Diane Abbott and others could go to the Lords as Starmer seeks to reward his allies with seats
Labour MPs including Diane Abbott have been offered peerages to stand down and make way for Sir Keir Starmer’s chosen candidates. A number of left-wing MPs claim that, in the wake of the general election announcement, they were told they would be elevated to the House of Lords if they gave up...Labour MPs including Diane Abbott have been offered peerages to stand down and make way for Sir Keir Starmer’s chosen candidates. A number of left-wing MPs claim that, in the wake of the general election announcement, they were told they would be elevated to the House of Lords if they gave up...Labour MPs including Diane Abbott have been offered peerages to stand down and make way for Sir Keir Starmer’s chosen candidates.
If Sir Keir Starmer enters Downing Street in a month’s time, he will be indebted to a man whom most outside of Westminster have never heard of. For much of the past decade, that is exactly how Morgan McSweeney wanted it. Born and raised in Macroom, a small town in Co Cork, he has subterfuge in his blood: his grandfather volunteered for the...If Sir Keir Starmer enters Downing Street in a month’s time, he will be indebted to a man whom most outside of Westminster have never heard of. For much of the past decade, that is exactly how Morgan McSweeney wanted it. Born and raised in Macroom, a small town in Co Cork, he has subterfuge in his blood: his grandfather volunteered for the...If Sir Keir Starmer enters Downing Street in a month’s time, he will be indebted to a man whom most outside of Westminster have...
OLIVER SHAH IN INDIA
Sitting cross-legged on the top floor of his Sanskrit school in Varanasi, Anil Shastri delights in scrolling through photographs on his phone of himself with Narendra Modi’s siblings and their late mother. He has known the Indian prime minister since he was a young man in the western state of Gujarat, where Modi...Sitting cross-legged on the top floor of his Sanskrit school in Varanasi, Anil Shastri delights...Sitting cross-legged on the top floor of his Sanskrit school in Varanasi, Anil Shastri delights...
INTERVIEW
When Donald Trump entered the Manhattan court house on Thursday afternoon to hear the jury’s verdict on 34 felony counts, he had a spring in his step. “He came in a little upbeat, I even caught his eye and he nodded to me,” says Christine Cornell...When Donald Trump entered the Manhattan court house on Thursday afternoon to hear the jury’s...When Donald Trump entered the Manhattan court house on Thursday afternoon to hear the jury’s...
DISPATCH FROM HELSINKI
Two coaches pull into Helsinki’s Senate Square and out jumps a flash mob of about 100 or so 20-year-olds, clad in pink and green dungarees and white sailor caps. They mount the steps of Helsinki Cathedral, which is dazzling white in the May...Two coaches pull into Helsinki’s Senate Square and out jumps a flash mob of about 100 or so...Two coaches pull into Helsinki’s Senate Square and out jumps a flash mob of about 100 or so...
INTERVIEW
‘Come on, cresty, where are you?” The plaintive cry of the lesser-spotted TV personality rings through the pine trees on the banks of Loch Garten in the Scottish Highlands. Nancy Moir and her husband, Jim — the artist formerly known as Vic Reeves...‘Come on, cresty, where are you?” The plaintive cry of the lesser-spotted TV personality rings...‘Come on, cresty, where are you?” The plaintive cry of the lesser-spotted TV personality rings...
INTERVIEW
As a young boy, Ahmed Alsanawi played football barefoot in the backstreets of Baghdad and dreamt of one day turning professional. Now he is gearing up to fly to Germany for the Euros as a crucial addition to the England squad. He will be cutting...As a young boy, Ahmed Alsanawi played football barefoot in the backstreets of Baghdad and dreamt...As a young boy, Ahmed Alsanawi played football barefoot in the backstreets of Baghdad and dreamt...
INTERVIEW BY HADLEY FREEMan
NEWS REVIEW
In 1997, Baz Luhrmann exhorted the youth of the day to do one thing. “If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it,” the Australian film director said in his spoken-word hit Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)...In 1997, Baz Luhrmann exhorted the youth of the day to do one thing. “If I could offer you only...In 1997, Baz Luhrmann exhorted the youth of the day to do one thing. “If I could offer you only...
A humiliating general election for the African National Congress (ANC) has pitched South Africa into the most volatile political environment since mass bloodshed threatened to derail the first free vote 30 years ago. With 99 per cent of voting districts declared, Nelson Mandela’s former party was...A humiliating general election for the African National Congress (ANC) has pitched South Africa into the most volatile political environment since mass bloodshed threatened to derail the first free vote 30 years ago. With 99 per cent of voting districts declared, Nelson Mandela’s former party was...A humiliating general election for the African National Congress (ANC) has pitched South Africa into the most volatile...
analysis
The idea that the law is just politics by other means is as old as the United States. America’s latest watershed moment is therefore unprecedented but also, to those with a sense of history, deeply familiar. We may not have seen this movie before and cannot be certain how it will end but we should be very familiar with the genre. The...The idea that the law is just politics by other means is as old as the United States. America’s latest watershed moment is therefore unprecedented but also, to those with a sense of history, deeply familiar. We may not have seen this movie before and cannot be certain how it will end but we should be very familiar with the genre. The...The idea that the law is just politics by other means is as old as the United States. America’s latest watershed moment is...
