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John Crace

John Crace is the Guardian’s parliamentary sketch writer and author of Depraved New World and Taking the Lead: A Dog at Number 10

April 2025

  • Jonathan Reynolds speaking in the Commons

    The politics sketch
    The steel crisis has made the UK business secretary look like an innocent abroad

    John Crace
  • Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves visit the Jaguar Land Rover car factory in Birmingham.

    The politics sketch
    Keir and Rachel stay upbeat amid chaos caused by He Who Cannot Be Named

    John Crace
  • President Donald Trump holds up a chart of 'reciprocal tariffs' while speaking during a Make America Wealthy Again trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House

    Digested week
    Digested week: The world spins on as I cope with Mum’s loss

    John Crace
  • Keir Starmer

    The politics sketch
    Labour tries to seem in control while The Donald unleashes chaos on the world

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    Starmer sails through PMQs as Badenoch fails to get out of the blocks again

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    A sketch writers’ benefit? An April fool? Either way, big thanks to Mel and Kemi

    John Crace

March 2025

  • Keir Starmer delivers a speech at the international border security summit in London.

    The politics sketch
    Keir Starmer rolls up his sleeves to legitimise the Two Minutes Hate

    John Crace
  • A protester against benefit cuts in Westminster showing a sign with a composite picture of George Osborne and Rachel Reeves.

    The politics sketch
    The one where everyone piles in on Rachel. Someone get her an espresso

    John Crace
  • Rachel Reeves

    The politics sketch
    Everything is great, nothing to see here, Rachel Reeves tells MPs

    John Crace
  • UK's prime minister Keir Starmer and chancellor Rachel Reeves both point their fingers

    The politics sketch
    Rachel Reeves: For the umpteenth time, it’s not an emergency budget!

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    Labour delight in welcome distraction of Heathrow crisis-not-really-a-crisis

    John Crace
  • Digested week
    Digested week: Mum has died and my dog has cancer. I skipped World Happiness Day

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    Kemi brings little cheer to toxic Tories bracing for tough local elections

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    A defeated KemiKaze offers less opposition than Starmer’s own MPs

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    Liz Kendall’s stages of welfare cuts: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    Farage reprises his favourite moans at his latest not-so-special announcement

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    How many ministers does it take to deliver a speech on efficiency savings?

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    The fruit of flattery is tariffs, but Trump-wrangler Starmer takes it on the chin

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    Labour used to give the needy the benefit of the doubt. Now they slash their benefits

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    A big thank you to Reform for the comic relief in dark times

    John Crace
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