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From the new Private Eye, out now.

What a shameful exercise in performative religiosity and piety 😳

Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy. But right now, they’re under attack.

Several Republican-controlled states have redrawn their congressional maps to give themselves an unfair advantage in the midterm elections.

If it’s good enough for a Jedi…

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Recent university graduates entering a tough jobs market have spoken of the brutal interest rates on the loans they took out to fund their degree from The Bank of Mum and Dad.

From the new Private Eye, out now.

The mask slipped during Karoline Leavitt’s press conference on Iran Leavitt is one of the smoothest operators in the Trump administration. But today, she was flustered from the start — and it only got worse when she opened for questions, reports Holly Baxter

The mask slipped during Karoline Leavitt’s press conference on Iran

Man tried for rape that led to Andrew Malkinson’s wrongful conviction

Man tried for rape that led to Andrew Malkinson’s wrongful conviction

Please! Don't miss this, it's beyond shocking 👇

Iran has been attacked by US and Israel when peace was within reach It appeared that diplomacy was working, but the strikes by the US and Israel now risk destroying any chance of a peaceful resolution of this crisis.

It appeared that diplomacy was working, but the strikes by the US and Israel now risk destroying any chance of a peaceful resolution of this crisis.

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Most Britons believe Royal Mail should prioritise delivering letters over parcels, as bosses are called to parliament to respond to accusations that they have prioritised parcels, leading to delays in time-sensitive mail being delivered

Letters: 54%
Parcels: 16%

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Poor old Sir Keir. It turns out that there was indeed a large anti-Reform tactical vote in Gorton – it just is not willing to vote for his party.

✍️ Steerpike

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The Gorton and Denton by-election gives us a taste of the vicious future that awaits England.

✍️ Nick Cohen

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ICE arrest shines light on undocumented Irish population in Trump’s America Seamus Culleton was detained by US immigration agents in Boston in September 2025.

Seamus Culleton was detained by US immigration agents in Boston in September 2025.

A photo of the front cover of issue 1669 of Private Eye magazine, with the caption “on shelves now.” It has a yellow banner quoting “AN ABSOLUTE RAG OF A PUBLICATION” attributed to Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyer, 2011. The main cover line reads “ANDREW THE NET TIGHTENS.” The central image shows Prince Andrew in a suit standing outside a building beside a police officer in tactical gear. Speech bubbles read “What’s the time officer?” and “About 25 years.”

Andrew: The Net Tightens

The new Private Eye is out now.

The Bleak Knight, Sir Keir Starmer, today vowed to fight on, despite losing the support of his parliamentary party, the Scottish Labour party and all his arms and legs.

From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

Is No 10 seeking its own destruction? Why else would it botch its council plans and hand a victory to Farage? | Polly Toynbee Labour promised ‘ambitious reforms’, but it was fixing things that were not broken. And the moral: focus on what matters and stop making stupid mistakes, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Is No 10 seeking its own destruction? Why else would it botch its council plans and hand a victory to Farage? | Polly Toynbee

Disability and LGBT hate crimes set to become aggravated offences The proposed change has been set out in an amendment to the government's Crimes and Policing Bill.

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Nancy Guthrie case: the eight unanswered questions

Nancy Guthrie case: the eight unanswered questions

The Epstein Papers

From the Private Eye archive.
Issue 1615, January 2024.

Military Pressured to See ‘Melania’ Against Their Will A military group has evidence of troops being ordered into theater—the movie theater.

Acive duty military are being ordered to buy a ticket to Melania and watch it, whether they want to, or not. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mil...

Good grief.

Climate storytelling often ignores young people – arts-based research can change that Young people are often overlooked in discussions about climate crisis. And yet they stand to be most profoundly affected by it.

Young people are often overlooked in discussions about climate crisis. And yet they stand to be most profoundly affected by it.

🧵 European favourability towards the US has plummeted, with our Jan figures the lowest in nine years of tracking in 5 of 6 countries

Net favourability of USA in...

🇩🇰 -73 (down 25 from Nov)
🇩🇪 -51 (down 23)
🇮🇹 -38 (down 26)
🇪🇸 -37 (down 21)
🇬🇧 -34 (down 27)
🇫🇷 -34 (down 17)

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With the House of Lords voting to ban mobile phones from the school day, 84% of Britons agree

Should be banned: 84% (+5 from 2024)
Should not be banned: 10% (-5)

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What to do when your home is at risk of falling into the sea – the hard choices facing Britain’s storm-battered coasts As sea levels rise and storms intensify, coastal defences simply cannot keep up.

As sea levels rise and storms intensify, coastal defences simply cannot keep up.

How many people have a positive view of Donald Trump in Western Europe? (9-27 Jan 2026)

🇪🇸 19% (no change from Dec)
🇫🇷 18% (-1)
🇬🇧 16% (-2)
🇮🇹 15% (-4)
🇩🇪 11% (-4)
🇩🇰 4% (-3)

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Good Luck Daily: Epstein, Mandelson and the Return of Profumo Politics This scandal reveals the machinery of elite power. It won't be forgotten.

Have written about how the Epstein files could yield one of the most serious political crises of confidence in British politics since Profumo. They are both revelatory of the realities of elite political power.
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