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Participants at the Indyref 2020 rally, hosted by the Nation
Scotland / 7 July 2026
7 July 2026
Palestinians collect food from the wreckage of their tents following an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, June 30, 2026
Journalism / 7 July 2026
7 July 2026

IAN SINCLAIR examines the curious memory lapses across liberal media when it comes to British government crimes

palestine protest
Gaza genocide / 5 July 2026
5 July 2026

History suggests apartheid ends not through appeals to conscience alone but through sustained economic and political pressure, says HUGH LANNING

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
3 July 2026
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a visit to Malloy Aeronautics in Berkshire following the publication of the long-delayed defence investment plan, June 30, 2026
Warfare / 2 July 2026
2 July 2026

Government's plan means ‘extra cash for war and overseas interventions, but less for schools and hospitals,’ Unison general secretary Andrea Egan warns

Campaigners pose for a photograph after a meeting with Prime Minster Sir Keir Starmer to discuss historical forced adoption in 10 Downing Street, London, before making an apology in the House of Commons for historical enforced adoptions, July 2, 2026
Human Rights / 2 July 2026
2 July 2026
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer looks at a drone in Swindon, June 5, 2026
Austerity / 2 July 2026
2 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
2 July 2026
Andy Burnham delivers a speech at the People's History Museum, Manchester, to pledge to give Britain the
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 1 July 2026
1 July 2026
Keir Starmer
Labour / 1 July 2026
1 July 2026

Keir Starmer's early political life suggests a very different future from the one he ultimately embraced, says KEITH FLETT

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
30 June 2026
Labour party's Andy Burnham delivers a speech at the People's History Museum in Manchester, June 29, 2026
Politics / 29 June 2026
29 June 2026

Incoming PM told to ‘stand up for the public, not shareholders around the world’

Thaer Abu Daraz carries the body of his infant daughter, Sewar, who was killed along with her mother in an Israeli airstrike that struck a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Gaza Genocide / 30 June 2026
30 June 2026

The electoral cost of Labour’s stance on Gaza is impossible to ignore – the new leadership must take heed, argues PETER LEARY

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
Voices of Scotland / 30 June 2026
30 June 2026

Burnham’s Makerfield triumph offers the party the opportunity to reconnect with working people, but only if it rejects business as usual, says CAROL MOCHAN MSP

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Cost of war / 28 June 2026
28 June 2026
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood delivers a speech to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), in Westminster, London, March 5, 2026
Human Rights / 26 June 2026
26 June 2026

Labour peer Alf Dubs calls on incoming PM to country’s Britain's borders with a ‘commitment to basic rights, and compassion for those who are in time of greatest need’

People take part in a demonstration outside Downing Street in London, to protest against the exclusion of transgender people from a ban on conversion therapy, April 10, 2022
TUC LGBT+ Conference 2026 / 26 June 2026
26 June 2026
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TUC LGBT / 26 June 2026
26 June 2026
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaking at the British Chambers of Commerce Global Annual Conference, at the QEII Centre, London, June 25, 2026
Politics / 25 June 2026
25 June 2026
Then mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham with Ireland's then Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney being presented with a signed Denis Irwin Manchester United FC shirt by Stockport Council Leader Elise Wilson in Manchester, October 1, 2021
Diplomacy / 26 June 2026
26 June 2026

PAUL O’BRIEN of Labour Movement for Irish Unity looks at the Makerfield MP’s record when it comes to the north of Ireland

Newly-announced Ofcom chairman Lord Michael Grade appearing before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee at the House of Commons, London, answering question about his appointment, March 31, 2022
Media / 26 June 2026
26 June 2026

The former Ofcom chair increasingly echoed the arguments of the broadcasters he was meant to regulate, says STEPHEN ARNELL

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Labour leadership / 24 June 2026
24 June 2026
10 in Downing Street in London
Editorial / 23 June 2026
23 June 2026
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks to the members of the media on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Thonon-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026
Human Rights / 26 June 2026
26 June 2026