A pupil in his final year of school, Jean Benoit will be voting for the first time in next Sunday’s European parliament elections, and he has no doubt about which party to back: the National Rally, headed by Jordan Bardella. “He’s going to stop immigration and make France French,” said Benoit, 18, after hearing...A pupil in his final year of school, Jean Benoit will be voting for the first time in next...A pupil in his final year of school, Jean Benoit will be voting for the first time in next...
dispatch
In the car park of a Costco supermarket in the northern suburbs of Phoenix some of America’s most powerful voters were stocking up for the weekend. Libertarians perused stacks of enormous biscotti, centrist Democrats hunted for parsley, and never-Trump Republicans considered buying miniature trampolines. In November, the outcome of the election will be decided not by...In the car park of a Costco supermarket in the northern suburbs of Phoenix some of America’s most...In the car park of a Costco supermarket in the northern suburbs of Phoenix some of America’s most...
In the 1980s, while Donald J Trump was building luxurious, towering hotels in New York City, the judge who is now...In the 1980s, while Donald J Trump was building luxurious, towering hotels in New York City, the judge who is now contemplating whether to send him to jail was working in them. Juan Merchan, 61, was born in Bogota, Colombia, but grew up on the other side of Queens to Trump, working as a pot washer to pay his way...In the 1980s, while Donald J Trump was building luxurious, towering hotels in New York City, the judge who is now contemplating...
letter from tokyo
LOUISE CALLAGHAN IN UTAH
It was a bittersweet moment for Marielis Lopez, 26, when she was handed the keys to a free two-bedroom prefabricated house on the Panamanian mainland. “I am excited,” the mother-of -two, wearing the traditional dulemola embroidered blouse of the...It was a bittersweet moment for Marielis Lopez, 26, when she was handed the keys to a free...It was a bittersweet moment for Marielis Lopez, 26, when she was handed the keys to a free...
When Stephen van Rooyen, Sky’s recently departed UK and Europe head, flew for work, he and his top team would travel in an Embraer Phenom 300, an aircraft with a 17ft-long interior that comfortably seats six passengers. His boss Dana Strong, so the story goes, would opt for the more upmarket...When Stephen van Rooyen, Sky’s recently departed UK and Europe head, flew for work, he and his top team would travel in an Embraer Phenom 300, an aircraft with a 17ft-long interior that comfortably seats six passengers. His boss Dana Strong, so the story goes, would opt for the more upmarket...When Stephen van Rooyen, Sky’s recently departed UK and Europe head, flew for work, he and his top team would travel in an...
Eurostar is to remain the sole Channel Tunnel train operator for at least the next four years as Brexit bureaucracy delays the launch of rival services. Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Evolyn, a new firm set up by investors in National Express, are among companies seeking to compete on the cross-Channel route. Evolyn had said it...Eurostar is to remain the sole Channel Tunnel train operator for at least the next four years as Brexit bureaucracy delays the launch of rival services. Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Evolyn, a new firm set up by investors in National Express, are among companies seeking to compete on the cross-Channel route. Evolyn had said it...Eurostar is to remain the sole Channel Tunnel train operator for at least the next four years as Brexit bureaucracy delays the...
It’s 7am on a Wednesday in Portugal and Ben Lambert is awake and working as the sun begins warming up the Lisbon streets outside his house. He won’t, however, be sending any messages to his team until at least 9am, their contracted start time. Then, when his staff take their hour-long lunch break, and when they...It’s 7am on a Wednesday in Portugal and Ben Lambert is awake and working as the sun begins...It’s 7am on a Wednesday in Portugal and Ben Lambert is awake and working as the sun begins...
THE SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS PROFILE
danny fortson | TECH TALK
david smith
When Rishi Sunak faces Sir Keir Starmer in the first of the TV election debates this week, he could be forgiven for...When Rishi Sunak faces Sir Keir Starmer in the first of the TV election debates this week, he...When Rishi Sunak faces Sir Keir Starmer in the first of the TV election debates this week, he...
jim armitage
As Mike Henry was being chauffeured around, trying to salvage his doomed takeover of the mining giant Anglo American...As Mike Henry was being chauffeured around, trying to salvage his doomed takeover of the mining...As Mike Henry was being chauffeured around, trying to salvage his doomed takeover of the mining...
Comment
The madness of modern politics is an indulgence the West cannot afford
Matthew Syed
Autocrats are enjoying our decadent rows. Democracy can only survive if we rise above the trivial
DominIc Lawson
Our contempt for MPs is lazy and dangerous
robert colvile
Labour’s fantastical sums on energy bills are just hot garbage
ROYA NIKKHAH
What Harry tells us about the need for national service
HADLEY FREEMan
Two women stood their ground, and so Trump was undone
kathleen stock
Pride is an increasingly empty religion, and I’m flying the flag for the heretics
Jeremy Clarkson
A robotic third thumb? I can count the benefits on one hand
rod liddle
Here’s a job for you: convincing millions to swap daytime TV for the workplace
richard coles | Week ending
Boardrooms have nothing to teach us about loving victims of injustice
THE SUNDAY TIMES VIEW
One family’s tragedy is just the tip of a mental health crisis
the sunday times view
TV debates matter: Sunak and Starmer must seize the moment
Charlotte Ivers
Strictly’s dance routine row shows what it takes to get to the top
Against a graveyard of Noughties reality shows — X Factor, Big Brother, Pop Idol and lord knows what...Against a graveyard of Noughties reality shows — X Factor, Big Brother, Pop Idol and lord...Against a graveyard of Noughties reality shows — X Factor, Big Brother, Pop Idol and lord...
Readers’ poll: Should employers be banned from contacting staff outside working hours?
More than a dozen countries have adopted a “right to disconnect”, restricting the ability of employers to send their...More than a dozen countries have adopted a “right to disconnect”, restricting the ability of...More than a dozen countries have adopted a “right to disconnect”, restricting the ability of...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Comparing Hamas and the IRA is a travesty
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Bring on driverless cars — AI will be safer than humans
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Without a strike ban, Labour won’t cure NHS
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