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Prime Minister Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street, London, to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, March 18, 2026
Politics / 19 March 2026
19 March 2026

‘Major reset’ needed as Unite leader says move to ditch Starmer looks inevitable

Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan speaking at the Fabian Society 2026 New Year Conference at the Guildhall, central London, January 24, 2026
Britain / 19 March 2026
19 March 2026
Angela Rayner speaking during the Night Time Economy Summit in Liverpool, February 12, 2026
Politics / 18 March 2026
18 March 2026
Theresa May's former chief of staff Nick Timothy, July 19, 2016
Tory Party / 18 March 2026
18 March 2026
Protesters take part in a rally organised by Care Not Killing, to oppose the Assisted Dying Bill outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, March 17, 2026
Healthcare / 18 March 2026
18 March 2026
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves during a roundtable with petrol retailers and energy suppliers, hosted at no 11 Downing Street, Westminster, March 13, 2026
Economy / 17 March 2026
17 March 2026
ON SECOND THOUGHTS: Defence Secretary John Healey and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper visit HMS Prince of Wales anchored in Naples bay last November. The aircraft carrier has now been redeployed to the Arctic for Nato exercise Operation Firecrest
Eyes Left / 18 March 2026
18 March 2026

ANDREW MURRAY reviews a ruling class divided on how to adapt to Trump’s new world disorder — and the basis for united opposition to it

One of Britain's F-35B jets at RAF Marham in Norfolk
Iran / 14 March 2026
14 March 2026

As the Stop the War Coalition holds its annual conference, ANDREW MURRAY warns that Britain’s alignment with US foreign policy is fuelling global instability and diverting billions from welfare, wages and public services

Peter Mandelson leaving his home in north London, March 11, 2026
Britain / 12 March 2026
12 March 2026
Reform UK leader in Wales Dan Thomas (left) and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage at the Reform UK manifesto launch for the Senedd elections in May, at the International Convention Centre Wales in Newport, March 5, 2026
Wales / 12 March 2026
12 March 2026
The then UK Ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson arriving at the Cabinet Office in central London, June 18, 2025
Labour Party / 11 March 2026
11 March 2026
A general view of the Houses of Parliament in London
Britain / 11 March 2026
11 March 2026
People dispense fuel at the pump at Costco Petrol Station in West Thurrock, Essex, March 5, 2026
War / 11 March 2026
11 March 2026
A thick plume of smoke rises from an oil storage facility hit by a US-Israeli strike late Saturday in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026
Iran / 9 March 2026
9 March 2026

Government urged to nationalise Britain's energy as a tool to bring down bills

Jeremy Corbyn speaking as he closes the Your Party founding two day conference at the ACC Liverpool, November 30, 2025
Your Party / 9 March 2026
9 March 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking during a press conference to give an update on the latest situation in the Middle East, in the Downing Street Briefing Room in London, March 5, 2026
Politics / 9 March 2026
9 March 2026
An F-35 arriving back at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, June 2019
Iran / 4 March 2026
4 March 2026

Corbyn tables Commons Bill requiring Parliament's approval before allowing foreign militaries to use British bases

Chancellor Rachel Reeves during a tour of Octopus Energy offices in London, February 25, 2026
Economy / 3 March 2026
3 March 2026
Jeremy Corbyn M.P. addresses the opening of the Your Party founding conference at the ACC Liverpool, November 29, 2025
Your Party / 26 February 2026
26 February 2026
A general view of Gorton, Greater Manchester
Britain / 25 February 2026
25 February 2026

By-election poll puts Starmer's future on a knife-edge

Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle addresses MPs during a visit by US House Speaker Mike Johnson, in the House of Commons, Westminster, central London, January 20, 2026
Britain / 25 February 2026
25 February 2026
University graduates
Education / 25 February 2026
25 February 2026
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks during a press conference at UPS Steels in Kingswinford, Dudley, February 24, 2026
Far Right / 24 February 2026
24 February 2026

Far-right party pledges to repeal employment rights and new protections for renters

The Duke of York leaving after attending the Easter Mattins service at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, April 20, 2025
Britain / 24 February 2026
24 February 2026
The then Duke of York departs Westminster Abbey, London, following the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, May 6, 2023
Britain / 19 February 2026
19 February 2026
President Donald Trump speaks during a Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace, February 19, 2026, in Washington
Britain / 19 February 2026
19 February 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer during his visit to a railway depot in South Wales, February 18, 2026
Britain / 19 February 2026
19 February 2026
A view of £5, £10, £20 and £50 bank notes
Britain / 18 February 2026
18 February 2026
Robert Jenrick making his first speech as Reform UK's Treasury spokesman at the LCW Plaisterers' Hall in the City Of London, February 18, 2026
Reform UK / 18 February 2026
18 February 2026
(Left to right) home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf, Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick, party leader Nigel Farage, business, trade and energy spokesman Richard Tice and education, skills and equalities spokeswoman Suella Braverman, February 17, 2026
Reform UK / 17 February 2026
17 February 2026
Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband (left) and California state governor Gavin Newsom sign a clean energy agreement at the Foreign Office in London, February 16, 2026
Energy / 17 February 2026
17 February 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a visit to a community centre in Hertfordshire, February 10, 2026
Eyes Left / 18 February 2026
18 February 2026

ANDREW MURRAY says switching the prime minister on and off again is no substitute for new political approach we need

Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in parliament in London, February 11, 2026
Labour Party / 11 February 2026
11 February 2026
Troops during Nato Exercise Trident Juncture in Norway, November 2018
Nato / 11 February 2026
11 February 2026
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer leaving 10 Downing Street, London, February 9, 2026
Labour Party / 10 February 2026
10 February 2026
Health Secretary Wes Streeting takes part in the Call the Cabinet phone-in on LBC, hosted by Shelagh Fogarty, at the Global Studios, London, February 4, 2026
Gaza Genocide / 10 February 2026
10 February 2026

Anti-war campaigners say the Health Secretary's private admission to Peter Mandelson only makes him more guilty of complicity in Israel’s crimes

The then UK Ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson arriving at the Cabinet Office in central London, June 18, 2025
Eyes Left / 7 February 2026
7 February 2026

For decades, from Kinnock to Starmer, the party tolerated, enabled and repeatedly restored a man who embodied its contempt for socialism, its intimacy with oligarchs, and its willingness to trade principle for power – until the rot could no longer be concealed, writes ANDREW MURRAY

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, visits the Forbidden City during his visit to China, Thursday Jan. 29, 2026 in Beijing, China
Eyes Left / 4 February 2026
4 February 2026

In reopening relations with China, the PM showed an uncharacteristic grasp of power, proportion and Britain’s diminished place in the world – a lesson many in Westminster still refuse to learn, says ANDREW MURRAY

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting in Beijing, China, January 29, 2026
Britain / 29 January 2026
29 January 2026
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham speaking at the launch of Class Ceiling at The Whitworth in Manchester, January 26, 2026
Britain / 29 January 2026
29 January 2026
Paul Mason addresses protesters from Another Europe is Possible outside the Houses of Parliament, London, August 28, 2019
Media / 29 January 2026
29 January 2026