NEW: Financial Times endorses Labour 'The Conservatives have run out of road. Labour must be given a chance to govern.' Via Financial Times 👇 ft.com/content/2290c1…

Really good piece by Stephen Bush on why UK should be a little less blase about its ethnic minority leaders. It is something to be "cherished not skated over". Sunak, Disraeli and why pride in UK diversity isn’t enough ft.com/content/ffd9c3… via @ft

We might have more serious election coverage later - but Miranda Green has the piece everyone really wants to read. Pork pies and trail mix: the snacks that fuel elections on.ft.com/45QpypI

Good morning... ft.com/content/d7b4e3…

Come for Stephen Bush’s suit. Stay for searing analysis from these legends.

Loads of great writing on the election in the FT Weekend - treat yourself to a nice print version. Best consumed with a coffee

France: Left surges, far right blocked Follow live coverage on ft.com

My column in today's FT: British voters are getting more volatile, which should be a cause of both hope and fear to government and opposition: ft.com/content/6533de…

"It is not just Donald Trump who dodged a bullet..." My column on how close American democracy is to spiraling. ft.com/content/1d3c12…

European allies wondering what Trump's choice of JD Vance as running mate means should read his Financial Times editorial from February: "The US has provided a blanket of security to Europe for far too long... the time has come for Europe to stand on its own feet" ft.com/content/3c87ef…

“If you judge politicians by what they do, not what they say, Democrats have already made their choice. They prefer a probable loss in November to the risk of winning.” Me on the potentially epoch-breaking cost of Biden’s refusal to step down. ft.com/content/a5dff9…

"The US election is now a battle between a man and a woman - not just any man and woman." Me on the remarkably gendered clash already underway, even by 2016's standards. ft.com/content/80a0e2…

Terribly saddened to hear that Martin Indyk has passed away. A voice of fundamental decency, public-spiritedness and sanity. We will miss his voice.

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Small oped today. Just the heads of CIA and MI6 on our pages... ft.com/content/252d7c…

Morning. My take on the international implications of the 13 billion in today's Financial Times FT Economics featuring, jockeys, Jack Grealish, Oasis, tax arbitrage and Venn diagrams. Hope it clarifies things! ft.com/content/f1b954…

My latest Financial Times: ft.com/content/f78a42… Nasrallah’s elimination is seismic moment, increasing danger of conflict between Israel and Iran that would be devastating for civilians and send tremors far beyond region. In death as in life, he keeps his enemies and allies guessing.

Attention editors! Is your New Year's resolution to get a new job? Come help me run the fantastic FT Opinion team. job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtimes…

Just a reminder that you have until January 17 to apply to replace me in London once I leave for New York. It's a great job in a wonderful team run by the estimable Alice Fishburn

My obituary of Pope #Francis, 1936-2025 #pope ft.com/content/424ee2… via @ft