Starmer the Incurious asks no questions and sees no Mandy-shaped red flags Appointing an amoral narcissist was the PM’s biggest crime, but he was keen to breeze past it in the Commons

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John Crace: What The Hell Just Happened? | Wiltshire Creative The last 10 years of British politics has been one long psychodrama. The Scottish referendum. David Cameron’s surprise election win. Brexit. Theresa May. B

Last few tickets for my show at Salisbury Playhouse next Saturday. Please do come. Bring a friend.

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Believing Downing Street now involves a collective suspension of reality and a terrifying thought | John Crace Nothing about No 10’s version of the Mandelson debacle makes sense as the excuses factory works overtime

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Digested week: Hungary’s election result is rare good news in otherwise depressing and surreal world Not least because JD Vance’s show of support for Viktor Orbán appeared to have opposite of desired effect

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Starmer would have been better off saying the dog ate his homework

Officials debate withholding Mandelson vetting documents from parliament Exclusive: Opinions split on ‘unprecedented’ release of files, despite demand for ‘all papers’ related to ex-US ambassador’s appointment

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Blue Labour gets bluer with MP’s noble quest for a summer of sex | John Crace Samantha Niblett says her campaign is about ‘taking control of our Britishness’ – bring on the union jack dildos

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Questions asked and answers given – up to a point. Welcome to lo-fi PMQs | John Crace Weirdly, Keir and Kemi looked more secure in their jobs as a modicum of coherence entered their exchanges

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Kemi Badenoch’s memory wipe and the eternal sunshine of the spotless mind | John Crace The Tory leader, now seemingly more gentle, is blessed with the ability to forget everything that happened the day before

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John Crace: What the Hell Just Happened? - The Tivoli Wimborne Theatre The last 10 years of British politics has been one long psychodrama. John Crace, the Guardian’s much loved political sketch writer, has had a ringside seat at all the main events. Join him for an even...

Last few tickets for my Wimborne show on Thursday. Please do come

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Nige and Zia set out plan to send ‘Boriswave’ traitors to the gulag Farage and sidekick are still sore about how the Tories handled Brexit, although new mates Braverman and Jenrick are forgiven

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It’s somehow all the more enjoyable that JD Vance contributed to Orban’s defeat

Why colluding with King Donald’s insanity is the only game in town | John Crace The madness is contagious – and nowhere has this been more in evidence than in the two-week ceasefire with Iran

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John Crace: What the Hell Just Happened? - The Tivoli Wimborne Theatre The last 10 years of British politics has been one long psychodrama. John Crace, the Guardian’s much loved political sketch writer, has had a ringside seat at all the main events. Join him for an even...

Still a few tickets left for my Wimborne show on April 16th. If you are in Dorset please come along

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Shaban Mahmood will have to take out a restraining order

Because Starmer is making him.

Digested week: I don’t often feel sorry for Charles, but he must be dreading this US trip Starmer should just admit we’re being held to ransom by Trump – but instead he’s making the king go on a state visit

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Molly the border collie rescued after a week waiting for injured owner in New Zealand’s remote backcountry A rescue mission involving volunteer helicopter crew and public donations ended in joy after Molly was located and brought home

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I love a dog story with a happy ending

Depressingly predictable. Though still shocking

Kemi the attention-seeker somehow always makes two plus two equal five | John Crace The looming oil crisis caused by the Iran war gives the Conservative leader a platform from which to jump to the wrong conclusions

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Jeffrey Epstein TV Series in the Works: Laura Dern to Play Journalist Who Investigated His Crimes, Adam McKay to Produce Sony Pictures Television is shopping a project about the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein with Laura Dern attached to star, Variety has learned.

"Hi, it's your agent. I've got an incredible opportunity for you -- big role, very famous character, owned an island, lots of screentime. We should discuss. Lunch?"

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Psalm Sunday. A very special day for Robert Jenrick

I highly recommend. We saw @mrjohncrace.bsky.social at the Lichfield Literature Festival and he was very entertaining and insightful 😍

John Crace: What The Hell Just Happened? | Wiltshire Creative The last 10 years of British politics has been one long psychodrama. The Scottish referendum. David Cameron’s surprise election win. Brexit. Theresa May. B

Tickets still available for my Salisbury show on Sat April 25. Please do come. And if you are feeling kind please repost

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Tories are convinced McSweeney’s phone is the only one in London not to have been stolen | John Crace Having painted London as a crime-ridden no-go zone, you’d have thought the Conservatives might cut McSweeney some slack

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Show of strength by Reform MPs at PMQs turns into a cameo appearance | John Crace A well-timed jibe by the prime minister at Nigel Farage’s side-hustle seemed to provoke the party leader into staging a mass walkout

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Reeves slips into yoga voice to try to soothe fears over costs of Trump’s war | John Crace The chancellor was meant to set out her contingency plans but it was an announcement without any announcements in it

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President Trump has just done something sane. I didn’t see that coming

Apparently 105% of all Americans think Donald Trump is doing an amazing job