Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 8hHow Tories have become the M&S party - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 382
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 8hVoters more likely to oppose than back Tory plan to lift £100,000 cap on eligibility for free childcare, poll suggests - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 092
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 9hTory plan to cut energy efficiency rule for builders will cost new home owners £1,000 a year, says thinktank - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comTory plan to cut energy efficiency rule for builders will cost new home owners £1,000 a year, says thinktank – UK politics liveA researcher at a climate change think tank says the Conservative policy would be a ‘disaster for first time buyers’ 0156
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 18hZack Polanski banned from Israel after Green party votes to equate Zionism with racism - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 2102
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 18hTories accused of copying Reform UK after shadow chancellor says axing red tape could cut cost of new homes by £50k - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comShadow chancellor to address Tory conference as he claims slashing red tape could cut cost of new houses by £50,000 – UK politics liveAndrew Griffith makes speech today as Reform UK accuses party of copying policies they ‘announced weeks and months ago’ 563
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Tories criticised for proposing to cut UK aid spending to £1bn a year, in line with Reform UK's policy - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comBadenoch says Tories want policies ‘for everybody’ as she defends plan to let millionaires get free childcare – UK politics liveConservative leader defends plan to extend free childcare to high earners, as Tory conference begins in Birmingham today 182
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Badenoch says Tories want to have policies 'for everybody' as she defends plan to let millionaires to get free childcare - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comConservatives claim ‘major victory’ as Tory conference begins after Labour scraps plans to curb jury trials – UK politics liveShadow justice secretary says despite U-turn Labour are still ‘restricting juries by the back door’, as Conservative conference begins in Birmingham 6172
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Former Green co-leader Carla Denyer urges activists to reject 'Zionism is racism' motion, saying it would alienate many Jews - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 3143
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Conservatives claim ‘major victory’ as Tory conference begins after Labour scraps plans to curb jury trials - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comConservatives claim ‘major victory’ as Tory conference begins after Labour scraps plans to curb jury trials – UK politics liveShadow justice secretary says despite U-turn Labour are still ‘restricting juries by the back door’, as Conservative conference begins in Birmingham 030
Reposted by Andrew SparrowDamian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Apply now! Guardian Digital Journalist Scheme - for journalists who wish to gain skills across video, audio, pictures, text, social or audience at the Guardian workwithus.theguardian.com/digital-jour...workwithus.theguardian.comDigital Journalist Scheme 136
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Annual homelessness deaths in England and Wales have almost doubled over past decade, ONS says - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 256
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Tories suggest they would cut benefits for young people if they're living at home and parents can support them - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 231
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Badenoch proposes welfare reform that would stop many jobless under-25s getting universal credit - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comBadenoch proposes welfare reform that would stop many jobless under-25s getting universal credit – UK politics liveTories suggest ‘tough love’ approach amid issue of one million young people not in employment, education or training 1064
Reposted by Andrew SparrowAlasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Yes, imagine a party which was obsessed with a single issue and which damaged the UK and its foreign relationships 3254
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Cooper says violence against women and girls public health problem as she announces £50m for support services - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 0143
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Voters back Burnham's plan to cut back triple lock to fund social care reform by 48% to 28%, poll suggests - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 2114
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Cooper says government setting up collective pension scheme for workers in care sector - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 0102
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Tories rule out taking party in Burnham's proposed cross-party commission on electoral reform - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 284624
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Yvette Cooper tells Labour conference 'Sure Start's back', as she expands healthy babies support programme - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comYvette Cooper tells Labour conference ‘Sure Start’s back’ as she expands Healthy Babies programme – UK politics liveHealth secretary says government ‘will bring back the Sure Start health services into every family centre’ 1339
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Tories accuse Burnham of going back on Makerfield byelection pledge to respect outcome of Brexit referendum - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 920
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Burnham says he has spent 'a lot of time' working out how to fill £4.7bn funding gap in defence investment plan - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 151
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Burnham suggests it would not be legitimate for any party to form majority government with less than 30% of vote - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comAndy Burnham says rejoining the EU among all ‘the options’ being considered – UK politics liveThe prime minister says he wants to open a debate about the UK’s future relationship with Europe 2162
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Burnham says Britain needs to resolve EU relationship because it can't afford another decade of post-Brexit drift - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 2176
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Andy Burnham says he wants to rejoin EU in his lifetime, but not necessarily 'now' - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comAndy Burnham says rejoining the EU among all ‘the options’ being considered – UK politics liveThe prime minister says he wants to open a debate about the UK’s future relationship with Europe 263
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026What journalists and commentators are saying about Burnham's speech - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 230
