All news by author: Jason Beattie

A conviction would usually end a political career - but if Donald Trump becomes US president and Keir Starmer wins the election, the new Prime Minister would have little choice but to work with him

All the current polling points towards Keir Starmer being the next Prime Minister, but the race to No. 10 could be closer than many people think - here's 10 things they must get done

Ukraine is being outgunned, outmanned, and outfight in fierce fighting with a Russian force pushing east, but delays in shipping arms from the US and Europe have lead them to this precarious point

'Labour winning back local councils such as Thurrock and Redditch will be regarded as vindication of Keir Starmer's mission to drag the party to the centre ground'

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says plans to send illegal migrants to the African country will deter them from crossing the Channel. But his new Bill looks likely to fail.

When Keir Starmer became Leader of the Labour Party on April 4, 2020 with 56.2 per cent of the vote, it had lost a general election but the former barrister has since put his stamp on the party

'Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is gambling voters will swallow the sugar-rush of tax cuts and ignore the bitter taste of further public spending cuts,' the Mirror's Jason Beattie writes

'Keir Starmer's memory is scarred by the 1992 election when Labour was pummelled by a Tory advertising campaign which accused them of a double whammy of higher prices and more taxes'

England captain Harry Kane is at the top of his game, but the football legend says he wouldn't be mentally match fit without the support of friends and family - a lesson he hopes to pass on to schoolkids

These key elections, including November’s Presidential race in the US, matter hugely in 2024 as they could have significant impacts everywhere, such as in Ukraine

Featured in a poem by Seamus Heaney and in songs by Radiohead, the Shipping Forecast became part of the fabric of life in the British isles over its hundred years on the air

Since the start of Far Right organisation the British Fascisti, there has been Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists, the National Front and the British National Party

Jason Beattie says Boris Johnson couldn't bring himself to mention the deaths in care homes and the failure to grasp more quickly the threat posed by the virus at the Covid Inquiry

The Tory Chancellor Jeremy Hunt 'was forced to leaf through a dog-eared guidebook to previous Tory victories' writes The Mirror's head of politics Jason Beattie

'Most prime ministers see their reputations enhanced after leaving office. David Cameron’s standing has diminished since his departure,' writes The Mirror's head of politics Jason Beattie

This week alone two of our campaigns were won: the Government U-turned on its plans to shut almost all railway ticket offices and the sale of XL Bully dogs will be banned

The events of the last ten days have revived old antagonisms between Israel and its neighbouring countries. Treaties aimed at keeping the peace are buckling under the strain

I was shown the creche where children play the ‘green game’ of pretending to run for cover in the event of a rocket attack. Some of those children were beheaded

The Mirror's Jason Beattie says the protestor who stormed the stage did not need to shower glitter on the Labour leader - his speech showed he can sparkle

The Mirror's Jason Beattie provides his analysis after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attempted to take the conference stage to defend the Conservatives’ record in power

Doctor Chris van Tulleken warns that ultra-processed foods have been linked to issues like Crohn's disease, diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, cancers and depression

The first-past-the-post system has many flaws but it has tended to prevent factions from the far-right and far-left from getting a toehold in Parliament

With money so tight it is not surprising that nearly one in five children in England have never been to a beach. That is why we have once again teamed up with the Family Holiday Charity to help

Dozen of Labour MPs and peers have signed an open letter by the Mirror and the National Education Union urging the party to honour its conference pledge to roll out free school meals universally

For years, both men have twisted the rules, broken their word and trampled over decency. This week reality finally caught up with them, writes JASON BEATTIE