Section: Opinion

Plans to scrap jury trials have unleashed fury within Labour

David Lammy’s proposals to restrict the right to trial by jury to the most serious criminal cases have angered even loyal backbenchers

Shehab Khan
My mother gifted my girlfriend a saree of purple threads, holding my queer family together

I still look for a future in which families like mine, who are both trans and religious in nature, might survive without losing one another

Jaheim Karim
Labour MPs are surprisingly happy with Reeves’s budget

The chancellor’s second budget followed a major U-turn and a major leak. But the mood among the backbenches has softened — for now

Shehab Khan

It’s time to bring democracy back home

As trust in the political establishment craters, grassroots organisations such as Luton’s Marsh Farm Outreach can play a vital role in improving our lives
Baby, it might be cold outside, but I’d rather freeze than get back on that dating carousel

This cuffing season, I won’t be back on the dating apps hoping to luck out on my very own future mayor. But I will be choosing friends and family over winter isolation
Shabana Mahmood’s high-stakes gamble on immigration

The home secretary’s far-reaching reforms suggest she is determined to deliver on her border control pledges
‘Stupid’, ‘childish’ and ‘AAHHHHHH’: MPs’ verdict on No 10’s latest manoeuvre

Health secretary Wes Streeting appears in a stronger position than ever following a bizarre briefing about leadership challenges from Downing Street
Muslims revealed BBC bias years ago. No one listened

As political pressure claims two top BBC scalps, it seems the broadcaster’s partiality is only a scandal when the attack comes from the right
Rachel Reeves’s pre-budget speech has done little to calm MPs’ nerves

‘After 16 months I’m not sure blaming the predecessors for breaking a manifesto pledge that the Tories said we were going to break is going to wash’