# The politics sketch | The Guardian

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A daily look at life in Westminster and beyond from our politics writers




### How many ministers does it take to deliver a speech on efficiency savings?
John Crace

Mar 13 2025 12.59 EDT

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### The fruit of flattery is tariffs, but Trump-wrangler Starmer takes it on the chin

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

Mar 12 2025 14.42 EDT

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### Labour used to give the needy the benefit of the doubt. Now they slash their benefits

### Labour used to give the needy the benefit of the doubt. Now they slash their benefits
John Crace

Mar 11 2025 14.34 EDT

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### A big thank you to Reform for the comic relief in dark times

### A big thank you to Reform for the comic relief in dark times
John Crace

Mar 10 2025 16.54 EDT

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### Trump respite lets out-of-kilter Starmer get back to the day job

### Trump respite lets out-of-kilter Starmer get back to the day job
John Crace

Mar 5 2025 11.57 EST

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### ‘Trump said he’d have our backs’: Starmer’s magical assertions comfort Badenoch

### ‘Trump said he’d have our backs’: Starmer’s magical assertions comfort Badenoch
John Crace

Mar 4 2025 11.29 EST

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### BBC chair tries to bore MPs into submission over Gaza documentary

### BBC chair tries to bore MPs into submission over Gaza documentary
John Crace

Mar 4 2025 11.29 EST

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### Starmer struggles to remain upright under the weight of his contradictions

### Starmer struggles to remain upright under the weight of his contradictions
John Crace

Mar 2 2025 15.26 EST

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### Trump brings peace to PMQs. No one knows what to argue about

### Trump brings peace to PMQs. No one knows what to argue about
Zoe Williams

Feb 26 2025 12.14 EST

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### Starmer’s message after slashing aid is simple: of course you should be alarmed

### Starmer’s message after slashing aid is simple: of course you should be alarmed
Zoe Williams

Feb 25 2025 15.17 EST

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### Britain and US bow before Trump as Lammy and CPAC fall silent

### Britain and US bow before Trump as Lammy and CPAC fall silent
John Crace

Feb 20 2025 13.51 EST

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### Trump trumps himself with latest delusional fantasies

### Trump trumps himself with latest delusional fantasies
John Crace

Feb 19 2025 13.27 EST

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### Nigel Farage, Jordan Peterson & co worship each other in alt-right heaven

### Nigel Farage, Jordan Peterson & co worship each other in alt-right heaven
John Crace

Feb 18 2025 11.14 EST

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### ‘Allo ‘Allo! Europe’s leaders get together dans Paris for emergency sommet

### ‘Allo ‘Allo! Europe’s leaders get together dans Paris for emergency sommet
John Crace

Feb 17 2025 14.00 EST

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### Ukraine just the latest Trump wheeze for Labour to try to defend and disown

### Ukraine just the latest Trump wheeze for Labour to try to defend and disown
John Crace

Feb 13 2025 13.16 EST

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### Starmer gives lesson in law 101 as KemiKaze crashes and burns again

### Starmer gives lesson in law 101 as KemiKaze crashes and burns again
John Crace

Feb 12 2025 12.42 EST

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### Tariffs through the looking-glass? MPs scratch heads over Trump’s latest move

### Tariffs through the looking-glass? MPs scratch heads over Trump’s latest move
John Crace

Feb 11 2025 14.08 EST

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### Labour channels its inner sadist with deportation video nasty

### Labour channels its inner sadist with deportation video nasty
John Crace

Feb 10 2025 13.44 EST

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### No room for reality as Yvette Cooper takes Nick Ferrari’s phone-in in her stride

### No room for reality as Yvette Cooper takes Nick Ferrari’s phone-in in her stride
John Crace

Feb 6 2025 09.06 EST

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### Starmer hoping to survive unnoticed in face of fresh Trumpian hell

### Starmer hoping to survive unnoticed in face of fresh Trumpian hell
John Crace

Feb 5 2025 10.31 EST

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