
Better right ideas than wrong results Brief letters: Labour’s plans | Scotland rugby | Bed-warming wheezes | Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor The Guardian - UK · Feb 22
Lobbyist in Labour Together scandal has been investigating Guardian reporter, say reports Tom Harper reportedly made inquiries as recently as last week about Henry Dyer, who has been reporting on row The Guardian - UK · Feb 22
The Guardian view on Scottish Labour: Keir Starmer needs Anas Sarwar’s act of betrayal to pay off Editorial: The leader of Scottish Labour will use its spring conference to demonstrate that he is his own man. Ironically, the prime minister’s survival may depend on his success The Guardian - UK · Feb 22
US will not back out of its tariff deals with UK and others, says Trump trade representative Promise comes as minister admits to ‘uncertainty’ about new 15% levy on imports from around the world The Guardian - UK · Feb 22
Global leaders are dreaming of a US-free world order. Do they stand a chance? In the world being ushered in by Trump, power will prevail over cooperation. We will come to rue having taken this path The Guardian - US · Feb 22
The Guardian - UK · Feb 22 Met police using AI tools supplied by Palantir to flag officer misconduct Exclusive: Police Federation condemns deployment of US firm’s tech to analyse behaviour as ‘automated suspicion’
Evening Standard · Feb 22 Government seeking ‘best deal possible’ for UK firms over US tariffs – minister Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson acknowledged businesses face ‘uncertainty’ after the move.
The Conversation · Feb 22 The Epstein scandal has battered Britain’s political establishment. Can the radical-right Reform party benefit? The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office will heap yet more pressure on the beleaguered government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The Independent UK · Feb 22 Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban may have been politically influenced, say MPs New report on the row also criticises Keir Starmer for heightening tensions
The Guardian - UK · Feb 21 Labour minister faces calls to be sacked over false claims against journalists Guardian investigation showed Josh Simons falsely linked journalists to ‘pro-Kremlin’ network in emails to GCHQ
The Guardian - US · Feb 21 Tale of two nations: Andrew’s UK arrest highlights US passivity on Epstein files In Britain, the establishment has been shaken to the core by the files. In the US, however, ‘the Epstein class’ has faced little legal or political reckoning
Evening Standard · Feb 21 Ed Davey challenges Keir Starmer to sue Donald Trump over tariffs The Liberal Democrats leader issued the challenge at the Scottish Liberal Democrats conference in Edinburgh.
Evening Standard · Feb 21 Lib Dems would back removal of Andrew from line of succession, says Ed Davey Sir Ed Davey said it would be ‘intolerable’ for Andrew to succeed to the throne.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 21 Starmer 2.0: could a more authentic PM revive Labour’s appeal? After surviving a coup, and with his critics chastened, No 10 insiders say a more combative PM is up for taking the fight to Reform UK
The Independent UK · Feb 21 How this forgotten corner of Manchester could redefine the age-old battle between the left and right A by-election in Gorton and Denton on Thursday could see a new frontier emerge in British politics, as Dan Haygarth finds out
Evening Standard · Feb 21 Blanket 10% tariffs on all countries effective ‘almost immediately’, Trump says Mr Trump’s ‘reciprocal tariffs’, imposed under an emergency powers law, were overturned by the US Supreme Court.