Britain is a swamp of lies and disinformation – and we got here on the Brexit bus
Jonathan Freedland
David Cameron offered Boris Johnson senior cabinet role if he agreed not to push for Brexit
May 2026
The ungovernable country? Why Britain keeps losing prime ministers
May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, and now perhaps Starmer: each one was brought low for a reason. But what if the deeper problem is the office itself?
Does it seem as if almost anyone could be Britain’s next prime minister? Blame David Cameron
Zoe Williams
Are you a fresh face without too much baggage? Then a new home awaits you in No 10, writes Zoe Williams
Nigel Farage’s income since being elected MP has hit £2m, analysis shows
Reform UK leader has registered wide range of financial interests on top of his Commons salary since July 2024
April 2026
Violence against women is at ‘breaking point’, says writer of John Worboys drama
Senior Labour figures say call for new Mandelson investigation is a ‘political stunt’
Zombie politics is the new norm and Starmer’s dying premiership is the latest instalment
Nesrine Malik
Partygate v Mandelson: Keir Starmer faces attack from his own playbook
I witnessed the dying days of Boris Johnson’s premiership. Keir Starmer’s position is uncannily similar
Simon Hart
‘It’s a big loss’: what happens when a beautiful village loses its bus stop?
The Guardian view on the looming energy shock: ministers need to show they have a plan
The Brexit delusion is dead – so now Keir Starmer doesn’t need to pretend any more
Rafael Behr
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance
Ukraine war briefing: Hungary’s new leader says he would ask Putin to end the killing in Ukraine
The politics sketch
Nige and Zia set out plan to send ‘Boriswave’ traitors to the gulag
John Crace
‘Occasionally a picture can change the course of history’: 33 scandalous photos that shocked the world
March 2026
When it comes to ending elite impunity, the US could learn from the UK
Jan-Werner Müller
British institutions can keep politicians somewhat in check. But in the US, shamelessness has become contagious
February 2026
It’s taboo to admit it, but voters bear some responsibility for the frayed state of Britain
Andy Beckett
Populists blame an ever-expanding list of enemies for social ills – many of which are in fact caused by changes in our habits and social norms, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv condemns ‘blackmail’ by Hungary and Slovakia in energy supplies dispute
Ukraine foreign ministry says ultimatums should be sent to the Kremlin; one dead, 15 wounded in Lviv in ‘act of terror’: What we know on day 1,460
There’s no end in sight to Starmer’s struggles
Letters: Readers respond to an editorial and other articles on the fallout of the Peter Mandelson scandal
