All news by author: Jason Beattie

'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 Mirror is this year raising money for Young Lives vs Cancer - a charity that helps kids and their families during their fights with the disease

Labour former Chancellor Alistair Darling, who turned around the economy following the financial crisis and led the Better Together campaign in Scotland, has died aged 70

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

In her devastating letter, the former Home Secretary launched a series of barbs at the Prime Minister - but the Mirror's Jason Beattie sees hidden meanings behind her words

'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

Labour made history with its double by-election victories - in Mid Bedfordshire, which Nadine Dorries won in 2019, it was the biggest majority ever overturned at a by-election

'Amid claims that Labour’s support among Muslim communities is in free fall, Keir Starmer held a meeting with Labour council leaders on Monday to reassure them,' writes the Mirror's Jason Beattie

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

This weekend, world leaders will gather in New Delhi for the G20 summit - and they will arrive in a country with one of the fastest-growing economies in the world

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