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Clint Edwards

The ‘truth’ about Russell Brand

John Rentoul

No, Keir Starmer won’t be more radical in government

Angela Rayner

Labour will do what the Tories won’t – fight sexual harassment at work

<p>Despite his party’s poll lead, Starmer has been unsuccessful at impressing himself on voters </p>
Voices

Starmer is unpopular: If Sunak gets it right Labour lead could vanish

Labour’s success may be more the result of Tory incompetence than its own political savvy, writes polling guru John Curtice. Should Rishi Sunak prove able to turn his government around, Keir Starmer might suddenly find that his seemingly impregnable large lead is in fact rather fragile

<p>The Republican Party is unmanageable and ungovernable, as it proved by ousting Kevin McCarthy </p>
Voices

The Republican party is in meltdown again – and it could impact Kyiv

<p>‘When people ask me whether this is a 1992 moment (when Labour lost) or a 1997 moment (when Labour won a landslide under Tony Blair), my answer is: neither’ </p>
Voices

Labour might have a big lead – but the Tories aren’t out of it yet

<p>A driver, texting, drifted, Or missed a mirror-check on manoeuvring, and blocked the M40</p><p>Long enough for me to sketch two rabbits and an owl</p>
Voices

Frieda Hughes: A car crash gave me new perspective

<p>Shoplifting is up around 25 per cent, with the police extremely unlikely to show up</p>
alan rusbridger

Why I’m scared by Britain’s crime epidemic – and you should be too

<p>Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar with candidate Michael Shanks after Labour won the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election, at South Lanarkshire Council Headquarters in Hamilton.</p>
sean o’grady

Starmer’s stonking victory shows Scotland is coming home to Labour

<p>Former England manager Kevin Keegan told an audience of fans he does not like listening to ‘lady footballers’ talk about the England men’s team</p>
Voices

What Kevin Keegan said about ‘lady footballers’ deserves a red card

7 October 2023
The Independent View

Labour’s victory in Scotland may not be all it seems

<p>Brianna Coppage, a 28-year-old teacher, has just been put on administrative leave for having an OnlyFans account </p>
berry hanna kraven

I worked for OnlyFans – why shouldn’t teachers have a side hustle?

<p>With David Beckham’s stewardship, Inter Miami fixtures have become must-see events for the A-list </p>
jim white

No one exploits their fame quite like David Beckham

<p>After his pledge to immediately resign should he be found guilty of breaching Covid rules two years ago, Keir Starmer already has an advantage over rule-breaker Rishi Sunak </p>
Letters

The next election will be as much about integrity as policy

<p>Rishi Sunak announced plans for a crackdown on smoking in his conference speech</p>
james moore

Smoking ban makes me fume: bad for health, yes! But our right to do it

<p>Emily Thornberry, the shadow attorney general, will oversee the proposals </p>
The Independent View

Labour’s plans to protect women are modest but credible

<p>Ohio Rep Jim Jordan </p>
Voices

Would a Speaker Jim Jordan doom the House GOP majority?

<p>Had Suella Braverman considered what causes migration she might have argued against her own government’s policies </p>
Letters

Suella Braverman might be right, but has the wrong answers

<p>Keir Starmer’s Labour Party is currently 17 points ahead of the Conservatives – quite a buffer</p>
Voices

Five ways Keir Starmer could still blow it

<p>Emily Hunt, the government’s former ‘rape tsar’, said: ‘I don’t think I could ever report a crime to the police in this country again’ </p>
Voices

Rape conviction rates are dismal – it’s no wonder women have lost hope

<p>Emily Hunt, the government’s former ‘rape tsar’, said: ‘I don’t think I could ever report a crime to the police in this country again’ </p>
Voices

Rape conviction rates are dismal – it’s no wonder women have lost hope

<p>How would Labour persuade the private sector to fund public projects on more favourable terms for taxpayers than previously? </p>
Voices

Starmer has found his ‘magic money tree’ – but his party won’t like it

<p>Rep Jim Jordan </p>
Voices

Can ‘legislative terrorist’ Jim Jordan lead the House?

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Fiona Bruce apologises for calling Question Time audience member ‘Black guy’

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<p>Suella Braverman’s speech at the Conservatives’ conference raised eyebrows for some of the language she used</p>
The Independent View

Politicians stoke culture wars – with trans people caught in crossfire

<p>Is it a bird? It is a plane? Is it a high speed rail service? No, it’s Super Sunak! </p>
Voices

With one speech, Sunak tore up the Tory rulebook. Good for him...

<p>This real-life drama is symptomatic of the current state of the country and still raises a number of very serious questions</p>
Letters

What was the Tory party thinking?

<p>Robert Fico, Slovakia’s new leader, spearheaded his party’s election campaign with pledges to end all military support for Ukraine </p>
Voices

Are the cracks beginning to show in Europe’s support of Ukraine?

<p>Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will not promise to reverse the prime minister’s changes</p>
Voices

The one thing Labour must do to avoid the traps laid by the Tories

<p>Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he leaves the courtroom during a lunch break in his civil business fraud trial, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in New York</p>
Voices

The latest Trump movement shows the GOP is over

<p>Robert Fico, Slovakia’s new leader, spearheaded his party’s election campaign with pledges to end all military support for Ukraine </p>
Voices

Are the cracks beginning to show in Europe’s support of Ukraine?

<p>Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will not promise to reverse the prime minister’s changes</p>
Voices

The one thing Labour must do to avoid the traps laid by the Tories

<p>Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he leaves the courtroom during a lunch break in his civil business fraud trial, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in New York</p>
Voices

The latest Trump movement shows the GOP is over

<p>The prime minister pledged to end ‘the old consensus’ of the last three decades – ignoring which party has run Britain for 17 years of that time</p>
Voices

Sums don’t add up for Rishi, ‘the change candidate’

5 October 2023
The Independent View

Can Rishi Sunak really claim to be the candidate of change?

<p>HS2 would have taken the strain off exisiting train services and removed freight traffic from motorways – making it easier to drive to the office (Carey Tompsett/PA)</p>
Voices

Will Rishi’s transport vision improve your commute? Don’t bank on it…

<p>The opportunity for the UK to rejoin the EU under an ‘associate membership’ has sparked debate (Jonathan Brady/PA)</p>
Brexit

Independent readers give their verdict on chance to strengthen EU ties

<p>The axeing of HS2 was decided autocratically by the prime minister</p>
Letters

How much longer can we pretend that Britain is a democracy?

<p>The axeing of HS2 was decided autocratically by the prime minister</p>
Letters

How much longer can we pretend that Britain is a democracy?

<p>Sunak said ‘every region outside London will receive the same or more with quicker results’ </p>
Voices

Rishi’s promise to spend £36bn on small towns begs one question...

<p>Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty, who ‘looked a million dollars – just don’t ask where they’re domiciled’</p>
Voices

Sunak killed HS2, A-levels and smoking – and set fire to his future

<p>There is still something rehearsed about the Home Secretary’s demeanour</p>
Voices

There’s only one word for Suella Braverman’s speech – toxic

<p>Dame Sue Carr was made to look like a cross between Santa Claus and an ill-dressed bishop</p>
Voices

What on earth is the lady chief justice wearing?

Voices

Make no mistake, Kevin McCarthy chose this

<p>HS2 will stand as a permanent reminder of Tory incompetence</p>
Voices

Cancelling HS2 is only the start of the Tories’ Great Train Robbery

<p>Unfortunately, it seems like Beckham hasn’t learned anything since his well-deserved public shaming</p>
Voices

The one thing David Beckham got sarong...

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