Jawad Iqbal

The Manchester by-election proves Farage is floundering

1 August 2026 11:46 pm

Labour’s decisive victory in the Greater Manchester mayoral election is a bad result for Reform UK and the Green Party.…

Uefa is right to stand up to Gianni Infantino

31 July 2026 7:40 pm

Fifa president Gianni Infantino is a man who likes to get his own way. But he now faces the biggest…

Does Burnham think he can get away with calling out Trump?

27 July 2026 8:42 pm

Andy Burnham has some tough words for Donald Trump, warning that he will always put Britain’s interests first, even if…

Greater Manchester Police has disgraced itself

24 July 2026 8:42 pm

The Greater Manchester Police force has made a jaw-dropping admission. It says it failed to check vital information contained on…

Why is Andy Burnham scolding his own ministers already?

23 July 2026 4:04 am

Andy Burnham’s new government, barely 24 hours in power, is in danger of collectively losing its marbles. The fault lies…

Burnham’s good vibes just won’t cut it

20 July 2026 3:21 pm

Andy Burnham will become Prime Minister today – the seventh leader of the country in the last decade. It is…

England deserved to lose against Argentina

16 July 2026 4:47 pm

The heartache goes on for England at the World Cup, having lost all three of the semi-finals they have contested…

There is simply no match like England vs Argentina

15 July 2026 10:15 pm

England vs Argentina is a match like no other. It is arguably the most highly-charged confrontation in the world of international…

Burnham’s tour of Britain is pure narcissism

13 July 2026 12:00 pm

Andy Burnham, who will be prime minister this time next week, has apparently decided to spend part of the summer…

Thank God for Jude Bellingham

12 July 2026 6:03 pm

England are through to the semi-finals of the World Cup – thanks to two brilliant goals from Jude Bellingham. The…

Both Iran and Trump need peace

9 July 2026 10:26 pm

The US military has launched a fresh round of strikes against Iran – the second in the past 48 hours…

Farage has taken back control of the political narrative

8 July 2026 2:33 am

Nigel Farage, the Reform leader, has come out fighting in response to the intense scrutiny and revelations about his personal…

The tragedy of Cristiano Ronaldo

6 July 2026 12:07 pm

At 41 years old, Cristiano Ronaldo is a shadow of the once brilliant player he was. Everyone can see it,…

Iran wants Khamenei’s funeral to send a warning to its enemies

4 July 2026 10:00 am

The week-long funeral ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s former supreme leader who was killed in a US-Israeli military strikes…

Will anything change after the Southport attack?

3 July 2026 12:41 am

It should come as no surprise that ministers have accepted all the recommendations made in the first phase of the…

Serena Williams no longer belongs at Wimbledon

29 June 2026 11:49 am

Serena Williams is arguably the greatest female tennis player of all time – a seven-time Wimbledon champion and winner of an…

Why Burnham’s casual dress sense is smart politics

22 June 2026 5:14 pm

It is time to talk about the real Andy Burnham and what he cares about most. In other words, let…

Tom Hiddleston must be stopped

21 June 2026 3:00 pm

The actor Tom Hiddleston is an Arsenal fan. Nothing wrong with that, of course. The club is a magnet to…

Nigel Farage has questions to answer over Reform’s defeat in Makerfield

19 June 2026 2:55 pm

Andy Burnham’s victory in the Makerfield by-election is a big blow for Reform UK and its leader Nigel Farage. Farage…

Keir Starmer’s delusion is becoming tragic

18 June 2026 11:50 am

Keir Starmer has entered what might be described as the peak delusion period of what remains of his time in…

The World Cup’s critics need to give it a chance

12 June 2026 5:08 pm

There has been so much controversy in the run-up to the 2026 World Cup that it is sometimes easy to…

Why can’t Elon Musk leave Britain alone?

5 June 2026 4:10 pm

Why is Elon Musk so obsessed with what’s going on in Britain? The billionaire owner of Tesla and X has…

The Greens’ Sarah Wakefield talks a load of nonsense

28 May 2026 3:44 am

The Green party certainly knows how to pick them. Sarah Wakefield, the Green candidate in the Makerfield by-election, is the…

Thomas Tuchel’s England team has angered everyone

22 May 2026 10:11 pm

Thomas Tuchel is an England boss who isn’t afraid to be brutal and he doesn’t apparently much care for big names…

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The unbearable smugness of Arsenal fans

21 May 2026 5:45 am

Arsenal are Premier League champions after a 22-year wait: their first title since the famous Invincibles season under Arsène Wenger…