Monday, 12 October 2026

News that never sleepsAbout Contact

Independent · International · 24 hours a day

Breaking

Australian politics live: Joyce likens US public execution to ‘Roman amphitheatre’; Coalition targets small business minister over credit card ban•
Country diary: Fungi season is here, so I head – yes – to the beach•
Treasure Island review – this TV stinker does its best to ruin a literary classic•
Pine cones, glitter and a hip-hop head for sale: red-hot artists reveal their Frieze stunners•
IFS: budget will be ‘work of fiction’ without clear plan to cover UK spending pressures•
Atlanta Dream scrambling to find WNBA finals venue amid scheduling conflicts•
Detained Australian engineer Robert Pether has left Iraq after being jailed in 2021•
‘Absolutely senseless’: Boy, 13, charged with murder after man stabbed to death in Sydney’s west •
Australian politics live: Joyce likens US public execution to ‘Roman amphitheatre’; Coalition targets small business minister over credit card ban•
Country diary: Fungi season is here, so I head – yes – to the beach•
Treasure Island review – this TV stinker does its best to ruin a literary classic•
Pine cones, glitter and a hip-hop head for sale: red-hot artists reveal their Frieze stunners•
IFS: budget will be ‘work of fiction’ without clear plan to cover UK spending pressures•
Atlanta Dream scrambling to find WNBA finals venue amid scheduling conflicts•
Detained Australian engineer Robert Pether has left Iraq after being jailed in 2021•
‘Absolutely senseless’: Boy, 13, charged with murder after man stabbed to death in Sydney’s west •

Section

Politics

Political news, parliament, elections and policy.

126,755 stories · Page 1 of 6036

Andy Burnham says it is clear Russia interfered in Brexit referendum

PM says he asked question upon entering No 10 but does not reveal who gave him ‘clear answer’ Russia meddled

Aletha Adu Political correspondent17h ago

Zack Polanski signals Green party overhaul after row over Zionism vote

Rapid growth means structures need to change and give leaders greater control, Polanski says in Guardian article

Aletha Adu Political correspondent18h ago

Burnham faces questions over push to scrap photo ID voting requirement

Ministers reportedly seeking to halve time for Lords scrutiny of voting and donations changes amid election speculation

Aletha Adu Political correspondent21h ago

Britain stands behind Zelenskyy, says Streeting after Trump’s call for new leader in Ukraine

Defence secretary backs Ukrainian president and says priority is to maintain western unity over Russia conflict

Aletha Adu Political correspondent23h ago

More stories

Surgeon faces deportation as Home Office revokes refugee status for Syrians

UK classifies Syria as safe to return to despite UN refugee body’s advice

Diane Taylor1d ago

‘We need less point scoring’: What party conference season taught us about UK climate action

Tories plan to scrap low-carbon housebuilding, Greens back new nuclear reactors, and Labour put oil-drilling decisions on hold

Fiona Harvey Environment editor1d ago

Greens must avoid ‘capture by extremists and racists’, says party MP

Ellie Chowns says vote for ‘Zionism is racism’ policy by 0.4% of members shows party processes are not working

Geneva Abdul1d ago

‘Would I sit down with Tommy Robinson? It’s not a definite no’: lessons from people who fought the far right in the 70s, 80s and beyond

Extremists are on the rise globally – but UK activists have seen them off in the past in everything from football, politics, music and more. How did they do it?

Sam Wollaston2d ago

Parties prepare for byelection in Farage seat amid speculation over £5m gift inquiry

Tories said to be ready to fight in Clacton, with standards investigation rumoured to be nearing its end

Rowena Mason Whitehall editor2d ago

Labour hails byelection win as return of leftwing voters after Starmer era

Party now polling 15 points above Greens, who had been ahead of Labour before Keir Starmer resigned as PM

Sammy Gecsoyler and Peter Walker2d ago

Ed Davey faces growing revolt against leadership as senior Lib Dem MP quits

Treasury spokesperson Charlie Maynard reportedly resigned in attempt to unseat leader as party slips in polls

Alexandra Topping Political correspondent 2d ago

Does Polanski have to go? Greens at the crossroads after Holborn and St Pancras

Pressure is building on the party leader after byelection defeat, a damaging row over Zionism and polls that show him less popular than Nigel Farage

Alexandra Topping Political correspondent 2d ago

Zionism, racism and the Green party in turmoil

Letters: Readers respond to articles on the Green party’s motion

2d ago

‘The real deal’: Sagal Abdi-Wali’s journey from child refugee to Labour MP in former PM’s seat

Decades of volunteering combined with years of active local party politics propels Abdi-Wali to victory over Green leader Zack Polanski

Esther Addley2d ago

UK politics: Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were ‘persuaded’ not to fight it because of byelection – as it happened

The MP says that passing the motion has done ‘genuine damage; to the party’s reputation

Tom Ambrose, Andrew Sparrow, Hamish Mackay and Adam Fulton2d ago

Robert Jenrick launches scathing broadside against ‘Kensington Kemi’

Reform UK shadow chancellor seeks to associate Tory leader with metropolitan elite as party relations sour further

Rowena Mason Whitehall editor2d ago

Chair of Jewish Greens calls for Zack Polanski to resign after byelection loss

Vivien Lichtenstein urges party leader to quit over ‘Zionism is racism’ policy – but could face no-confidence motion herself

Peter Walker Senior political correspondent2d ago

Bragging rights for Burnham, blues for Farage: conference season winners and losers

While the Labour and Conservative leaders will be delighted with their showing, Nigel Farage, Ed Davey and Zack Polanski have less reason for cheer

Alexandra Topping Political correspondent 3d ago

Labour fends off Green party to win Holborn and St Pancras byelection

Victory by Sagal Abdi-Wali in north London seat will reassure Andy Burnham in high-stakes battle for left of British politics

Sammy Gecsoyler and Peter Walker3d ago

Holborn and St Pancras byelection loss will disappoint Greens – but there may also be relief

It may sound odd to think Zack Polanski would be happy with second place, but after his most challenging week in politics, it could have been worse

Peter Walker Senior political correspondent3d ago

Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error

Exclusive: Badenoch’s flagship conference policy document cites £957bn estimate, twice the total in climate advisers’ data

Peter Walker Senior political correspondent3d ago