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
Does it seem as if almost anyone could be Britain’s next prime minister? Blame David Cameron
Zoe Williams
April 2026
Ten years after Brexit, this is the UK: a divided nation frozen in time
Aditya Chakrabortty
‘Occasionally a picture can change the course of history’: 33 scandalous photos that shocked the world
February 2026
First Edition newsletter
Friday briefing: Will Westminster ever clean up its act over lobbying?
In today’s newsletter: Successive governments have allowed a culture of access, gifts and quiet lobbying to flourish, despite repeated promises to clean up public life
December 2025
The Guardian view on Labour’s difficult year: denial of hard choices is no longer an option
Sajid Javid told Boris Johnson he was Dominic Cummings’ ‘puppet’
November 2025
More than 100 MPs urge Streeting to approve prostate cancer screening
David Cameron reveals prostate cancer diagnosis and calls for targeted screening
Remembrance Sunday: prime ministers past and present show respect at the Cenotaph – video
Badenoch accused of ‘interfering’ in lobbying scandal linked to Cameron
October 2025
The Guardian view on the price of a prince: what Virginia Giuffre’s story says about palace accountability
The Guardian view on the Tory conference: history’s revenge on Conservatism
August 2025
Silicon Valley is full of wealthy men who think they’re victims, says Nick Clegg
Former Lib Dem leader and Meta strategist writes in new book that power in tech capital is interlaced with ‘self pity’
July 2025
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Rachael Maskell ‘upset’ for Labour party as she confirms her suspension – as it happened
The York Central MP said she had been suspended for ‘standing up for my constituents’ over the benefits plans
June 2025
Digested read
‘I could hear the Camerons sniggering at us’ – Sarah Vine’s How Not to Be a Political Wife, digested by John Crace
How Not to Be a Political Wife by Sarah Vine review – a bitter memoir of power and betrayal
May 2025
The Lobbying Act is more loophole than law
Letter: The Guardian’s House of Lords investigation has highlighted how most political lobbying remains off the register, writes Jon Gerlis
