Victoria Starmer isn’t playing ball with the rightwing press. Good for her
Catherine Bennett
To add to its frustrations, the Labour leader’s wife hasn’t said anything silly and has refused to exhibit the couple’s children
November 2023
Maggie Rae obituary
Leading British family lawyer who represented Diana, Princess of Wales in her divorce proceedings from the then Prince of Wales
September 2023
Alternative Catholic synod to push case for ordination of women priests
Event organisers say it’s ‘crunch time’ for pope as scandal and bigotry drive Church members to leave
October 2021
Ruling in Princess Haya case raises fresh questions for Cherie Blair
Pandora papers
Tony and Cherie Blair bought property via offshore firm and saved £300,000 in tax
August 2021
Cherie Blair backs campaign for Garrick club to admit women
Female lawyers protest against men-only rule at networking institution used by senior judges and politicians
June 2021
Memo to the G7 spouses: do say ‘nice doggie’, don’t say ‘Cummings’
Catherine Bennett
For Mrs Johnson’s fellow consorts, the essential dossier of the Cornish summit’s dos and don’ts
December 2020
TV review
Being Bridget Jones review – a sense of humour that came to define an era
Marking 25 years since Helen Fielding’s creation first appeared in a newspaper column, the stars of the films and many more line up to offer real insight
June 2019
Cherie Blair signs on as executive producer of Middle East film
Barrister and campaigner hopes The Rock Pile, about a journalist who uncovers a tale of friendship, can ‘trigger action for change’ in region
March 2019
Women’s rights in the Catholic church
Cherie Blair claims 'most African women's first sexual experience is rape'
October 2018
Closing the entrepreneurship gender gap would bring huge gains to all of us
Letter: As well as boosting global GDP by 2% or $1.5tn, it would unleash new ideas that to drive scientific breakthroughs, fuel solutions to the world’s problems and transform our lives, says Cherie Blair
September 2017
Tony Booth obituary
Tony Booth, actor and campaigner, dies aged 85
August 2017
Blair reveals he 'toyed with Marxism' after reading book on Trotsky
Former prime minister tells BBC Radio 4 that learning about the Russian revolutionary was ‘like a light going on’
April 2017
'What do we do now?': the New Labour landslide, 20 years on
David Miliband, Peter Mandelson, Alastair Campbell and others remember the day they won
February 2017
Conman Peter Foster denied bail in alleged $2m sports-betting scam
He is facing seven charges of fraud and will be extradited to New South Wales this weekend to face a Sydney court
October 2016
'Anyone can be where I am': mentors step up to inspire new breakers of glass ceilings
Cherie Booth, Juliet Stevenson and Doreen Lawrence among leading women matched with schoolgirls on International Day of the Girl
Landlords lose legal challenge over buy-to-let tax changes
Cherie Booth thwarted in attempt to secure judicial review
Cherie Booth to represent landlords fighting changes to tax regime
Former PM’s wife, who owns with her family 10 houses and 27 flats, will challenge attempt to stop buy-to-let costs being a claimable business expense
