Jessica Elgot
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Jessica Elgot

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deputy political editor at the @guardian 📧 jessica.elgot@theguardian.com 📸 by @StefanRousseau

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UK condemns ‘ethnic cleansing by Israeli terrorists’ in West Bank

Miliband confirms trade ban and says Netanyahu supports settler attacks

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UK condemns ‘ethnic cleansing by Israeli terrorists’ in West Bank

Miliband confirms trade ban and says Netanyahu supports settler attacks

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The GuardianSEP 9, 2026Lead Story
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Brexit and Thatcher to blame for UK’s era of low growth, says PM

Economy took a 6% hit from leaving the EU

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The GuardianSEP 2, 2026Lead Story
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Public control of utilities is key to growth - Burnham

Exclusive PM to tell Commons cost of living is holding back economy

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The GuardianSEP 1, 2026Lead Story
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Back review on electoral reform, MPs tell Burnham

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The GuardianAUG 26, 2026Lead Story
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Burnham accuses Kremlin of ‘outrageous’ threats to Britain

PM uses first official visit abroad to offer Ukraine blueprint for missiles

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The GuardianAUG 25, 2026Lead Story
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Starmer bows out

... as Burnham swoops in

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The GuardianJUN 23, 2026Lead Story
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Starmer exit ‘inevitable’ after Burnham victory

Ministers loyal to PM urge him to set timetable for departure by end of the weekend

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Social media crackdown is expected in weeks

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The GuardianMAY 27, 2026
Outlines anticipated government regulations concerning children's access to online platforms and addictive design features.
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Blair blasts Labour with call to move firmly right

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The GuardianMAY 27, 2026
Reports on internal party friction following a detailed critique from former Prime Minister Tony Blair regarding the party's current policy direction.
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Burnham ‘backs Mahmood’s plans to tighten rules on immigration’

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The GuardianMAY 21, 2026Lead Story
The paper frames this as a significant internal party development, highlighting a prominent centre-left figure aligning with stricter immigration policies.
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Burnham: Labour must change to regain trust

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The GuardianMAY 19, 2026Lead Story
The report positions Andy Burnham's by-election campaign as a strategic, internal challenge to current Labour leadership, emphasizing his desire to alter the party's national trajectory.
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Burnham ‘will push to be next PM’ by autumn

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The GuardianMAY 16, 2026Lead Story
The paper treats Burnham's leadership ambitions as a developing political process, focusing on the proposed timeline and the immediate hurdle of securing a parliamentary seat. The tone is reportorial, outlining logistical steps rather than amplifying internal party conflict.
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Burnham bids to topple Starmer, but he must win byelection first

Manchester mayor sees route to parliament after MP steps aside Streeting quits cabinet but fails to launch leadership challenge

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The GuardianMAY 15, 2026Lead Story
The paper presents the leadership challenge as a complex procedural maneuver rather than an immediate coup, emphasizing the electoral hurdle Burnham faces. The framing is analytical, charting the shifting dynamics as one rival steps back and another advances.
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Streeting on manoeuvres ready to launch leadership challenge today

Health secretary in race to win over enough MPs to trigger contest ● Move sparks scramble on left of party to find candidate to oppose him

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The GuardianMAY 14, 2026Lead Story
The paper frames the story as an imminent but mechanically contingent political event, focusing equally on the challenger's actions and the resulting factional reaction within the broader Labour Party.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Jessica Elgot in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.