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John Crace

John Crace is the Guardian’s parliamentary sketch writer and author of Depraved New World and Taking the Lead: A Dog at Number 10

November 2025

  • The chancellor, Rachel Reeves delivers a speech on the upcoming autumn budget behind a podium that says: ‘Strong foundations, secure future’

    The politics sketch
    Reeves wants to talk about the budget, but she’s taken a vow of white noise

    John Crace
  • Nigel Farage speaking at a Reform UK podium, holding out his hands

    The politics sketch
    Nige is no longer laughing at himself as he ‘performs’ yet another big speech

    John Crace

October 2025

  • Kemi Badenoch speaks into a microphone as Mel Stride looks on

    The politics sketch
    Kemi Badenoch smiles from the stump as she heads towards oblivion

    John Crace
  • Nigel Farage speaking in the House of Commons

    The politics sketch
    Farage reclaims centre stage as Reform’s Sarah Pochin keeps the world at bay

    John Crace
  • Danny Kruger

    The politics sketch
    Reform wheels out Danny Kruger, the ‘brains’ of Nigel Farage’s operation

    John Crace
  • Nigel Farage and Sarah Pochin.

    The politics sketch
    Nige thinks Pochin’s comments were ugly and unpleasant. But he agrees with them

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    Up pops Katie Lam to outbigot Robert Jenrick on the nastiness scale

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    Rayner’s return gives a lift to Labour’s gloomy backbenchers

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    Will no one think about poor Boris? Former PM smirks and sighs through Covid inquiry

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    China spy case gives MPs the opportunity to discuss their favourite topic: themselves

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    ‘Super Dom’ Cummings cunningly waits five years to reveal national security lapses

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    China spy case row shows why most MPs prefer conspiracy theory over cock-up

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    Kemi brings a shovel to a gunfight, and Starmer lets her dig her own hole

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    Keir Starmer back on familiar ground after walk-on part in the Trump show in Egypt

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    Badenoch enjoys her first, and probably last, Tory conference leader’s speech

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    Honest Bob gets the party started – the Reform party. Well it’s tough being a Tory

    John Crace
  • Humiliation upon humiliation for the Melster in front of half-full Tory crowd

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    Kemi Badenoch says she is ‘doing politics differently’ – you can’t argue with that

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    Nadine Dorries is back – with her incisive thinking and deranged conspiracy theories

    John Crace
  • The politics sketch
    Conspiracy theories and accusations fly as Labour’s Farage fever rattles Reform

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