Effective politics promises to change who has power, not just manage it more competentlyThe ongoing disaster in Afghanistan is only the latest fiasco to provoke fury at the unseriousness of Boris Johnson’s government. In fact, for the past 20 years Bri…
Former Great Grimsby Labour MP Austin Mitchell dies aged 86
Keir Starmer leads tributes to colourful figure who represented Lincolnshire port town for 38 yearsAustin Mitchell obituaryKeir Starmer has led tributes to the former Great Grimsby MP Austin Mitchell, who has died aged 86.Mitchell was a colourful figur…
Tories rebuke Boris Johnson over ‘catastrophic’ Afghanistan failure
Former PM Theresa May says country ‘may once again become a breeding ground for terrorism’Afghanistan live news: latest updatesBoris Johnson faced a wall of fury from all wings of the Conservative party over the UK’s conduct in Afghanistan, with 11 for…
Director Ken Loach says he has been expelled from Labour
Leftwing film-maker claims move by party is because he would ‘not disown those already expelled’The veteran leftwing film-maker Ken Loach has said he has been expelled from the Labour party.Loach, whose films are regarded as landmarks of social realism…
Labour values are meaningless without policies | Letters
Labour must work on more than just its messaging: it must convert its principles into convincing policies, writes Dr Norman Brady, while Philip Wood says the party’s future lies with the neglected under-40sProf Alan Finlayson is right to question Labou…
Forcing people to return to offices is wrongheaded, says Starmer
Labour leader tells Guardian flexible working is one of few good things to have come out of pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters, civil service leaders and employers are “wrongheaded” to be trying to make people…
Jeremy Corbyn could be reinstated as Labour MP under leftwing challenge to Starmer
Local party branches are being lobbied to back conference move to reinstate whip to the former leaderSupporters of Jeremy Corbyn have drawn up an “urgent” plan that would hand party members the powers to reinstate the former leader as a Labour MP.In a…
Boris Johnson’s approval rating slips to lowest level since he became prime minister
Bad news for the Tories does not necessarily lead to good news for Labour: backing for Keir Starmer is also downBoris Johnson’s personal approval rating has slipped to its lowest level since he became prime minister, according to the latest Opinium pol…
The Guardian view on Boris Johnson in Scotland: an undeclared campaign
The impasse over a second referendum has not stopped the question infiltrating every other issue When Boris Johnson visits Scotland, there is no rule that says he must meet Nicola Sturgeon, although courtesy would probably have brought them together if…
The balance of power among Labour’s factions is shifting under Keir Starmer | Sienna Rodgers
With various left and soft left groups on the sidelines, the party’s right is in the ascendantRecent developments in the Labour party have once again highlighted how, despite the leader’s promise to end factionalism, internal divisions are alive and we…