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Political sketch-writer for the Guardian. Author. Latest book out now 'Taking the Lead: A Dog at Number 10'.

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Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin faced GB News complaint over colleague’s claim of ‘inappropriate comments’ Exclusive: Nigel Farage understood to have known of grievance against byelection candidate, whose lawyer described it as resolved ‘minor workplace matter’ of miscommunication

Great story from Helena Horton and @pippacrerar.bsky.social

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20.02.2026 14:07 — 👍 62    🔁 35    💬 3    📌 5
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Nigel Farage assumes Anne Robinson role in political remake of The Weakest Link Reform UK leader snaps at reporters as he tries to maintain control over announcement of shadow cabinet

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17.02.2026 17:32 — 👍 92    🔁 36    💬 11    📌 6

I had never heard of Igor Tudor before today. From what I’ve learned since, I wish it had stayed that way

13.02.2026 19:49 — 👍 49    🔁 3    💬 10    📌 0
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The makers of The Heroes Of Telemark had some... interesting ideas about what Norwegians are like.

champ.ly/EObrleIT

12.02.2026 13:22 — 👍 16    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 1
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The Real Keir comes out fighting and turns the tables on deluded Kemi | John Crace The Tory leader thinks she has masterminded the PM’s series of crises. You could put her on a fairground ride and she would still think she was in control of where she was going

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11.02.2026 17:44 — 👍 62    🔁 12    💬 5    📌 0
John Crace Join us at The Sub Rooms in Stroud to see John Crace live on stage. Get your tickets here.

Last few balcony seats for my Stroud show this Thursday. Please do come

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10.02.2026 16:11 — 👍 9    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
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Steady Ed conjours up a Keir in his own image – complete with fake steering wheel | John Crace Miliband is one minister who doesn’t want to be PM, and is more than happy to let Starmer think he is still in control

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10.02.2026 18:08 — 👍 34    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 0
John Crace Join us at The Sub Rooms in Stroud to see John Crace live on stage. Get your tickets here.

Last few balcony seats for my Stroud show this Thursday. Please do come

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10.02.2026 16:11 — 👍 9    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
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Revisionism the order of Labour’s day as the wagons circle around Starmer | John Crace The same cabinet ministers who failed to speak up for the PM in the morning were soon offering their undying support

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09.02.2026 18:42 — 👍 26    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 1
John Crace Join us at The Sub Rooms in Stroud to see John Crace live on stage. Get your tickets here.

Last few tickets. Balcony seats added. My Stroud show next Thursday. Please do come

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07.02.2026 17:35 — 👍 22    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
John Crace Join us at The Sub Rooms in Stroud to see John Crace live on stage. Get your tickets here.

Last few tickets. Balcony seats added. My Stroud show next Thursday. Please do come

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07.02.2026 17:35 — 👍 22    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0

Romero. What an idiot

07.02.2026 13:01 — 👍 32    🔁 1    💬 4    📌 1
John Crace Join us at The Sub Rooms in Stroud to see John Crace live on stage. Get your tickets here.

Last few tickets for my Stroud show on Thursday next week. Please do come. It will be fun

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04.02.2026 19:34 — 👍 18    🔁 11    💬 2    📌 0
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Mr Rules hits tipping point as Mandelson proves the one mistake that can’t be undone There is a look of despair in Starmer’s eyes – and a feeling in the room that the endgame has begun

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05.02.2026 16:07 — 👍 52    🔁 12    💬 6    📌 1
John Crace Join us at The Sub Rooms in Stroud to see John Crace live on stage. Get your tickets here.

Last few tickets for my Stroud show on Thursday next week. Please do come. It will be fun

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04.02.2026 19:34 — 👍 18    🔁 11    💬 2    📌 0
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Labour forced into humble pie address over Mandelson disclosures | John Crace Quiet air of desperation on government benches as Peter Mandelson’s links with Jeffrey Epstein consume the Commons

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04.02.2026 18:12 — 👍 37    🔁 11    💬 3    📌 2
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Mandy wonders where it all went wrong as Labour throws him to the wolves Mandelson tried to explain as everyone from Harriet Harman to Robert Jenrick lined up to condemn him

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03.02.2026 18:32 — 👍 69    🔁 17    💬 7    📌 3
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No more get out clauses, no more routes back to power. Finally, Peter Mandelson is on his own Labour’s Prince of Darkness has always been reckless and greedy. The only question now is how his reckoning took so long

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02.02.2026 17:22 — 👍 84    🔁 22    💬 6    📌 5
John Crace Join us at The Sub Rooms in Stroud to see John Crace live on stage. Get your tickets here.

Last few tickets for my Stroud show on February 12th. Please do come. It will be fun

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01.02.2026 17:20 — 👍 18    🔁 12    💬 1    📌 0
John Crace Join us at The Sub Rooms in Stroud to see John Crace live on stage. Get your tickets here.

Last few tickets for my Stroud show on February 12th. Please do come. It will be fun

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31.01.2026 15:58 — 👍 11    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
John Crace Join us at The Sub Rooms in Stroud to see John Crace live on stage. Get your tickets here.

Last few tickets for my Stroud
Show on Feb 12th. It will be fun. Please let your friends know

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28.01.2026 18:26 — 👍 23    🔁 11    💬 1    📌 0
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Xi didn’t really see a point to Kier’s visit – but hey, let a hundred flowers bloom | John Crace Chinese leader bestows a little largesse on the British PM while getting the green light for London ‘mega embassy’

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29.01.2026 17:05 — 👍 29    🔁 4    💬 3    📌 0

Not sure. None planned. But if you know of any good venues I can ask my booking manager to look into it

29.01.2026 09:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
John Crace Join us at The Sub Rooms in Stroud to see John Crace live on stage. Get your tickets here.

Last few tickets for my Stroud
Show on Feb 12th. It will be fun. Please let your friends know

thesubrooms.co.uk/whats-on/joh...

28.01.2026 18:26 — 👍 23    🔁 11    💬 1    📌 0
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Badenoch shoots herself in the foot on the Tories’ long march to the right | John Crace Not content with haemorrhaging MPs to Reform, Kemi decides to drive others into the arms of the Lib Dems

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28.01.2026 17:22 — 👍 82    🔁 25    💬 7    📌 1
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Reform’s Matt Goodwin is sure he’s the right man for Gorton and Denton. He just doesn’t know why… Introduced by an unsupervised Lee Anderson, the byelection candidate was out of his depth immediately

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27.01.2026 17:44 — 👍 111    🔁 30    💬 10    📌 3

More please.

27.01.2026 16:58 — 👍 163    🔁 23    💬 2    📌 0
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Suella makes the ultimate sacrifice as she ditches Tories for Reform | John Crace Most of those at Monday’s event had to remind themselves that Braverman hadn’t defected long ago

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26.01.2026 17:39 — 👍 92    🔁 22    💬 12    📌 4

Please repost if you are feeling kind!

25.01.2026 16:44 — 👍 43    🔁 68    💬 0    📌 1

I did two shows in Salford last November. But ope to be back in north west later in the year

24.01.2026 13:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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