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Opinion: How Long Can Keir Starmer Survive Without His Puppetmaster?

Steven Methven

The resignation of the prime minister’s right-hand man is less an honourable move to save Starmer’s legacy, more like a rat leaving a sinking ship, writes Steven Methven.

News: Morgan McSweeney Resigns Over Mandelson Scandal

Harriet Williamson

Morgan McSweeney, widely believed to be the architect of Keir Starmer’s rise to power, has resigned as the prime minister’s chief of staff over his role in empowering Peter Mandelson.

News: Morgan McSweeney’s Think Tank Paid £30k to Spy on Journalists

Harriet Williamson

A think tank formerly directed by Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney paid a controversial PR firm at least £30k to investigate journalists who were looking into how its undeclared funding bankrolled Starmer’s successful campaign for party leader.

Prime minister Keir Starmer leaves Downing Street on 2 February 2026. Tayfun Salci/ZUMA Press Wire

Opinion: Why Won’t Keir Starmer Sack Morgan McSweeney Over Mandelsongate?

Ash Sarkar

The scandal over Peter Mandelson’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein is threatening to engulf the prime minister. Yet he's unwilling to sacrifice his chief of staff even to save himself, writes Ash Sarkar.

Peter Mandelson (centre) speaking at a "town hall" meeting at the Times in January 2024. Photo: Novara Media

Report: The Times Hired Peter Mandelson ‘Despite Repeated Warnings’ Over Epstein

Simon Childs

The Times ignored concerns about Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein in order to give the Prince of Darkness a podcast spot in order to help court the Labour party. Simon Childs reports.

News: Trans Women in Sport Have No Advantage Over Cis Women, Study Finds

Harriet Williamson

Transgender women athletes have no advantage over cisgender women, a study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has found.

News: Jeffrey Epstein Co-Owned Venture Capital Fund With Palantir’s Peter Thiel

Harriet Williamson

Jeffrey Epstein co-owned a venture capital fund controlled by Peter Thiel, founder of spytech firm Palantir which is now deeply embedded in the British state.

News: Zarah Sultana Gives ‘Critical Support’ to Green Byelection Candidate

Simon Childs

Zarah Sultana has announced her “critical support” to the Green candidate at the upcoming Gorton and Denton byelection while taking a swipe at Your Party.

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Review: Melania Is Far-Right Propaganda. Thankfully, Nobody’s Buying It

Juliet Jacques

The white supremacist classic The Birth of a Nation was such effective filmmaking that it revived the Ku Klux Klan. Melania Trump’s cack-handed Amazon documentary has got a few Republicans excited, but little more than that, writes Juliet Jacques.

A group of women wearing keffiyehs hold a banner on a march

Opinion: The Green Party Is Great, But It’s Not Enough

Candi Williams & Anahita Zardoshti

Zack Polanski has revived hope that the left can turn the tide of British politics. But to actually do that, we need a party that can walk the talk, building working-class power from the ground up, write Your Party leadership candidates Candi Williams and Anahita Zardoshti.

Opinion: How Do We Beat the Far Right? With Unity

Jeremy Corbyn

From Palestine to the cost of living, I want Your Party to be a powerful grassroots campaigning force, writes Jeremy Corbyn. That’s why I’m standing with The Many in the upcoming leadership election.

Opinion: Peter Mandelson Should Be Stripped of His Peerage

Labour’s ‘Prince of Darkness’ told Jeffrey Epstein he was ‘trying hard’ to help bankers keep more of their bonuses following requests from the paedophile financier. Tinfoil hats aren’t needed at this stage, writes Harriet Williamson.

Opinion: Is Starmer Finally Realising That Relying on the ‘Special Relationship’ Is Perilous?

Ash Sarkar

After years of bickering with China, the UK’s relationship with the superpower is thawing – and a certain someone is getting jealous, writes Ash Sarkar.

Opinion: Even the US Gun Lobby Can’t Stomach Maga’s Lies About the Minneapolis Murder

Steven Methven

Trump’s supporters are once again openly lying about a murder filmed in broad daylight from multiple angles. But this time it’s made them an unlikely enemy, writes Steven Methven.

The Darlington nurses outside Newcastle Tribunal centre. Photo: Iain Masterton/Alamy Live News

Report: What Does the Darlington Nurses’ Case Mean for Trans People? Experts Are Divided

Rivkah Brown

The case has been presented as a milestone in the campaign to exclude trans people from single-sex spaces, but lawyers disagree on how significant the judgement actually is. Rivkah Brown reports.

