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The world of today looks bad, but take hope: we’ve been here before and got through it – and we will again

As I write my last regular column for the Guardian, my thoughts turn to the lessons and hope we can take from history, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Labour needs complete ‘reset’ to defeat Reform UK threat, says strategist

New Labour advertising guru Chris Powell says urgent plan needed to ‘wage and win the daily war for attention’

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on hard times for Britain’s charities: struggling to do more with less

Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today, the challenges facing the voluntary sector as it attempts to cope with an ongoing funding crisis

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Unions have been in decline in the UK for 50 years. A new law could begin to reverse that trend

The UK’s employment rights bill will usher in major changes for workers from April 2026. But beyond promising improved rights for employees over unfair dismissal and sick pay, one of the most controversial aspects of the bill concerns the rights of trade unions.

The Conversation

Pity Keir Starmer – he’s the fall guy for a Labour right that’s ready to cast him aside

The PM is the face of failure, but he is not solely responsible. As the Blairite ideologues mass behind Wes Streeting, we should hold them to account too, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Labour MPs urge Reeves to drop private finance plans for NHS buildings

Chancellor told PFI-style schemes familiar from New Labour era are ‘fiscal illusion’ offering no value for money

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Ex-DfE permanent secretary: School system consistently failing poorest pupils

Former DfE permanent secretary Jonathan Slater suggests replacing current Ofsted inspections with a new accountability system for schools

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A leaked memo, a Maga-style hat and a trail of broken pledges – it’s Labour’s great housing betrayal

Ignore the bombast: Steve ‘build, baby, build’ Reed’s boast looks likely to end in targets more pathetic than they are now, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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Blunkett: Better Whitehall the only way to see off ‘far-right’ threat

Lord Blunkett served in former prime minister Sir Tony Blair’s New Labour cabinets between 1997 and 2004, and again in 2005.

Evening Standard

No route back to Government for Mandelson, Starmer signals

The grandee of the New Labour era was sacked from his role as the UK’s ambassador to the US after his links to Jeffrey Epstein were revealed.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham: Labour MPs are privately urging me to oust Keir Starmer

ANDY Burnham has said MPs are privately urging him to challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership in an intervention likely to fuel speculation…

The National (Scotland)

Andy Burnham: The ‘King of the North’ whose bid to return to Westminster sparked Labour civil war

PROFILE: Keir Starmer is floundering in the polls, and Labour needs rescuing from the growing threat of Reform. Sean O’Grady asks whether the ‘King of the North’ could be its knight in shining armour, even after his Westminster bid was blocked by Starmer

The Independent UK

Tate and National galleries should share more artworks

Brief letters: Great art | Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s party | New Labour | Lord Mandelson

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Karan Gokani shares his recipe for a Bombay sandwich, the cheese toastie of dreams

From his latest cookbook, Indian 101, Karan Gokani shares his favourite street food snack

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If Keir Starmer’s Labour can’t satisfy the unions, another party will

At this year’s TUC conference, I found cautious optimism about the employment rights bill – and a resurgent left looking to capture hearts and minds, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

Evening Standard

Lord Mandelson: the New Labour ‘Dark lord’ brought down by ‘best pal’ Epstein

He started out as a Labour communications director in 1985 and was first elected as an MP in 1992.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer sacks Lord Mandelson as ambassador to US over Epstein friendship

The New Labour grandee has been withdrawn over emails showing the depth of his relationship with the convicted paedophile.

The Independent UK

Peter Mandelson: The comeback king whose luck finally ran out

The politician resigned twice from cabinet, and has now been sacked as ambassador to the US

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Evening Standard

Lord Mandelson: ‘Dark lord’ of New Labour facing pressure over Epstein links

Peter Mandelson resigned twice from cabinet in 1998 and 2001, under the Blair government.

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Pressure mounts on Mandelson over ‘sickening’ links to Epstein

A Government minister said emails between Lord Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein made him ‘shudder’.

International Business Times UK

Who is Peter Mandelson? Quick Facts About UK's 'Prince of Darkness' Tied to Epstein Letter

Peter Mandelson, UK ambassador to Washington and New Labour strategist, faces scrutiny over past ties to Jeffrey Epstein amid renewed debate on his influence and judgement.

Evening Standard

UK cannot take US special relationship for granted, Mandelson warns

In a wide-ranging speech, Lord Mandelson, a key architect of New Labour, said the country cannot afford to show any ‘complacency’.

The Conversation

It’s 25 years since London got a mayor – and our polling reveals discontent

In 1998, British prime minister Tony Blair was bullish about his government’s vision for local democracy in London. A city-wide referendum had just firmly endorsed New Labour’s plan to give London a mayor. Though only a third of the electorate turned out, 72% of them were in favour – much…

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The Labour right wants Wes Streeting in No 10. Why? What does he really stand for?

Look the way the health secretary has governed the NHS and you can see what a Streeting premiership might look like, says author Oliver Eagleton

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‘I became obsessed’: New Labour psychodrama grips TikTok teenagers

Nostalgic social media videos detailing Blair-Brown rivalry elicit cult following among young political fans

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