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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Sparrow

Worth a look

John Humphrys in the Independent on interviewing politicians, and why he thinks media coaching is counterproductive.

Lord Bramall, the former chief of the defence staff, writes a letter to the Times saying that Trident should not be replaced because "nuclear weapons have shown themselves to be completely useless as a deterrent to the threats and scale of violence we currently, or are likely to, face".

Mike Smithson at PoliticalBetting asks whether Harriet Harman's plan to exempt MPs from freedom of information legislation will rebound on Labour.

The BBC's Brian Taylor, on his blog, writes about the Scottish parliament's decision to launch an inquiry into "veracity" in the chamber – or the truthfulness of MSPs.

Ben Brogan, on his blog, explains why parliament is unhappy about the footage of John McDonnell picking up the mace being broadcast.

Sunder Katwala at LabourList identifies five things you could do to support peace in the Middle East.

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