PM leads tributes to former Labour deputy leader Roy Hattersley
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has led tributes to former deputy Labour leader Roy Hattersley, who has died at…
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Letters to the Editor – week ending 14 June 2026
Read what people have been writing to our editor about this week. Find out how to share your…
‘Keir Starmer’s slow motion defence crisis’
To lose one defence minister may be regarded as a misfortune, to lose two on the same day…
‘Grenfell and the continued fight for justice’
Nine years ago at 12.54 an electrical fire broke out in a flat in North Kensington. As the…
‘In a less hyperbolic alternate universe, Labour would be regarded as strong on defence’
Imagine an alternate universe in which the Conservatives had won the last election and had cut the international…
‘Labour’s moment of decision on defence’
I first heard about Dan Jarvis in 2011, on a patrol base in southern Afghanistan. The officer commanding…
‘Labour represents the sort of people for whom trade unions were created or it represents no one’
Just as many trade union members support Reform as support Labour, according to a recent poll. Many local…
New ministers in Defence, Home Office, Defra and Whips Office
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced a series of ministerial appointments across government, alongside changes to the…
‘Capacity first: Building a Britain that works’
The political risks of targets have been laid out plain to see over the last 24 hours. Failing…
‘Universal Credit fails both as a safety net and as a gateway into work. So what now?’
The UK welfare system is increasingly complex and requires decisive action to address its inherent challenges. The fundamental…
