5 d. ago Say what you will about Trump, but unlike Starmer he knows his own power – and how to use it | Aditya Chakrabortty

The right is unafraid to show its might on the world stage – meanwhile the prime minister is tinkering with potholes. That just about sums up the centre-leftLast weekend, as the world wondered whether Donald Trump would swipe Greenland, Keir Starmer made his own big geographic intervention: he published a map of which councils were fixing potholes.Yes, potholes. Yes, a map. Barely 18 months into office, with crucial elections just ahead and his party lagging behind the ragtag troops of Nigel Farage and even Kemi Badenoch, this was how Team Starmer kicked off 2026. To be fair, as the young people say, the map is colour-coded.Aditya Chakrabortty is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Starmer faces Badenoch at PMQs amid criticism over digital ID U

Ministers have rolled back central element of digital ID plans, possibly allowing people to use other forms of identification to prove their right to workHere are extracts from three interesting comment articles about the digital ID U-turn.Ailbhe Rea in the New Statesman in the New Statesmans says there were high hopes for the policy when it was first announced.I remember a leisurely lunch over the summer when a supporter of digital IDs told me how they thought Keir Starmer would reset his premiership. Alongside a reorganisation of his team in Number 10, and maybe a junior ministerial reshuffle, they predicted he would announce in his speech at party conference that his government would be embracing digital IDs. “It will allow him to show he’s willing to do whatever it takes to tackle illegal immigration,” was their rationale.Sure enough, Starmer announced “phase two” of his government, reshuffled his top team and, on the Friday before Labour party conference, he duly announced his ...

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3 w. ago Australian prime minister centres New Year’s message on Bondi victims

Anthony Albanese centred his New Year's message on the victims of the Bondi terror attack.

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3 w. ago Powerful message families of Bondi Beach terror attack victims want Anthony Albanese to read as they pen blistering open letter to the PM: 'Owe us answers'

The loved ones of 11 victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack have joined forces to write a blistering open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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3 w. ago King Charles Christmas speech 2025 in full as he pays tribute to acts of 'spontaneous bravery'

The King's annual Christmas message has alluded to the Bondi Beach and Manchester synagogue attacks

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3 w. ago King Charles praises bravery in the face of Bondi beach and Manchester synagogue attacks in Christmas message

Charles also celebrated the “Second World War values of courage and sacrifice” in his annual festive address to the nation

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3 w. ago Albanese announces bravery award for heroes of Bondi antisemitic attack

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a national bravery award to honor those who confronted an antisemitic terror attack

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4 w. ago Australia PM Albanese accuses opposition of ‘politicising’ Bondi Beach terror attack

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has said he "regrets the politicisation" of the Bondi Beach terror attack amid rising tensions in parliament.

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4 w. ago Labour is set to break Angela Rayner's infrastructure pledge due to 'dithering and delay' by ministers

More than half of planning decisions on 27 major projects expected in 2025 were delayed beyond the three-month decision period for ministers, according to the Centre for Policy Studies.

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