Repealing Britain’s most dangerous Bill must be the first act of whoever replaces Keir Starmer, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer makes a speech in Downing Street, London, as he said he will resign as leader of the Labour Party and he has informed the King of his decision, June 22, 2026
Politics / 24 June 2026
24 June 2026

Keir Starmer’s resignation speech seemed to be coming from a different universe, or maybe it was just a fanfaronade of falsehoods, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER

Labour party leader Sir Keir Starmer delivers his keynote speech at the Labour Party conference in Brighton, September 29, 2021
Politics / 24 June 2026
24 June 2026

Starmer will be judged on his record, but it would be wrong to view him in isolation from the crisis of the British political establishment, says the COMMUNIST PARTY in its official statement on the PM’s resignation

Andy Burnham, front left, is sworn-in as an MP in the House of Common in London, England, Monday, June 22, 2026. (House of Commons via AP)
Eyes Left / 24 June 2026
24 June 2026

The basis for 20th-century social democracy in Britain is gone, argues ANDREW MURRAY – but there are measures a Burnham government could take that would break with neoliberalism

Your Party MP Zarah Sultana speaks at a demonstration organised by CND, Stop the War, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Muslim Association of Britain, Palestinian Forum in Britain and Friends of Al-Aqsa, at the US Embassy in London to call for an end to attacks on Iran. Picture date: Saturday March 7, 2026
Parliament / 22 June 2026
22 June 2026
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (right) alongside shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer during a press conference in central London
EU Referendum / 23 June 2026
23 June 2026

Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO says assessing a Labour leader whose mission was to smash the left must involve addressing the delusions that fuelled his rise

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Lady Victoria Starmer on the steps of 10 Downing Street, London, after his speech where he said he will resign as leader of the Labour Party and he has informed the King of his decision, June 22, 2026
Politics / 22 June 2026
22 June 2026

ANDREW MURRAY looks back at a damaging career marked by dishonesty, incompetence and revolting complicity in war crimes

   A man rides a bicycle beside the ruins of buildings destroyed by Israeli bombardments in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Arms Trade / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026
Labour party candidate Andy Burnham is declared the winner of the Makerfield by-election which was triggered by the resignation of Josh Simons, June 19, 2026
Editorial / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026
Labour party candidate Andy Burnham at Ashton Town FC in Ashton-in-Makerfield, after winning the Makerfield by-election which was triggered by the resignation of Josh Simons, June 19, 2026
Politics / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

Unions and MPs tell PM to quit after Burnham's triumph in Makerfield

Andy Burnham speaks to supporters outside Ashton Town Football Club after winning the Makerfield by-election, June 19, 2026
Politics / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

Voters have delivered a stay of execution for Labour and exposed limits to Reform’s advance. But will Burnham offer a political alternative rather than just a different face at the top, asks ANDREW MURRAY

10 in Downing Street in London, June 19, 2026
Politics / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar (left) with party candidate Heather Doran (right) whilst campaigning for the upcoming Arbroath and Broughty Ferry UK Parliamentary by-election in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, June 10, 2026
Aw That / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

MATT KERR takes stock of a night of by-elections, where the long repeated warnings for Labour and the political class remain stubbornly unheeded

A person poses next to a banner at the Community Sports Club in Makerfield, Greater Manchester, June 17, 2026
Politics / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026
People fill jugs with water in Havana, Cuba, June 12, 2026
Global Healthcare / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026

The US blockade of Cuba raises risks of a new global pandemic, experts warn at Unison conference

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and party candidate Robert Kenyon outside St Aidan's Parish Centre in Wigan, before Kenyon casts his vote in the Makerfield by-election, which was triggered by the resignation of Josh Simons, June 18, 2026
Analysis / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

Rising support for Farage’s party reflects Labour’s failure to defend working-class living standards or offer a credible alternative to neoliberal decline, says JOSEPH MILLS