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  • Sue Gray Quits as PM's chief of staff.

    Live
    Delaying budget was ‘miscalculation’, Blairites say as Starmer begins reset following Sue Gray’s departure – UK politics live

  • John Healey and Keir Starmer.

    Minister denies government in disarray despite departure of Sue Gray

    John Healey says government ‘getting on with job’ and defends decision not to ‘rush budget’
  • A ship passes two offshore wind turbines

    Charging customers for energy based on location ‘could harm UK industry’

    Trade groups warn against government’s idea that those further from power projects should pay more

  • Scottish NHS boards pay up to £837 an hour for locums amid psychiatry crisis

  • UK steel industry calls for protectionist measures over glut driven by China

  • NHS maternity staff to receive mandatory training to improve patient safety

  • At least 10,000 children have fallen into poverty under Labour, analysis finds

  • Starmer urges unity at home and reiterates call for ceasefire in Middle East

  • Keir Starmer reshuffles top team after Sue Gray ousted

  • GP care analysis casts doubt on Labour pledge to ‘bring back the family doctor’

  • Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt to attend UK international investment summit

Opinion

  • Larry Elliott

    Labour must ensure benefits of future growth are shared equally across Britain

    Larry Elliott
  • David Mitchell

    How low will a Tory go in order to stand out?

    David Mitchell
  • Will Hutton

    After 100 days of mistakes, we need to hear Labour’s underlying philosophy

    Will Hutton
  • Andrew Rawnsley

    Whoever becomes the next Tory leader shouldn’t assume they’ll be safe in the job

    Andrew Rawnsley

  • The Observer view on early years education: Labour must find the money to address the attainment gap

  • Less haste more speed will win Labour the race to fix 21st-century Britain

    Phillip Inman

  • Herman Ouseley stood up to be counted when football was failing to act on racism

    Troy Townsend

  • Amy Lamé has stepped down as London’s night czar – and nightlife could be poorer for it

    Ed Gillett

  • Starmer is boxing himself in over Europe – and putting approval ratings above young people’s futures

    Zoe Williams

  • Today, with our £22bn pledge for carbon capture, Labour’s green revolution for Britain begins

    Rachel Reeves

  • The Guardian view on Andrew Bailey’s aggression: whatever traders think is true becomes fact

  • Too many people have been condemned to die in misery and pain. My assisted dying bill can change that

    Kim Leadbeater

Features & Analysis

  • People walk past Birmingham City Council House, a Victorian-era domed building

    ‘A shattering effect’: Birmingham youth services face huge cuts

  • Sue Gray

    Once Sue Gray became the story, it was clear she had to go

  • James Cleverly gesturing as he gives a speech at the party conference

    Confused and conflicted: Tory party’s future hangs in the balance after divided conference

  • Liz Truss

    Wealthy, white and rightwing: the Tory members holding the party’s future in their hands

Politics Weekly UK
Every Thursday, Guardian political columnist John Harris hosts a cast of voices from up and down the country as well as across the political spectrum to analyse the week’s political news.

Listen on:

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Cartoons

  • Ella Baron on the Israel-Gaza war one year on, and what the future could be – cartoon

    Ella Baron on the Israel-Gaza war one year on, and what the future could be – cartoon

  • Chris Riddell illustration of the four Tory leadership candidates as the Feeble Four superheroes

    The Feeble Four: Tory superheroes assemble – cartoon

    James Cleverly, Kemi Badenoch, Tom Tugendhat and Robert Jenrick jostle for positions in the run-up to the Conservative leadership election
  • Martin Rowson on the Israel-Gaza war, one year in – cartoon

    Martin Rowson on the Israel-Gaza war, one year in – cartoon

    As the conflict in the Middle East spreads, the world watches on

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