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The weekly cartoon from The Observer's comment section
  • Cartoon shows a red bus called the Starmer Unbendy Bus being driven along a bumpy road with a suitcase marked 'Transport Secretary' being thrown out. In the distance a blue Boris Bus trundles off with a blurb saying 'A cabinet minister resigning straight away - this would never have happened in my day'.

    Chris Riddell on Labour’s Lawmaker Express. It is not for turning – cartoon

    The resignation of transport secretary Louise Haigh over a mobile phone offence is a bump in road for Keir Starmer
  • keir Starmer asleep in bed clutching a pink rabbit cuddly toy labelled ‘Growth’. At the bedside are three monsters labelled ‘Government Finances’, ‘Energy prices’ and ‘Trump Tarriffs’. The first monster is saying “The farmers aren’t happy…”, the second monster is saying “The pensioners are furious…” and the third Trump monster is saying “…and I’m mad.”

    Chris Riddell on Keir Starmer clinging to growth while the stuff of nightmares gather round – cartoon

    The prime minister is assailed by unhappy farmers, angry pensioners and the spectre of Donald Trump’s second term
  • Donald Trump driving a clown car that is falling apart and wearing an 'America first' cap is accompanied by scary clowns wearing 'Trump first' caps and Elon Musk wearing one saying  'Elon first',  along with the shaman from the 6 January assault on the Capitol building. The cartoon is titled January 6th, the sequel.

    Chris Riddell on Donald Trump surrounding himself with clowns – cartoon

    The president-elect’s cabinet nominations have raised fears of an extremist agenda
  • An unconscious Liberty with her crown smashed is dragged by the scruff of the neck by a tiny-fingered orange hand and huge black-suited arm into the shadows.

    Chris Riddell on the fate of Liberty after the election of Donald Trump – cartoon

    The freedoms of many Americans are under threat from the president-elect
  • A decaying pumpkin says 'Rachel Reeves is taxing businesses to massively raise spending on public services… it's a nightmare!' A headless Rishi Sunak totters towards a looming Covid corruption commissioner

    Chris Riddell on the Tory nightmare after Halloween – cartoon

    As Conservatives whine about the budget, the Covid corruption commissioner waits in the wings
  • Donald Trump’s arm doing a Nazi salute, with a speech bubble saying: ‘Hitler did some good things…’

    Chris Riddell on Donald Trump: ‘Hitler did some good things…’ – cartoon

    With just over a week until the US election, the Republican leader is showing his true colours
  • Chris Riddell cartoon of the Statue of Liberty, in the style of Edvard Munch's The Scream, wailing: 'Too close to call and only 14 days to go. Nooooo.'

    Chris Riddell on the US election: two weeks to go and it’s too close to call – cartoon

    Democracy is in the balance as Americans prepare to go to the polls
  • Chris Riddell cartoon of a 'Reform UK' vulture sitting on a sign saying 'rightwing wilderness'

    The Conservatives head towards a rightwing wilderness – cartoon

    Chris Riddell on the direction of the Tory leadership contest after the elimination of James Cleverly
  • Chris Riddell illustration of the four Tory leadership candidates as the Feeble Four superheroes

    The Feeble Four: Tory superheroes assemble – cartoon

    James Cleverly, Kemi Badenoch, Tom Tugendhat and Robert Jenrick jostle for positions in the run-up to the Conservative leadership election
  • Illustration of Donald Trump, with a mini-Keir Starmer under his arm, saying: 'He's a very popular guy.'

    Donald Trump meets ‘popular guy’ Keir Starmer – cartoon

    With his ratings falling at home, the UK prime minister is embraced by the presidential candidate in New York
  • In the run-up to the budget, figures representing doom and gloom precede a maiden representing bloom. She is saying: 'You first.'

    Autumn budget 2024: doom, gloom… and bloom – cartoon

    Labour’s talk is all of tax rises and spending cuts. When will we see growth?
  • Cartoon of Vladimir Putin sitting on a throne, saying 'it's an outrage, we're the only ones allowed to use long range missiles'. Behind him a bear says 'keep bluffing till Trump gets back in'.

    Chris Riddell on Vladimir Putin telling the west not to let Ukraine fire long-range missiles into Russia – cartoon

    The president warned that such a move would put Nato at war with Moscow
  • Cartoon of David Cameron's bucolic shepherd's hut with Grenfell Tower burning in the background. The caption reads: 'I know many of you… have been put off or held back by red tape. This government has already stopped needless health and safety inspections.'

    Chris Riddell on David Cameron musing in his shepherd’s hut while Grenfell Tower burns – cartoon

    In 2014, the former prime minister proudly announced that his government had stopped ‘needless health and safety inspections’
  • Chris Riddell illustration of a sleeping Keir Starmer, clutching a vase labelled 'spending plans', being visited by a death figure, who is saying: "Wake up, Keir, I've come for the Ming vase.'

    Chris Riddell on Keir Starmer’s endangered Ming vase – cartoon

    The prime minister’s beauty sleep is interrupted by an unwelcome visitor with designs on the government’s spending plans
  • Kamala Harris addressing US voters, saying "Freedom and dignity or the ramblings of the weird old pussy grabber? Tough choice" as Donald Trump's hand looms off stage

    Chris Riddell on Kamala Harris reveals the choices facing US voters in the presidential election – cartoon

    The Democratic contender tells it like it is about Donald Trump
  • A Democrat donkey tying a Republican elephant up in knots and saying: 'No way are you recovering your poll lead with weird chats with billionaires." The elephant responds: "Way!"

    Chris Riddell on how the Democrats are tying the Republicans up in knots – cartoon

    Donald Trump’s bizarre conversation with Elon Musk leaves Kamala Harris’s party feeling confident
  • Chris Riddell cartoon of Elon Musk as a Bond villain, in a chair and stroking a white cat, saying "Not so fast, Mr Starmer, # civil war".

    Chris Riddell on Elon Musk as a Bond villain – cartoon

    The X boss strokes his pet cat, otherwise known as far-right hate
  • Nigel Farage as a clown, aka 'Farago Dogwhistle, the Clacton carpetbagger'

    Chris Riddell on Nigel Farage and his dogwhistle politics – cartoon

    The riots in Southport and elsewhere are meat and drink to the leader of Reform UK
  • Chris Riddell illustration of a Republican elephant with Maga cap and bandaged ear saying "Make America grotesque again".

    Chris Riddell on how the Republican party is Making America Grotesque Again – cartoon

    Despite its disastrous policies, the party of Donald Trump is trampling all over the Democrats
  • Illustration of Britannia and a lion, hoping for an England win in Euro 2024

    Chris Riddell on how things are looking up for Britannia, on and off the pitch – cartoon

    With Keir Starmer in No 10, all that’s needed now is an England football win in Berlin
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