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  • Campaigners celebrate outside the supreme court on Wednesday.

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    Gender ruling ‘a victory for common sense, but only if you recognise trans people exist’, says equalities watchdog – live

  • For Women Scotland members speaking to the media after the supreme court’s ruling on Wednesday.

    New rules for public bodies expected ‘by summer’ after UK gender ruling

    Equalities watchdog chair says code of practice will give clarity and adds trans people’s rights ‘must be respected’
  • a man clapping in a crowd

    Ex-UK defence minister ‘disgusted’ by Trump’s attitude to Putin and Russia

    Grant Shapps also compares calling Sumy strike a ‘mistake’ to statements by IRA terror group when it killed civilians

  • Ministers in ‘active conversation’ with UK drug firms over potential tariffs

  • What’s next for British Steel? – Politics Weekly UK

  • Israeli minister met David Lammy on ‘private’ visit to UK, Foreign Office says

  • Legal definition of woman is based on biological sex, UK supreme court rules

  • UK officials label trade documents ‘secret’ to shield from US eyes amid Trump tariff war

  • Labour select committee chairs call for parliament to vote on trade deal with US

  • UK in talks with France about deal to swap people seeking asylum

  • Jail term of Luton triple-murderer to be reviewed after MP’s referral

Opinion

  • Adrian Chiles

    In a world full of wedgies, are you a wedger like Trump, or a wedgee like me?

    Adrian Chiles
  • Martin Kettle

    Can we stop pretending a trade deal with Trump will be a gamechanger for the UK. It won’t

    Martin Kettle
  • The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, meets China’s vice-premier, He Lifeng, during a visit to Beijing earlier this year.

    The Guardian view on UK-China relations: a dilemma made sharper by Brexit

  • A pile of fly-tipped rubbish in Birmingham

    The Guardian view on Birmingham’s bin strikes: a wake-up call for Labour

  • In Trumpland, ‘defending free speech’ means one thing: submission to the president

    Rafael Behr

  • While Starmer’s hand was forced on British Steel, it’s time to forge ahead with more nationalisations

    Owen Jones

  • Pete Songi on Keir Starmer’s attempt to save British Steel at any cost – cartoon

  • Why was I deported from Hong Kong? There should be no more ministerial visits until the UK gets an explanation

    Wera Hobhouse

  • To understand this government, look at who it bailed out – and the flailing UK sector it didn’t

    Gaby Hinsliff

  • In the shadow of Grenfell, tenants are living with damp, mould and rats – there’s no faith in politics without a safe home

    Joe Powell

  • Nicola Jennings on Trump’s wild west redux – cartoon

  • Labour has done right by British Steel – now it must speed up a radical strategy for all industry

    Polly Toynbee

Features & Analysis

  • Nigel Farage speaking on stage

    Nigel Farage and the unions: Reform leader walks line between friend and foe

  • Nigel Farage holding a Sun newspaper spread reading: “Keir’s worst Nige-mare”

    ‘Cutting DEI won’t fill potholes’: Labour ready to play long game against Farage

  • David Cameron with Xi Jinping: they are both lifting pints of beer to their mouths

    Another UK government is doing contradictory things when it comes to China

  • Winston Jones

    ‘I didn’t trust the system’: lasting trauma of Windrush victim barred from UK for 10 years

Politics Weekly UK
Every Thursday, Guardian political columnist John Harris hosts a cast of voices from up and down the country as well as across the political spectrum to analyse the week’s political news.

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Cartoons

  • Ben Jennings on American rockets – cartoon

    Ben Jennings on American rockets – cartoon

  • Ben Jennings on Zelenskyy's invite to Trump – cartoon

    Ben Jennings on Zelenskyy’s invite to Donald Trump – cartoon

    Ukraine’s president has urged Trump to visit his country before a deal is done to end the war
  • Nicola Jennings on Trump’s wild west redux – cartoon

    Nicola Jennings on Trump’s wild west redux – cartoon

    Ukraine, Gaza, financial markets, Iran and climate change are all targets as the US president moves fast and smashes things

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