Tories reeling from ‘catastrophic’ election poll forecast
Conservatives predicted to lose more than 200 seats in worst election result since party’s founding
October 2023
King Charles, Britain already admitted to torture in Kenya, no need for you to choke on an apology
Caroline Elkins
The monarch will talk vaguely about ‘wrongs’ on his first official visit as head of state to a Commonwealth country. This blindness about the violence of empire must stop
September 2023
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Suella Braverman criticised by Labour over ‘deeply divisive’ migration speech – as it happened
Treasury officials mull one-off break from pensions triple lock
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Boris Johnson government ‘always hoped’ Northern Ireland protocol would collapse – as it happened
William Hague calls for end to ‘runaway train’ of pension triple lock
June 2023
AI could be most substantial policy challenge ever, say Blair and Hague
Report says British state is poorly prepared for radical changes that AI could unleash
April 2023
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
SNP in ‘total meltdown’ following arrests and party funding investigation, say Scottish Tories – as it happened
Scotland’s first minister says he was ‘surprised’ to learn of Colin Beattie’s arrest but adds ‘people are innocent until proven guilty’
February 2023
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Sunak suggests MPs will vote on proposed NI protocol deal and accuses Starmer of wanting to ‘surrender’ to EU – as it happened
PM says Commons will be given a chance to ‘express its view’ on any final deal
January 2023
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Firefighters vote for first national strike in 20 years as talks to avert teacher strikes fail – as it happened
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
No 10 defends Zahawi after reports he paid millions to settle tax dispute – as it happened
June 2022
Brady won’t rule out another no-confidence vote on Johnson within a year
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Boris Johnson’s no-confidence vote: PM tells cabinet to ‘draw a line’ under Partygate after narrowly surviving bruising ballot – as it happened
May 2022
Let them eat junk food? Johnson seems to have forgotten how obesity put his life at risk
Sarah Boseley
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
EU to use ‘all measures at its disposal’ if UK abandons parts of Northern Ireland protocol – as it happened
April 2022
The Audio Long Read
‘A nursery of the Commons’: how the Oxford Union created today’s ruling political class – podcast
At the Oxford university debating society in the 80s, a generation of aspiring politicians honed the art of winning using jokes, rather than facts
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Keir Starmer denies Partygate has distracted Labour from cost of living crisis – as it happened
Labour’s leader says his party has a ‘laser-like focus on the cost of living’
From ‘Legs-it’ to ‘calm down, dear’: six times UK MPs have faced sexism
After Angela Rayner was subject of sexist article, we look at other instances of misogyny in politics
September 2021
‘More than tricky winter’ ahead, warns Hague as energy bills soar
Former Tory leader says shortages are inevitable and calls for elite ministerial team to tackle crisis
April 2021
Role call: the former ministers who found private sector jobs
The Greensill affair shows how some of David Cameron’s appointees have been among the most enthusiastic corporate jobseekers. Here’s the list...