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  • Alex Salmond Alex Salmond in 2021

    Political and media figures pay tribute to former first minister Alex Salmond

  • Scottish Parliamentary Elections 2021<br>ALBA party leader Alex Salmond gives a media interview in Ellon as votes continue to be counted for the Scottish Parliamentary Elections at the P&amp;J Live/TECA, Aberdeen. Picture date: Saturday May 8, 2021. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Elections. Photo credit should read: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

    Alex Salmond, former first minister of Scotland, dies aged 69

    High-profile politician reported to have collapsed after delivering speech in North Macedonia on Saturday
  • Politician looks down as he touches his hand to his glasses

    James Cleverly warned MPs that tactical votes could kill his leadership hopes

    Dismayed senior Tories predict second contest for head of party will be needed amid chaos after centrist’s shock ejection from race

  • Eton among elite private schools set to cash in on windfall from new VAT rules

  • Stop pushing heat pumps or face major backlash, green energy magnate tells Labour

  • P&O owner to attend UK investment summit despite minister’s criticism

  • Calls for investigation of Uber Eats and Deliveroo after raid on Bristol caravan camp

  • Pressure mounts on Rachel Reeves to drop ‘dangerous’ £1.3bn cut to benefits for disabled

  • UK overseas aid budget faces £900m raid to pay for housing asylum seekers

  • The Starmer story so far: what has Labour done in its first 100 days?

  • UK’s top Catholic bishop urges faithful to lobby MPs to oppose assisted dying

Opinion

  • The final two in the Conservative leadership race, Kemi Badenoch, left, and Robert Jenrick.

    No matter who Tory members choose, the party has a mountain to climb in 2029

    Paul Goodman
  • Nathaniel Dye

    My terminal illness has taught me how precious life is – but also the value of a good death

    Nathaniel Dye
  • Gaby Hinsliff

    Canada is showing that it’s possible to have universal, affordable childcare. Is the UK brave enough to follow?

    Gaby Hinsliff
  • Anthony Seldon

    The chaos at Keir Starmer’s No 10 isn’t just political gossip – but there’s a way for him to fix it

    Anthony Seldon

  • The super-rich claim they’ll flee to escape a Labour ‘tax grab’. Here’s an idea for how to stop them

    Polly Toynbee

  • Starmer’s opening moves as PM have been as unpopular as Thatcher’s were. Can he recover like she did?

    Andy Beckett

  • ‘It’s great to be here’: watching the Tories turning farce into annihilation

    John Crace

  • The Guardian view on the employment rights bill: a fairer deal for the world of work

  • ‘I felt like Achilles in a hard hat’: an extract from Boris Johnson’s ‘alternative’ memoir

    Ian Martin

  • The Guardian view on the Conservative leadership contest: normality is not on the ballot

  • The Guardian view on inequality in the UK: what kids can teach us

  • The new Tory leader will be Badenoch or Jenrick. Either would be a one-way ticket to another political planet

    Martin Kettle

Features & Analysis

  • Rachel Reeves looking sober while giving a speech at a podium

    Private equity barons lean on Rachel Reeves to water down proposals for higher taxes

  • Sir Keir Starmer working on on the flight back from Rome. 16/9/24

    ‘We all hope it’s teething troubles – but worry it’s something worse’: the inside story of Labour’s first 100 days in power

  • Derek Webb in Las Vegas

    Poacher turned gamekeeper: the gambler who turned tables on bookies and lobbies for UK tax rise

  • Keir Starmer

    Keir Starmer may still need to dispel perception of ‘boys’ club’

Politics Weekly UK
Every Thursday, Guardian political columnist John Harris hosts a cast of voices from up and down the country as well as across the political spectrum to analyse the week’s political news.

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Cartoons

  • Chris Riddell cartoon of a 'Reform UK' vulture sitting on a sign saying 'rightwing wilderness'

    The Conservatives head towards a rightwing wilderness – cartoon

  • Martin Rowson on claims that Labour’s tax plans will cause rich people to flee the UK – cartoon

    Martin Rowson on claims that Labour’s tax plans will cause rich people to flee the UK – cartoon

    The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is reported to be contemplating raising capital gains tax to 39%
  • Ben Jennings on the Tory leadership contest – cartoon

    Ben Jennings on the Tory leadership contest – cartoon

    Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick are the remaining candidates

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