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The PM’s decision to stand by Mandelson has done the unthinkable: united a fractured Labour party, in collective rage, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Conspiracy theorists wonder about what Epstein and his powerful friends may have done to cover up his crimes. But they barely were covered up

Hampstead has no betting shops, but in Brent we are inundated. This industry targets poor people – and we need to do something about it, writes Dawn Butler MP

Deadly airstrike was Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest move to obstruct peace negotiations, threatening Qatar’s role as intermediary

MPs passed it without sufficient safeguarding. If there is any point to the upper chamber, it is to give the legislation the open debate we need, says political journalist and author Lucy Webster

Maga leaders blame a mythically powerful left for political violence. Now, they are bent on destroying anyone who opposes them

The hiring of Kenneth Weinstein as an ombudsman hands the US president a seat at the editors’ desk

I remember 1991 when I moved to Milan from London, straight after university to come work for Giorgio Armani. I was scruffy, dishevelled, always late, especially in the morning, and used to forget everything, even my shoes. Armani taught me rigour and discipline. He taught me how every tiny detail…

The UK supreme court’s ruling earlier this year has not stopped a wave of unfair boycotts and exclusions in the arts, says author Susanna Rustin