Senior Labour figures urged Tony Blair to delay arrival of EU citizens in UK
Labour government discussed Tanzania asylum camp plan in 2004, files show
August 2024
The Tories have created an Islamophobic cesspit – but Labour must share some of the guilt
Owen Jones
The party sowed division during the Blair years – and according to its Muslim members, the stain of prejudice remains, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
August 2023
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Dorries claims she is ‘working daily’ on behalf of her constituents amid calls for her to resign – as it happened
She made the comment in response to repeated claims she is neglecting her duty as an MP
May 2022
Downing Street must withdraw its threat to replace the Human Rights Act
Letter: The government’s bill of rights proposal will weaken the public’s right to challenge abuse, says Geoffrey Bindman
December 2021
Downing Street initially opposed Stephen Lawrence inquiry
Tony Blair’s policy chief thought inquiry into police racism would raise unrealistic hopes for change
November 2021
Labour and Tories join calls for UK to repay Iran debt
Former foreign secretaries from both parties say settlement could help free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
May 2021
Guardian 200
The rudest things they ever said about the Guardian
This newspaper has upset public figures from Blair to Trump. Here we look at some of the resultant indignation
November 2020
Why do so many home secretaries fall out with their officials?
Something about the Home Office seems to breed tension, as many of Priti Patel’s forerunners also found
September 2020
Lib Dems drop mayoral contender over antisemitic comment about Jack Straw
Geeta Sidhu-Robb said in 1997 she would ‘tell everyone Jack Straw is a Jew’ in response to Labour’s anti-Islam claim
July 2020
Britain had a chance to talk about race 20 years ago. Let's get it right this time
Nasar Meer
A 2000 report foresaw the Black Lives Matter discussion, but didn’t survive the backlash, says the academic Nasar Meer
May 2020
Seven former foreign secretaries urge UK to take lead on Hong Kong
Cross-party initiative reflects concern response to China’s imposition of security laws cannot be left to Donald Trump
November 2019
The long read
How immigration became Britain’s most toxic political issue
The long read: Over 20 years, the debate about freedom of movement has become skewed by a hostile narrative
July 2019
Book of the day
The English Job by Jack Straw review – portrait of Iran’s fixation with Britain
The former foreign secretary on why Iran has just cause to fear foreign influence
January 2019
Women raped by Korean soldiers during Vietnam war still awaiting apology
Campaign group urges recognition for women affected by sexual violence of Korean troops and the children born as result
July 2018
The Guardian view on outsourcing torture: a shaming story
I tried to expose the truth about MI6 and torture – but was lied to
