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Wed 2 Sept 2026

Today's debates

Keir Starmer's silhouetted profile against a blue sky, hand raised while delivering a speech on 11 July 2022 in Gateshead
quote  Farewell Keir Starmer, a terrible politician whom we desperately wanted to be something more
Zoe Williams
Surfers Against Sewage stage a paddle out protest against sewage pollution in Falmouth, 17 May 2025.
quote  Thames Water, I refuse to pay the sewage charge in my bill while you pollute Britain’s rivers and coastlines
Jenny Jones
Graphic showing a hand (with a suit-wearing arm) depositing a £1 coin in a ballot box
quote  Andy Burnham has already made a mistake that will cost him his premiership: he lost his nerve over political donations
George Monbiot
A pharmacist squeezes a patient's finger to draw blood
quote  Free cholesterol tests on the NHS are great – but here’s the five-point health MOT I’d really like to see
Devi Sridhar
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Protesters in Halle hold a large banner reading "AfD-Verbot Jetzt!" while marching with flags
quote  The shadow of the AfD hangs over German democracy – but I still have faith in my adopted country
John Kampfner
Andy Burnham leaving No 10 to address the House of Commons, London, 1 September 2026.
quote  Burnham’s ambitious plans need room to breathe – and Westminster suffocates change
Rafael Behr
Notting Hill carnival 2026 in London, 31 August 2026.
quote  Happy 60th anniversary, Notting Hill carnival – a symbol of all that London can be
Sadiq Khan
Palace of Westminster, home to the Houses of Parliament in London.
quote  The rich and powerful are already trying to sway the next election – I have a plan to stop them
Stella Creasy
Two men walking through sludge past the shells of homes
quote  The Nepal and Tibet flood is a warning: melting snow and ice will bring more disasters around the world
Bill McGuire
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Sanae Takaichi and Donald Trump talk in the Oval Office at the White House in March 2026.
The Guardian view on the global bond shock: Andy Burnham should take note
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Today's cartoon

Ella Baron on Andy Burnham’s first prime minister’s questions – cartoon
Ella Baron on Andy Burnham’s first prime minister’s questions – cartoon
 
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