The Latest Breaking News from Stephen Bush

Starmer only read China spy witness statements this morning, No 10 says, as Cleverly accuses PM of misquoting him – as it happened

PM says he intends to publish statements in full and blames previous government for failure of the case

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2025

'Good bloke' strategy in full swing, coal debate on mute

Dan Repacholi's re-election slant is vastly different from predecessor Joel Fitzgibbon's.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 14, 2024

A mug’s game: the politics of Rishi Sunak’s crockery choices

Patriotic teaware was on show from the prime minister this week – the latest round of his mug-based messaging

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2024

Shades of Gray: what does appointment say about Starmer?

The row over senior civil servant and Partygate investigator Sue Gray’s appointment as chief of staff for the Labour Party has further intensified, with allies insisting that she is facing “a political witch hunt” over an inquiry into her departure from Whitehall.

The Week · May 3, 2023

‘Red Rishi’ no more: is Sunak shifting rightwards?

Rishi Sunak goes into the weekend one ally down after Dominic Raab’s resignation but having avoided a rebellion from the right-wing of his party on the small boats crisis and having potentially shaken off the “red Rishi” tag for good. 

The Week · Apr 21, 2023

Labour’s Sunak attack ads: fighting fire with fire or race to the bottom?

Labour campaign adverts that suggest Rishi Sunak does not support jailing child abusers have triggered fresh debate about political mud-slinging.

The Week · Apr 11, 2023

Postponing state pension age decision ‘not exactly a sign of strength’, Jacob Rees-Mogg tells Tories – as it happened

Latest updates: former business secretary says postponing decision about rise in state pension is ‘a decision in itself’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2023

Once even Jews would utter the word ‘Jew’ in a whisper. Now it is up in lights

The fate of Jewish people is to be seen through a lens clouded by centuries of myth and imaginings. For a new play, I spoke to 12 British Jews whose stories illustrate the painful – and even bloody – consequences

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2022

UK accuses Russia of staging ‘false flag’ pretext for invasion

I don’t know how much value I’d bring to Queen and country should Britain face invasion. I can’t imagine newsletter authors will be in much demand, and frankly they should nationalise Stephen Bush first.

Evening Standard · Feb 17, 2022