‘Nothing to see here,’ says the man who once overruled council planners in favour of Richard ‘Dirty’ Desmond
How unlucky can one man get? You have to feel for Nigel Farage. Why does it keep happening …
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Keir Starmer’s on the pitch, he thinks it’s all over … Well, it will be soon | John Crace ⊕⊕
Just before being kicked out of No 10, the PM is dreaming of lifting the World Cup for a nation – and political immortality
The dream lives on. With 15 minutes left against the Democratic Republic of …
29 days ago
Starmer gives Burnham a £4.7bn hole in defence spending as a goodwill token | John Crace ⊕⊕
The PM bats away criticism from Kemi Badenoch over military funding but leaves behind a headache for his likely successor
The search for the perfect present to welcome Andy Burnham to No 10 has been a…
44 days ago
Starmer carries on regardless as G7 leaders ponder question of leaving gift | John Crace ⊕⊕
‘I am going to fight on,’ said the PM. Perhaps his delusion was more deep-rooted than the others had feared
Shortly before he arrived in Évian at the beginning of the week, Emmanuel Macron set up a ne…
48 days ago
Digested week: Starmer is trying to carve out his legacy – but it’s not his to write | John Crace ⊕
Plus, Brexit at 10, dinner as protest, 100 best novels and not watching the World Cup (yet)
We’re approaching the 10-year anniversary of the Brexit referendum. Documentaries are being aired and newspa…
49 days ago
Polite but deadly: John Healey skewers Keir Starmer as he heads for the door | John Crace ⊖
The defence secretary’s departure was the wrong resignation at the worst possible time for the prime minister
UK politics live – latest updates
During Wednesday’s prime minister’s questions, the defenc…
59 days ago
Mandelson files reveal a man for whom betrayal is a way of life | John Crace ○
The Prince of Darkness appears in his element bad-mouthing colleagues and allies behind their back
Peter Mandelson *** Red Dispatch Box *** Please contact *** and ask her to talk to *** about *** . It…
62 days ago
Digested week: Is it pedantic to point out Trump is ‘ending’ a war he started? | John Crace ⊖⊖
Plus, Nicola Sturgeon’s marital relations, the hell of burnout, Tony Blair’s saviour complex and Spurs
I was at Chequers for Donald Trump and Keir Starmer’s joint press conference last September and r…
64 days ago
‘Worry no longer, I am back’ – Tony Blair’s Why I Have Always Been Right About Everything, digested by John Crace ⊖
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Former PM’s essay on Labour’s self delusion shows he is the perfect person to provide such a critique
Hi guys. And the laydeez. It’s me, Tony. You know, the best prime minister the country ever had. T…
76 days ago
Digested week: Starmer’s day of reckoning was foreseen – just not the level of drama | John Crace ⊖
While Tories are quite ruthless about removing a leader, Labour MPs can’t decide whether their regicide is a tragedy or comedy
No one can say they weren’t warned. Last week’s elections had always been…