Opinion: Labour Would Rather Lose Elections Than Give an Inch to the Left

Ash Sarkar

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham might actually have a chance of saving Labour from itself, which is exactly why Keir Starmer won’t give him a chance, argues Ash Sarkar.

Report: Palestine Action Prisoner on Brink of Thirst Strike

Harriet Williamson

Umer Khalid is prepared to go on thirst strike until the government agrees to release surveillance footage from RAF spy flights over Gaza on the day Israel bombed an aid convoy, killing British aid workers. Harriet Williamson reports.

Analysis: Rojava Is Fighting for Its Life

Steven Methven

Kurdish women fighting Isis were once feted in the US and UK media. But support for the Kurds of north and east Syria - now facing an existential threat - would only ever last as long as they were risking their lives in pursuit of western goals, writes Steven Methven.

Opinion: How Long Can Keir Starmer Survive Without His Puppetmaster?

Steven Methven

News: Morgan McSweeney Resigns Over Mandelson Scandal

Harriet Williamson

News: Morgan McSweeney’s Think Tank Paid £30k to Spy on Journalists

Harriet Williamson

Opinion: Why Won’t Keir Starmer Sack Morgan McSweeney Over Mandelsongate?

Ash Sarkar

Report: The Times Hired Peter Mandelson ‘Despite Repeated Warnings’ Over Epstein

Simon Childs

News: Trans Women in Sport Have No Advantage Over Cis Women, Study Finds

Harriet Williamson

News: Jeffrey Epstein Co-Owned Venture Capital Fund With Palantir’s Peter Thiel

Harriet Williamson

News: Zarah Sultana Gives ‘Critical Support’ to Green Byelection Candidate

Simon Childs

Review: Melania Is Far-Right Propaganda. Thankfully, Nobody’s Buying It

Juliet Jacques

Opinion: The Green Party Is Great, But It’s Not Enough

Candi Williams & Anahita Zardoshti

Opinion: How Do We Beat the Far Right? With Unity

Jeremy Corbyn

Opinion: Peter Mandelson Should Be Stripped of His Peerage

Harriet Williamson

Opinion: Is Starmer Finally Realising That Relying on the ‘Special Relationship’ Is Perilous?

Ash Sarkar

Opinion: Even the US Gun Lobby Can’t Stomach Maga’s Lies About the Minneapolis Murder

Steven Methven

Report: What Does the Darlington Nurses’ Case Mean for Trans People? Experts Are Divided

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: Labour Would Rather Lose Elections Than Give an Inch to the Left

Ash Sarkar

Report: Palestine Action Prisoner on Brink of Thirst Strike

Harriet Williamson

Analysis: Rojava Is Fighting for Its Life

Steven Methven

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Opinion: How Long Can Keir Starmer Survive Without His Puppetmaster?

Steven Methven

News: Morgan McSweeney Resigns Over Mandelson Scandal

Harriet Williamson

News: Morgan McSweeney’s Think Tank Paid £30k to Spy on Journalists

Harriet Williamson

Opinion: Why Won’t Keir Starmer Sack Morgan McSweeney Over Mandelsongate?

Ash Sarkar

Report: The Times Hired Peter Mandelson ‘Despite Repeated Warnings’ Over Epstein

Simon Childs

News: Trans Women in Sport Have No Advantage Over Cis Women, Study Finds

Harriet Williamson

News: Jeffrey Epstein Co-Owned Venture Capital Fund With Palantir’s Peter Thiel

Harriet Williamson

News: Zarah Sultana Gives ‘Critical Support’ to Green Byelection Candidate

Simon Childs

Review: Melania Is Far-Right Propaganda. Thankfully, Nobody’s Buying It

Juliet Jacques

Opinion: The Green Party Is Great, But It’s Not Enough

Candi Williams & Anahita Zardoshti

Opinion: How Do We Beat the Far Right? With Unity

Jeremy Corbyn

Opinion: Peter Mandelson Should Be Stripped of His Peerage

Harriet Williamson

Opinion: Is Starmer Finally Realising That Relying on the ‘Special Relationship’ Is Perilous?

Ash Sarkar

Opinion: Even the US Gun Lobby Can’t Stomach Maga’s Lies About the Minneapolis Murder

Steven Methven

Report: What Does the Darlington Nurses’ Case Mean for Trans People? Experts Are Divided

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: Labour Would Rather Lose Elections Than Give an Inch to the Left

Ash Sarkar

Report: Palestine Action Prisoner on Brink of Thirst Strike

Harriet Williamson

Analysis: Rojava Is Fighting for Its Life

Steven Methven

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