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Post from ‘Nobel Committee member’ is satire

The lengthy post begins “I am a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee” and goes on to describe how the Nobel Peace Prize is supposedly awarded, before mocking the US President’s desire to win the prize . While the post…

Streeting denies 'kicking can down the road' in defence spending row

The government has faced criticism for not setting out a pathway at Wednesday's Budget to hit its target of spending 3% of GDP on defence by 2030. Streeting is at odds with MPs on the Commons defence committee over the…

Toby Carvery isn’t giving away a free carvery to celebrate ‘National Yorkshire Pudding Week’

A spokesperson for Toby Carvery’s parent company, Mitchells & Butlers, told Full Fact this isn’t a genuine offer from them. The video , posted on 17 October, shows a woman in Toby Carvery-branded clothing holding a plate…

Digested week: The Traitors suddenly feels tired – time for a politicians version? | John Crace

To save Liz Truss from the worst excesses and delusions of herself. Most former prime ministers – and there are enough of them by now – make the transition into civilian life with little fuss. More or less. John Major…

Arthur Reynolds: Will Britain rejoin the EU under Burnham?

Dark, wet and cold, the place is a soulless mass of grey concrete, populated by ashen-faced bureaucrats who look like they could use a good dose of Prozac. An exiled British PR man offered a novel explanation for the…

An altercation in the House

It happened at the State Opening of Parliament last May when MPs were queuing on a staircase to leave the chamber. Caroline told the Guardian : He was trying to get out of the chamber and instead of just asking if he…

Streeting insists Burnham won’t make ‘arbitrary’ welfare cuts

Former Health Secretary Alan Milburn is leading a report into how to help the estimated one million young people not in employment or education. It is due to be published in November, and the government is also waiting…

Economy minister warns France could ‘hit the wall’ as new figures show GDP contraction

That could force Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu to push through the budget using a constitutional backdoor that bypasses a parliamentary vote, but it would expose the minority government to potential motions of no…

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