politics
Chris Mason: Why 2026 is Keir Starmer's make or break year
With devolved elections coming up, questions over Labour’s direction and internal ‘campaigning’ already underway according to some insiders, where does this all leave the prime minister? Source link
Council leader to give evidence over Maccabi ban
Councillor John Cotton will appear in front of Home Affairs Committee MPs on 6 January. Source link
Grooming gang row 'could have been handled better' – Constance
Angela Constance’s remarks about Prof Alexis Jay are to be independently investigated to determine if they breached the ministerial code. Source link
British-Egyptian dissident appears to endorse 'smear campaign' claims
Alaa Abd El Fattah has faced backlash over old social media posts where he called for the killing of Zionists. Source link
Labour criticises Tory shadow minister for representing Abramovich
Labour says it is “indefensible” for Lord Wolfson to keep his role while acting as a lawyer for the Russian billionaire. Source link
Papers reveal Blair said voters had no appetite for more Welsh powers
Records from 2004 show Tony Blair saying his government had ‘lanced the boil of separatism’. Source link
Government to review 'information failures' in British-Egyptian activist case
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says she and Sir Keir Starmer were unaware of Alaa Abd El Fattah’s “abhorrent” historical tweets. Source link
Alpacas, buses and pints: Five laws you may have missed in 2025
More than 30 new laws have been created this year, including these lesser-known bits of legislation. Source link
Cabinet Office withdraws Andrew papers after 'error'
Documents mentioning Andrew were briefly released before being withdrawn from the National Archives. Source link
'It has the X-factor' – the view from the Commons public gallery
Who would choose to spend the day watching MPs talking? We spent a day in the visitors’ gallery to find out. Source link