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26/11/25 of Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood leaving Downing Street, London
Home Office / 11 January 2026
11 January 2026
 Reform UK leader Nigel Farage during a press conference at Glazier's Hall Southwark, south London. Picture date: Wednesday January 7, 2026
European Union / 11 January 2026
11 January 2026
A person looks at the new logo for Twitter on an Apple iPhone in an office in London, July 24, 2023
Mental Health / 11 January 2026
11 January 2026
Campaigners gather for the Stop the War Coalition's 'No War On Venezuela' protest outside 10 Downing Street, London, over the US attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of its President Nicolas Maduro by US forces, January 5, 2026
Protest / 9 January 2026
9 January 2026

Campaigners call on public to join protests across the country demanding Starmer stands up to the far-right US president

Chains secure the doors of pub in London
Labour Party / 9 January 2026
9 January 2026

But hospitality industry warns other businesses are being forgotten

Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds speaking at the CLA Rural Business Conference at the QEII Centre in Westminster, London, November 20, 2025
Lawman / 10 January 2026
10 January 2026

ANSELM ELDERGILL examines our laws concerning the treatment of animals and their rights

A homeless person in a tent besides cashpoint machines in Liverpool city centre, December 26, 2025
Inequality / 7 January 2026
7 January 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer (centre left) speaking during a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street, London, January 6, 2026
Politics / 6 January 2026
6 January 2026
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves takes part in a townhall session at the Calthorpe Community Gardens in London, December 18, 2025
Economy / 6 January 2026
6 January 2026

After 15 years of spending cuts and regressive redistribution, the British economy is weaker, investment is still anaemic and living standards are stalled – yet all major parties remain committed to a policy that has repeatedly failed to deliver recovery, says MICHAEL BURKE

Alaa Abdel el-Fattah pictured in September 2014
Editorial: / 2 January 2026
2 January 2026
Cartoon: Sally Lewis
Features / 3 January 2026
3 January 2026

SOLOMON HUGHES says Starmer has done everything the Westminster set think Labour leaders should do – but it hasn’t endeared him to the public

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, July 14, 2025
Eyes Wright / 1 January 2026
1 January 2026

Labour’s decline, Tory exhaustion and the advance of Reform UK signal the end of stable two-party rule, with British politics entering a volatile new phase, says NICK WRIGHT

Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary David Lammy (left) and Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill attend the annual Judges Service in Westminster Abbey, London, October 1, 2025
Government / 30 December 2025
30 December 2025

Barristers say there is ‘no evidence’ that Labour's drastic plans will reduce the backlog of cases waiting to be heard in court