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February 2024

  • The Eurovision Song Contest logo is seen on a smartphone and on a PC screen.

    Brief letters
    Eurovision should have a Palestinian entrant

    Brief letters: Bridging cultural divides | William Mitchell murals | Grapefruit and blood pressure medication | Early cinema visit | Birthdays

June 2016

  • Angela Eagle

    Angela Eagle is an early favourite to challenge Jeremy Corbyn

    The experienced former shadow business secretary is increasingly seen as the person to unify the Labour party in the event of a leadership race
  • Jeremy Corbyn and Dianne Abbott

    Jeremy Corbyn turns to grassroots after bruising day ends with Labour in turmoil

    Call for party unity falls flat as backbenchers join attacks on leader, with shouting, tears and rival sides briefing against each other
  • William Hague, one of six former ministers for disabled people who have signed the letter below calling for a remain vote in the EU referendum.

    Disabled people’s rights will be better protected if we remain in the EU

    Letters: As former ministers for disabled people, we are united in our view that the rights and opportunities of disabled people are best protected and advanced by the UK’s continued membership of the European Union

May 2016

  • John Crace

    The politics sketch
    BBC, ITV and migration spark shadows of outrage in Westminster

    John Crace
    As the big news of the day proves to be not so big after all, MPs find themselves all worked up with nowhere to go
  • BBC Broadcasting House in Portland Place, London,

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Political pressure making BBC biased against Labour and Corbyn, says former BBC chair – Politics live

    Rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen, including John Whittingdale’s Commons statement about the BBC white paper
  • Carwyn Jones

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Chaos in Cardiff as Labour fails to win first minister vote - Politics live

    Rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen, including David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn at PMQs and George Osborne’s evidence to the Treasury committee about the EU referendum

April 2016

  • Thousands gather during a vigil for the 96 victims

    'It starts now': Hillsborough vigil marks end of one fight and start of another

  • People look at floral tributes in memory of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster, at St Georges Hall in Liverpool.

    Hillsborough: why has it taken 27 years for truth to be accepted in court?

    Maria Eagle
  • John Whittingdale

    John Whittingdale is 'bullying' BBC over Europe, says shadow culture secretary

  • The Union flag and the EU flag.

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    EU referendum: Vote Leave chosen to lead official Brexit campaign - as it happened

March 2016

  • A protest in 2013 outside Bradford’s National Media Museum

    The Northerner
    Decision to move Bradford's photo collection 'taken by southern elite'

    Former cabinet minister Eric Pickles attacks ‘ridiculous’ plans after critical letter from 80 leading cultural figures

February 2016

  • Shadow culture secretary Maria Eagle accused the government of trying ‘to make the BBC compliant’.

    'Ideologically driven' government trying to bully BBC, says Labour's Maria Eagle

    Shadow culture secretary says Tories aim to ‘skew the political landscape’ by threatening the corporation over funding and Channel 4 with privatisation
  • The first part of the Leveson inquiry saw testimony from the prime minister that he would ‘never forget’ alleged victims of phone hacking

    The Leveson inquiry isn't over, Cameron must keep his promise

    Maria Eagle
    Reports suggest the government will not proceed with the inquiry into phone hacking and alleged collusion between journalists, politicians and police
    • Labour says government must not be allowed to ditch Leveson part two

    • Truth behind private detective's death 'rests on Leveson II inquiry'

    • Angela and Maria Eagle: ‘We were brought up to believe that there was nothing we couldn’t do’

January 2016

  • Jeremy Corbyn

    Six junior shadow ministers appointed as Corbyn completes reshuffle

    Labour leader puts finishing touches to frontbench the day after three shadow ministers resigned in protest againts reorganisation
  • Straight talking: Hilary Benn said he would carry on in the post of shadow foreign secretary in exactly the same manner as before.

    Hilary Benn denies being 'muzzled' in Labour reshuffle

    Remarks at odds with party leadership on day in which three junior shadow ministers resign in protest as Jeremy Corbyn struggles to assert authority
  • Jeremy Corbyn during prime minister’s questions on Wednesday

    Corbyn's more unified shadow cabinet ... after a 34 hour-long reshuffle

    Three shadow ministers resign, two sacked and one moved sideways as Labour leader tries to end splits within his party
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