Section: Opinion

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’

Shehab Khan
Rightwing attacks on multiculturalism are a cynical smokescreen

Minority communities are not to blame for the UK’s problems — the likes of Robert Jenrick and Nigel Farage are

Taj Ali
Streeting’s Reform attack signals a change in Labour — with or without Starmer

As Nigel Farage’s party continues to gain ground, the health secretary has won unusual praise for his strong words about Sarah Pochin

Shehab Khan

In an uncertain world, I am drawn to family gatherings and a place on my grandmother’s sofa

There is so much beauty in the simple act of gathering: the laughter between generations, gossiping, the silence that no one needs to fill, all over several rounds of tea
Chaotic desi parties: endearing, baffling and somehow entirely on brand

Weddings, charity galas, family gatherings… Why does almost every event come with logistical calamity?
I’m a GP who reversed falling vaccination rates in my local area. Here’s how

Dr Zoyah Hussain, who leads on immunisations in her area of West Yorkshire, dispels myths and explains how her work is helping buck the national trend
Rachel Reeves’ next move could make or break the government

Labour MPs admit the forthcoming autumn budget ‘won’t go down well’. But choosing the winners and losers is in the chancellor’s hands
Tory MPs are split: is the party too close to Reform?

Conservatives under Kemi Badenoch’s leadership are itchy as a modest conference and disastrous polling highlight just how far the party has fallen
Governments don’t defeat racism. Ordinary people do

Solidarity and vigilance are the best defences against a rising tide of far-right attacks against Muslims and minority groups