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The Guardian Politics
Keir Starmer’s fatal flaw? The blankness on to which voters projected their years of frustration | John Harris
His government was directionless and confused, and from that murk emerged the Peter Mandelson scandalOn a bone-chillingly cold morning in January, it felt as if I had suddenly found at least part of the reason for Keir Starmer’s chronic unpopularity. I was in the Mancunian constituency of Gorton and Denton, where the prime minister and his people’s decision to block Andy Burnham from standing was about to hand victory to the Green party. More specifically, I was in a forlorn covered market about
politics  Jun 22, 2026
The Guardian Politics
Don’t worry, a politician can’t present the Today programme. Michael Grade is wrong about that – and GB News | Stewart Purvis and Chris Banatvala
As the former Ofcom chair says extraordinary things about the rightwing channel and its critics, a factcheck would not go amiss• Stewart Purvis is a former editor in chief of ITN; Chris Banatvala is a former Ofcom director of standardsDuring a review of his four years at Ofcom, the outgoing chair, Michael Grade, surprised his BBC Radio 4 interviewer. He had been asked by Katie Razzall whether Ofcom rules would allow a politician to present the Today programme apart from the news bulletins. She c
politics  Jun 22, 2026
The Guardian Politics
The aftershocks of Brexit’s failure could be gaining strength – a fearful prospect for Ireland | Fintan O’Toole
On our side of the Irish Sea we have made the best of a bad job. But we saw the damage a reckless and reactionary British government could doTo read more from the Brexit Vote: 10 Years On series, click hereFor Brexit’s true believers, Ireland will always be the spoke in the wheel that set everything off course, the green tarnish that took the shine off the golden age. Without the vengeful and malicious obstructionism of the Irish, all the promises of freedom and prosperity would have been fulfil
politics  Jun 22, 2026
The Guardian Politics
As Starmer eyes the exit, here’s a vital lesson for Andy Burnham: first impressions are everything | Polly Toynbee
If the Makerfield MP is to be our next PM, he needs some immediate and memorable cost of living policies to avoid his predecessor’s fatePause here before we rush headlong into the turbulent future. Stop and inhale last week’s rare political triumph, revel in the sunshine of cheery optimism. It was a precious but unfamiliar sensation when life on the progressive side of politics in Britain is so often a litany of hopes dashed and disappointments.Andy Burnham’s comprehensive victory in the Makerfi
politics  Jun 21, 2026
The Guardian Politics
From defiance to acceptance: five quotes that chart Starmer’s downfall
In just 48 hours, the PM has felt the weight of political gravity and shifted from initial adamance he would fight onUK politics live – latest updatesRapid change has hardly been unusual in British politics in recent years, but the change of tone from Keir Starmer and his supporters in just 48 hours has been striking – and appears to chart the shift in his position on his own future from one of defiance to glum acceptance. Continue reading...
politics  Jun 21, 2026
The Guardian Politics
The business secretary knows about jobs, and seems pretty sure Keir is out of one
Doing the rounds of the Sunday studios, Peter Kyle sounded like someone who knew it would all be over come MondayUK politics – live updatesNot another one. Brenda from Bristol must be doing her nut. After sounding on Friday like the Japanese soldier who had no idea the second world war had ended decades earlier, sometime over the weekend reality had bitten for Keir Starmer. Maybe all he needed was a bit of time at Chequers to think straight. Maybe his family had also told him the game was over.
politics  Jun 21, 2026
The Guardian Politics
Burnham must be upfront about tax or risk spooking the bond markets | Heather Stewart
Victory in Makerfield is propelling him towards No 10 but investors expect to know how he will fund his promisesBurnham allies confident of ‘coronation’Andy Burnham’s thumping victory in the Makerfield byelection came and went without the bond market rout Rachel Reeves’s backers had warned about.But as he moves towards the premiership, Burnham would be wise to set clear expectations about tax and spend, and to be upfront about the fact that not everyone can be a winner. Continue reading...
politics  Jun 21, 2026
The Guardian Politics
Young men caught up in extremism ‘in search for belonging’, says UK youth violence campaigner
Jacob Dunne condemns Farage’s call for ‘pure cold rage’ but says underlying causes of volatile behaviour must be acknowledgedWhen Nigel Farage said British people should respond to the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak with “pure cold rage”, it invited a chorus of condemnation from across the political divide.In a particularly tense moment in parliament, the prime minister, Keir Starmer, accused Farage of exploiting the tragedy for his own political advantage, in defiance of the wishes expressed
politics  Jun 21, 2026

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