The Latest Breaking News from Tony Blair

INSIDE WESTMINSTER: Keir Starmer complains that the government machine is slow to crank into life when he demands action. To prevent his ‘mission-driven’ domestic agenda from being doomed to failure, the prime minister should first get rid of the Cabinet Office, says Andrew Grice

COMMENT: The longer the US president takes making up his mind about whether to launch military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and back regime change, the more time the prime minister has to decide whether to support our closest ally – and how, says Mary Dejevsky

COMMENT: The New Statesman’s new editor is a critical friend of the prime minister – very critical, as it turns out, writes John Rentoul (a former deputy editor of the magazine)

The author died at the age of 91 on November 24 last year following a short illness.

The ‘grand dame of blockbusters’ died on November 24 last year following a short illness.

NEWS ANALYSIS: Politicians becoming the subject of expletive-laden chants by fans of football – or any sport – is historically bad for political careers, explain David Maddox and Kate Devlin

The ID card would be stored on a smartphone and linked to government records, according to think tank proposals

Britain facing cuts after chancellor doubled down on her manifesto pledge not to raise taxes to fund Labour’s spending plans

"It is like having another songwriter in the room with a huge reference frame," he said during a talk at SXSW London. The ABBA singer, who is president of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers, previously warned of the “existential challenge” AI represents to music.