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John Crace

John Crace is the Guardian's parliamentary sketch writer and author of Depraved New World: Please Hold, the Government Will Be With You Shortly

September 2024

  • Keir Starmer and Simon Harris laugh while standing behind people in a stadium

    The politics sketch
    With a lust for freebies and hobbled by infighting, Labour look like the Tories 2.0

    John Crace
  • Ed Davey dances on the stage after delivering his speech at Liberal Democrats’ conference in Brighton.

    The politics sketch
    Ed Davey needs a new tune to play on the Lib Dem party bus

    John Crace
  • Meloni and Starmer smile as they talk

    The politics sketch
    Suits you, Sir! Starmer revels in Roman realpolitik as he melts before Meloni

    John Crace
  • Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting amid a crowd of hospital staff

    The politics sketch
    Starmer’s NHS offering: no more gaslighting, but no more money either

    John Crace

  • The politics sketch
    Keir Starmer milks his stock answer for all it’s worth: ‘£22bn black hole’

    John Crace

  • The politics sketch
    Starmer finds grateful TUC audience – and paltry Commons dissent on winter fuel allowance

    John Crace

  • The politics sketch
    No one cares who will lead the Tories next, not even them

    John Crace

  • The politics sketch
    Tories think being weird makes them interesting, but it just makes them weird

    John Crace

  • The politics sketch
    Remorse over Grenfell is freely given now those responsible are far from view

    John Crace

  • The politics sketch
    As the Prophetess of Doom, Rachel Reeves takes on the role she’s waited for all her life

    John Crace

  • The politics sketch
    In search of clout in Tory race, Jimmy Dimly brings on the Shappster

    John Crace

August 2024

  • Keir Starmer

    The politics sketch
    Keir had his holiday ruined so he’s ruined ours – by telling us everything’s hopeless

    John Crace
    When you’re told the country’s dying on its feet, it helps when the messenger has the demeanour of an undertaker

July 2024

  • Nigel Farage walks through the central lobby of the Houses of Parliament

    The politics sketch
    Southport has suffered enough without Farage’s conspiracy-laden ego trip

    John Crace
  • Rachel Reeves speaks during a press conference following her statement to the House of Commons on the findings of the Treasury audit into the state of the public finances

    The politics sketch
    Reeves and Hunt come to brink of fisticuffs over mysteriously absent £22bn

    John Crace
  • James Cleverly

    The politics sketch
    Finding Labour a bit dull? Fear not, the Tory fun factory is gearing up again

    John Crace
  • Suella Braverman

    The politics sketch
    Suella Braverman shows her slightly softer side on LBC radio

    John Crace

  • The politics sketch
    Fresh from his international lap of honour, Starmer’s next role was Biden mourner-in-chief

    John Crace

  • The politics sketch
    Exit Bungee-jumping Ed, enter Shifty Ed as Davey attends the Post Office inquiry

    John Crace

  • The politics sketch
    Nige shows up for pomp of king’s speech, then jets off to US when the work starts

    John Crace

  • The politics sketch
    What can the Tories tell Welsh Labour about Gething – try harder not to be like us?

    John Crace
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