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Morbid symptoms: Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump

Editorial / 2 August 2026

Fifa, private equity and football: a world gone wrong

2 August 2026

Police arrest a demonstrator for expressing support for Palestine Action on Thursday

Editorial / 31 July 2026

What links Palestine Action arrests with Burnham’s nuclear weapons splurge?

31 July 2026

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage during a Reform UK rally at Kimberley Hall in Wymondham, Norfolk, July 21, 2026

Editorial / 30 July 2026

Reform: bent cash for bent politics

30 July 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers a speech during a visit to the Jewish Care, Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Campus care home in north London, on adult social care reform, July 29, 2026

Editorial: / 29 July 2026

We can’t fix social care without expelling the profiteers

29 July 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham during a visit to Alstom Transport in Derby, to unveil a change to the education system with the launch of new technical educational routes. The new pathways will provide 14-year-olds with early access to technical skills, work experience and connections with local employers, July 28, 2026

Editorial / 28 July 2026

Action Needed to Sustain Labour Poll Bounce

28 July 2026

A firefighter gestures next to burning trees as a wildfire rages near Marcheprime, outside, Bordeaux, France, July 26, 2026

Editorial / 27 July 2026

Climate change is an emergency – and the implications are radical

27 July 2026

An man dressed in body armour from the far-right anti-immigration protest, organised by Unite the Clans Scotland, at Glasgow Green, July 25, 2026

Editorial / 26 July 2026

Hard work and a united front are needed to force the far right off the streets

26 July 2026

Editorial / 24 July 2026

The hidden expansion of Britain’s nuclear strategy

24 July 2026

Defence Secretary Wes Streeting speaking at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire, July 22, 2026

Editorial / 23 July 2026

The military contradiction at the heart of Burnham’s plans

23 July 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is shown the driver's area on a FirstGroup bus during a visit to a bus station in Bath, Somerset to highlight what the government is doing to help families with the cost of living. Picture date: Wednesday July 22, 2026

Editorial / 22 July 2026

Burnham’s quick wins don’t indicate a plan for real reform

22 July 2026

Waiting for the grander vision to emerge

Newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey leaves number 11 Downing Street, London. New Prime Minister Andy Burnham has entered number 10 Downing Street and among his first tasks is the selection of his new Cabinet, July 20, 2026

Editorial / 21 July 2026

Burnham Cabinet gives cause for concern

21 July 2026

Red Cross volunteers carry an injured woman into an ambulance after a Russian strike in the Lukianivka neighbourhood of Kyiv, Ukraine, May 24, 2026

Editorial / 20 July 2026

A peace settlement is needed for Ukraine, not endless war

20 July 2026

Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, speaks to the media on College Green in Westminster, London, May 14, 2025

Editorial / 19 July 2026

Burnham knows what to do in Number 10: just keep his word

19 July 2026

Andy Burnham makes a speech at the launch of his campaign as Labour's candidate for the Makerfield by-election during a press conference at Stubshaw Cross Community and Sports Club in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, May 22, 2026

Editorial / 17 July 2026

Burnham strikes the right note — but can he possibly deliver?

17 July 2026

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meeting a group of people whose lives have been improved as a result of decisions made by the government, in Downing Street, London, before they attend his final Prime Minister's Questions, July 15, 2026

Editorial / 16 July 2026

Good riddance to Labour’s worst leader

16 July 2026

Andy Burnham MP with families of Hillsborough victims outside the House of Commons in London after the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, known as the Hillsborough Law, cleared the House of Commons. The law aims to prevent cover-ups by requiring officials to be transparent during investigations and inquiries into failures by the state, July 14 2026

Editorial / 15 July 2026

Burnham backing Mahmood is a political as well as moral failure

15 July 2026

US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, July 13, 2026

Editorial / 14 July 2026

Trump To Blame For Renewed War in Gulf

14 July 2026

Canary Wharf in London

Editorial / 14 July 2026

Taxing bank profits isn’t enough – public ownership is needed

14 July 2026

A man holds an anti-Nigel Farage placard outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, central London. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has announced he will quit as the MP for Clacton and trigger a by-election, amid mounting pressure over unregistered donations of cash and support, July 8, 2026

Editorial / 12 July 2026

Farage’s gamble and a deepening crisis for Reform UK

12 July 2026

Palestine rights

Editorial / 10 July 2026

Burnham’s apology vindicates the Palestine movement. But will he stop the repression?

10 July 2026

Andy Burnham delivers a speech at the People's History Museum, Manchester, to pledge to give Britain the

Editorial / 9 July 2026

Burnham offers no change on war and peace

9 July 2026

Partners in crime: US President Donald Trump and Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte

Editorial / 8 July 2026

The Ankara summit exposes ugly truths about Nato

8 July 2026

Farage

Editorial / 7 July 2026

Unite to Defeat Farage in Clacton

7 July 2026

Andy Burnham makes a speech surrounded by supporters at the launch of his campaign as Labour's candidate for the Makerfield by-election during a press conference at Stubshaw Cross Community and Sports Club in Ashton-in-Makerfield, May 22, 2026

Editorial: / 6 July 2026

Josh Simons in Downing Street would poison a Burnham premiership from the start

6 July 2026

Donald Trump rants against communism at Mount Rushmore National Memorial on Friday

Editorial / 5 July 2026

Donald Trump says communism is a mortal threat. Why?

5 July 2026

NHS staff blockade the entrance to NHS England's headquarters in central London demanding the cancellation of its contract with Palantir, which campaign groups say supplies advanced technology to Israel's military, April 3, 2024

Editorial / 3 July 2026

Why Burnham needs pressing on the Palantir problem

3 July 2026

Labour party's Andy Burnham adjusts his glasses as he delivers a speech at the People's History Museum in Manchester, June 29, 2026

Editorial / 2 July 2026

Burnham must set new course in foreign policy

2 July 2026

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham during a visit to IBM in Manchester, to announce a milestone for technical education across the city region, January 8, 2026

Editorial / 1 July 2026

Britain must choose investment over austerity

1 July 2026

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a visit to Malloy Aeronautics in Berkshire following the publication of the long-delayed defence investment plan (Dip), June 30, 2026

Editorial / 30 June 2026

Arms spending plan is a threat to our future

30 June 2026

Andy Burnham delivers a speech at the People's History Museum, Manchester, to pledge to give Britain the

Editorial / 29 June 2026

Burnham’s promise of ‘change’ will be judged on what comes next

29 June 2026

BIG IDEAS: Andy Burnham

Speech / 28 June 2026

Burnham’s got a long road ahead, and the left must keep up the pressure along the way

28 June 2026

Combine harvester

Editorial: / 26 June 2026

Militarism or the climate crisis? Challenging the propaganda

26 June 2026

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, June 24, 2026

Editorial / 25 June 2026

Rutte blows gaffe on Iran war

25 June 2026

Andy Burnham makes a speech at the launch of his campaign as Labour's candidate for the Makerfield by-election during a press conference at Stubshaw Cross Community and Sports Club in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, May 22, 2026

Labour leadership / 24 June 2026

The ruling-class pressures on Burnham intensify

24 June 2026

10 in Downing Street in London

Editorial / 23 June 2026

Left must not give Burnham a blank cheque

23 June 2026

Police remove protesters from outside the Royal Courts of Justice in central London after the Court of Appeal ruled that the decision to ban Palestine Action as a terror group was lawful. Picture date: Monday June 15, 2026

Editorial / 22 June 2026

Keir Starmer is going. But he has done lasting harm to the left and the whole country

22 June 2026