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The weekly cartoon from The Observer's comment section
  • Chris Riddell illustration of Keir Starmer's new broom.

    Chris Riddell on Keir Starmer’s new broom – cartoon

    The prime minister’s Ming vase is intact – but look what’s lurking in the cupboard
  • Illustration of the Trump v Biden presidential debate

    Chris Riddell on the Donald Trump v Joe Biden presidential debate – cartoon

    Fears the incumbent is too old grow after an exchange in which the challenger was in full talk-to-the-hand mode
  • A hand reaching out of a grave throwing away torn-up betting slips, with the words on the headstone reading: ‘Tory party, gambled and lost, 4th July, 2024’

    Chris Riddell on the imminent demise of the Tory party and its election betting scandal – cartoon

    Will bets on the general election date be the final nail in the coffin for Rishi Sunak’s poll gamble?
  • The Labour snail, the Tory zombie and the Lib Dem fairy make their very different ways to the election

    Chris Riddell on how the three main parties are heading towards the election – cartoon

    With less than three weeks to go, Lib Dems, Tories and Labour are adopting very different approaches
  • David Simonds cartoon of Rishi Sunak's failing campaign manoeuvres

    David Simonds on Rishi Sunak’s failing campaign manoeuvres – cartoon

    Cutting the D-day anniversary early to record an ITV interview left the prime minister’s election tactics in tatters
  • A diminutive Donald Trump on the Lincoln Memorial with a sign saying 'guilty'.

    Chris Riddell on Donald Trump trying, and failing, to fill Abraham Lincoln’s boots – cartoon

    The former US president, convicted on 34 counts, pales into insignificance beside the former great
  • Keir Starmer tiptoeing with a Ming vase labelled ‘Change’ in his kid-gloved hands followed by Rishi Sunak dripping wet and struggling to push an unplugged floor polisher labelled ‘T-ory U-tility R-otor D-riven Polisher’

    Chris Riddell on Rishi Sunak calling the general election – cartoon

    The prime minister struggles to polish the unpolishable, while Keir Starmer promises change
  • Illustration of a wounded Russian bear crushing Kharkiv

    Chris Riddell on Russia’s advance on Kharkiv – cartoon

    It may be wounded but, with China’s backing, the bear is feeling bullish
  • Uncle Sam and Britannia hide from the reality of the devastation in Gaza

    Chris Riddell on Britain and the US hiding from the reality of Gaza – cartoon

    Confronted with devastation in the Middle East, the west can only mouth platitudes
  • no chance saloon rishi

    Chris Riddell on Rishi Sunak, sitting in no-chance saloon after local elections drubbing – cartoon

    The prime minister has been trying to put a brave face on the Tories’ heavy losses, but there’s nowhere left to hide
  • A row of four watchdogs - a hairy dog with a dog tag labelled Ofcom saying “Toothless”, a bedraggled dog with a dog tag labelled Ofwat saying “Stinky”, a poodle with a dog tag labelled Ofsted saying “Inadequate”, and a small fat supine dog with a dog tag labelled Oftory saying “ Look, let’s be absolutely clear about this, with all due respect none of this is our fault, what about the sick note culture, Angela Rayner’s mortgage, NHS efficiency savings paying for defence spending? And growth - what about growth? Please, please vote for us when we finally let you have your say and, er, Stop the boats!

    Chris Riddell on how one-word Ofsted assessments would apply to the Tory party – cartoon

    The school assessor’s minimalist judgments are here to stay. But how would inspectors rate the government?
  • Limbs fall off the zombie Tory government

    Chris Riddell on the zombie Tory government falling apart at the seams – cartoon

    The Conservatives are obsessed by Angela Rayner and immigrants. And then there’s MP Mark Menzies…
  • A sleeping Rishi Sunak is beset by monsters of privatised water, bankrupt councils, local elections and more

    Chris Riddell on the nightmares disturbing Rishi Sunak’s beauty sleep – cartoon

    A sleeping Rishi Sunak is beset by monsters of privatised water, bankrupt councils, local elections and more
  • Chris Riddell illustration of the spectre of famine haunting Gaza

    Chris Riddell on the spectre of famine haunting Gaza – cartoon

    Israel claims the strikes that killed aid workers from World Central Kitchen were a mistake. But what of those left to starve?
  • A clearance sale of Easter eggs and Easter bunnies, featuring leaks, defects, spillages…

    Tory Easter egg clearance sale – cartoon

    Take your pick: the privatised water company gold bunny or the leaking crony creme egg?
  • Rishi Sunak 'bouncing back' on a deflating space hopper

    Rishi Sunak ‘bounces back’ – cartoon

    Enter the prime minister on a deflating space hopper, unaffected by the cost of living crisis
  • Rishi Sunak upside down in a dustbin labelled 'bigotry, incompetence and gaslighting'.

    Rishi Sunak in the dustbin of incompetence – cartoon

    The prime minister is up to his neck in the muckheap of Frank Hester’s donations and much, much more
  • Chancellor Jeremy Hunt dressed as a "fiscal drag queen", dragging a ball and chain of tax rises

    Jeremy Hunt, fiscal drag queen – cartoon

    After his budget and his clash with Amol Rajan on the Today programme, the chancellor is seen in a new light
  • Rishi Sunak cries "Mob rule!" as the Tory right, a wolf in sheep's clothing, looks on.

    Mob rule: the Tory right has Rishi Sunak on a short leash – cartoon

    The prime minister says he will crack down on protest, as the war in Gaza continues
  • Chris Riddell illustration of a woman cradling a dead child in the ruins of Gaza with the caption meanwhile, in reference to the Commons row

    Meanwhile in Gaza, the deaths and destruction go on – cartoon

    The Commons descended into chaos over a ceasefire vote, but the war continues
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