RAMZY BAROUD highlights how Israel’s ambassador sought to shut down UN officials documenting sexual violence and abuses against Palestinians
LABOUR'S leadership election was always going to be a marathon rather than a sprint — but the pace maintained by the surviving runners has quickened.
So far all of the contenders are proving to be not quite as they initially appeared. For all Emily Thornberry's straight-talking persona and quick-witted confidence her failure to gain traction, secure any trade-union support or attract enough constituency nominations made her spirited performance look a bit forced. And now she is out.
A shame really because, like Keir Starmer, she should naturally attract support from the right-wing of Labour, a significant if not dominant tendency, that by some accounts is reinforced by returning Blairites and others more in line with the traditional Labour right.
The defence secretary’s resignation reveals not a split over principle but a dispute over pace of military spending, as Britain’s political Establishment unites behind deeper Nato commitments, argues NICK WRIGHT
ANDREW MURRAY recommends a volume of essays that nail the visionless, racist and neoliberal character of policy under Starmer’s Labour Party
Deep disillusionment with the Westminster cross-party consensus means rupture with the status quo is on the cards – bringing not only opportunities but also dangers, says NICK WRIGHT


