The Guardian view on Birmingham’s bin strikes: a wake-up call for Labour
Editorial: England’s second city has become a symbol of political dysfunction. But the government should also draw wider lessons from the chaos
Jail term of Luton triple-murderer to be reviewed after MP’s referral
Shadow justice minister claims Nicholas Prosper’s life sentence with minimum of 49 years is unduly lenient
Truss social: the latest venture from a woman who really knows what the people want
Zoe Williams
She’s threatening to launch an ‘uncensored and uncancellable’ online platform – like we don’t have enough of those already, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
Starmer rejects claim there are ‘strong arguments’ for suspending fiscal rules amid US tariffs – as it happened
The PM doubled down on his insistence the government won’t change its fiscal rules, describing them as ‘ironclad’ and ‘non-negotiable’
The Lords debate
Questions over Tory peer’s support for nuclear company’s UK ambitions
Olivia Bloomfield has supported Terrestrial Energy since 2018 and says she is ‘scrupulous’ in following rules
I’ve quit the Tory party because it’s become a Trumpesque mess. Others will follow
Jamie Greene
The fiscally responsible, socially liberal party I loved has lurched to the right. I had to find a more tolerant alternative, says Jamie Greene, the Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP for West Scotland