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Andy Burnham's conference speech - snap verdict - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comBurnham says he would put PR in Labour manifesto and scrap triple lock to fund social care – UK politics livePM, in first speech to party conference as leader, insists his plans are a ‘good deal’ for older people 1102
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Campaigners claim Miliband saying Palestine Action ban not meant to criminalise 'grannies' will help legal challenge, Haroon Siddique reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 071
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Burnham is told axing pension triple lock would be ‘electoral suicide’ as he prepares to address Labour conference - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 6143
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Healey's speech - verdict from the commentariat - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comJohn Healey says Labour will stick to fiscal rules in first speech as chancellor – UK politics liveThe chancellor announced a new local apprenticeship service to boost opportunities for young people 350
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026John Healey's speech - snap verdict - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comJohn Healey says Labour will stick to fiscal rules in first speech as chancellor – UK politics liveThe chancellor announced a new local apprenticeship service to boost opportunities for young people 031
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Burnham's social care plan could cost far more than he says, and take 'many decades' to implement, leading expert Andrew Dilnot claims - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 642
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Chancellor John Healey to promise ‘new age of industrialisation’ in speech to Labour conference - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comChancellor John Healey to promise ‘new age of industrialisation’ in speech to Labour conference – UK politics liveHealey to announce new facilities to maintain nuclear submarines on the Clyde 170
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Reform UK revives 'death tax' slogan to attack Burnham's plan for new levy to fund NHS-style free social care - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 330
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Michael Marra and Ken Skates tell conference how they think Labour can recover in Scotland and Wales - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 011
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Plaid Cymru says Stephen Kinnock was 'insulting voters' when he claimed it's offering 'same poison' as Reform UK - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 131
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Pat McFadden tells Labour activists they should not defend benefits system 'status quo' because it 'writes off' claimants - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 021
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Norway's PM tells Labour conference focusing on cost of living was essential to getting his party re-elected - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 181
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Streeting claims he has given up wanting to be Labour leader - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 350
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Burnham confirms he wants new taxes to pay for free social care in England, saying many people already paying 'huge' dementia costs now - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comUK politics live: Burnham braces for social care criticism, saying ‘we have demential taxes now’PM appears to be anticipating criticism of reforms that he will set out on Tuesday at the Labour party conference 2202
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Andy Burnham says he will show he will take 'difficult but real decisions' as Labour's conference starts - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comUK politics live: Further poll boost for Labour as its conference beginsMore in Common projects Labour on 250 seats against Reform on 147 580
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026MoJ figures show crown and magistrates' court backlogs at record high, with 24,000 serious cases held up more than year - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 061
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Badenoch says Tories could not form pact with Reform UK in part because they're too sleazy, insisting 'it's about character' - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 10143
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Anti-Reform UK tactical voting up significantly over past year, poll suggests - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comPM’s new anti-disinformation unit gets cross-party backing, as Farage declares it an attack on free speech – UK politics liveFarage referred to the new unit and said Burnham was setting it up ‘using the excuse that Russia wants to interfere with elections’ 34013
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026PM's new anti-disinformation unit gets cross-party backing - as Farage says it's Orwellian attack on free speech - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 3135
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026What Burnham said in his speech to UN - summary and analysis - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comPM’s new anti-disinformation unit won’t target ‘domestic political dissent’, defence secretary says – UK politics liveWes Streeting told GB News: ‘We’re not interested in policing domestic political dissent’ 243
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026PM’s new anti-disinformation unit won’t target ‘domestic political dissent’, defence secretary Wes Streeting says - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 432
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Trump describes Chagos Islands deal as 'terrible', and claims Burnham has agreed to review it - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comTrump says he has a better UK relationship with Burnham as PM – politics liveUS president says Burnham will be ‘a great PM’ in friendly first meeting on the sidelines of UN General Assembly but makes jibe at Starmer 230
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Burnham defends sanctions on West Bank settlements, as Trump does not criticise and claims to be unaware of details - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comTrump says he has a better UK relationship with Burnham as PM – politics liveUS president says Burnham will be ‘a great PM’ in friendly first meeting on the sidelines of UN General Assembly but makes jibe at Starmer 031
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Trump adopts positive tone about Burnham, saying he's 'natural businessperson', after their first meeting - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comTrump says he has a better UK relationship with Burnham as PM – politics liveUS president says Burnham will be ‘a great PM’ in friendly first meeting on the sidelines of UN General Assembly but makes jibe at Starmer 052
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Ed Davey's speech - snap verdict - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comDavey says far right in Britain now better funded and supported than in the past – UK politics liveLib Dem leader tells party conference that ‘something big and dangerous is happening in our country’ 180
