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Martin Rowson on John Healey’s first budget – cartoon
‘A direct cultural threat’: your questions on the rise of the right across Europe answered
The right’s scrounger rhetoric dominates the benefits debate. Labour must fight back – and win | Frances Ryan
The water torture goes on at Thames. Sector-wide reform isn’t moving much faster | Nils Pratley
It’s not the old two-party politics – but Labour and the Tories now know they can shun their populist challengers | Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian view on Stormont: voters in Northern Ireland deserve more than an endless cycle of dysfunction | Editorial
Ben Jennings on Reform UK’s council candidates – cartoon
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years for child sexual offences
The Guardian view on Trump’s deal with Putin: grim and grubby, but not gamechanging | Editorial
Plan unveiled to increase share of land farmed organically in England to 10%
The UK energy secretary is flirting with a bad idea for bills – the ‘rising block tariff’
That Kemi is spectacularly wrong about almost everything is a big help to the PM | John Crace
Closer EU trade ties greater prize for UK than making separate deals, minister says
This civil war on the British right is a charade – its politics are more united than ever | Jonathan Liew
Global financial system is failing developing countries, says Ed Miliband
UK will not put tariffs on Chinese vehicles, says Jonathan Reynolds
Palantir is worming its way into the British state – it’s time to curb this controversial US company’s influence | George Monbiot
UK high street bosses urge chancellor to cut cost of employing young people
Wes Streeting might be an unlikely defence secretary – but he’s still a better bet than Penny Mordaunt
The Guardian view on Burnham’s Brexit reset: overdue, but proceed with care | Editorial
The Guardian view on probation: overcrowded prisons need an outlet | Editorial
One thing must now be clear to Andy Burnham. The rightwing press is on a war footing – and he’s the enemy | Jane Martinson
The Guardian view on the Liberal Democrats: now is not the time to change leader | Editorial
Ben Jennings on Reform’s pledge to suspend the UK asylum system – cartoon
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards ‘almost certainly’ behind RAF Fairford threats, says Burnham
Was Burnham right to talk about Russian interference in Brexit? – podcast
Reform’s Zia Yusuf is sounding more and more like Trump every day | Zoe Williams

Burnham must remember: more regulation is not the best way to improve public services | Phillip Inman
Satisfaction levels are rising in the NHS when talking about GP and hospital visits. Photograph: Nick Moore/AlamyView…

What do Britain’s death-penalty cheerleaders have to say about Christa Pike? | Maya Foa
Witness Catherine Sweeney recounts the planned execution of Christa Pike at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in…

I’m not buying into the ‘Keminaissance’. If the Tories lowered the bar any further, they’d be Reform UK | Frances Ryan
Kemi Badenoch visits an Oil States Industries site in Aberdeen, Scotland on 5 June 2026. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The…

At Brighton, Polanski raised his arms in triumph. It felt more like a wave goodbye
Like Blue Peter presenters on amphetamines: Hannah Spencer (left), and Siân Berry join Zack Polanski on stage at the…

The Guardian view on the Conservative conference: a party still searching for a purpose | Editorial
The Tories are flattered by their status as the official opposition in parliament. In the wider country, Reform UK has…

The Green party’s anti-Zionism motion is yet another attempt to tell Jews how we should think | Jonathan Freedland
Zack Polanski with Hannah Spencer and Siân Berry at the Green party conference, Brighton, 2 October 2026. Photograph:…

Ella Baron on Andy Burnham reversing 40 years of neoliberalism – cartoon
View image in fullscreen Illustration: Ella Baron/The GuardianGuardian Opinion cartoonAndy BurnhamElla Baron on Andy…

Digested week: My heart sank at seeing Labour’s ‘Hope Again’ conference slogan. But then came Andy Burnham
My speech was amazing.’ Photograph: Phil Noble/ReutersView image in fullscreen ‘You’re right. My speech was amazing.’…

For too long, only the right has expanded the boundaries of what governments can do. Can Burnham change that? | Andy Beckett
Ed Miliband and Andy Burnham at the Labour party conference, Liverpool, 27 September 2026. Photograph: Adam…

UK airlines to be banned from charging parents to sit with children
The change would require airlines to seat passengers under 14 next to their parents. Photograph: Viacheslav…

Welcome to the new Reform roadshow. Same as the last but more desperate | John Crace
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage at a party rally in Doncaster. Photograph: Scott Heppell/ReutersView image in…

Flipping public opinion on the triple lock was Burnham magic – he’ll need more of it to see his social care plans through | Polly Toynbee
Andy Burnham speaks to residents, care workers and volunteers during visit to a care home in London, 29 July 2026.…

Ben Jennings on Andy Burnham’s suggestion that the Brexit question could be revisited – cartoon
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Why is the UK-France ‘one in, one out’ migration deal being scrapped?
A British Border Force vessel arrives at Ramsgate after picking up people trying to cross the Channel in a small boat.…

Burnham is right that ‘hope comes from honesty’. That’s why Labour must make the case for rejoining the EU | Sadiq Khan
Andy Burnham meets with European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, at the UN general assembly, in New York,…

Releasing prisoners won’t solve the crisis in English and Welsh jails. Here’s what will | Enver Solomon
Under the heading “Challenges”, it lists gangs, the destruction of cells, prisoners exploiting each other and complex…

Rightwing economic myths could derail Burnham’s project – to destroy them, look to Keynes | Larry Elliott
His first party conference speech as prime minister was full of fond memories for the Britain of the 1950s and 1960s,…

Government must stop dithering over energy bill support for the vulnerable | Nils Pratley
Virtually everyone agrees the current warm homes discount is inadequate. Photograph: Solarisys/ShutterstockView image…

The Guardian view on falling pupil numbers: a chance to improve opportunities for young people | Editorial
But they should also free up more resources to spend on young peopleWed 30 Sep 2026 13.36 EDTLast modified on Wed 30…

Ben Jennings on Andy Burnham’s pledge to overhaul social care – cartoon
The prime minister has announced his plan for an NHS-style free care service, funded partly by scrapping the state…

Electoral reform could be a gamble too far for Burnham – but so far he’s on a winning streak| Zoe Williams
Andy Burnham at the Labour party conference in Liverpool on 30 September 2026. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPAView image…

UK income growth revised upwards as markets hail ‘resilient’ economy
The ONS said the Britain’s GDP rose by 0.5% in the second quarter. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/ShutterstockView…
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