A proud, stubborn prime minister wants to fight on – but knows his mistakes over Mandelson mean plenty in the cabinet and beyond have given up him
Dozens of far right extremists, racists, Islamophobes, conspiracists and homophobes have somehow passed Reform’s rigorous vetting and now stand on the brink of victory
Donald Trump wants to build a 250-foot monstrosity in Washington DC. Where could he have got that idea?
The Serbian president still blames Nato and New Labour over Kosovo
A signed book as a schoolboy started my nature obsession. I’ve been learning from him ever since
The BBC’s documentary to mark what would have been her 100th birthday was always going to be respectful – but it feels too reverent
A signed book as a schoolboy started my nature obsession. I’ve been learning from him ever since
The Matts answer listeners’ questions, including whether or not the UK should use the King more and whether we bash Starmer too much
A special episode of the podcast today with real depth of thinking on where Keir Starmer has gone wrong… and why right now is NOT the right time to replace him
Hot from the two-and-a-half hours of select committee evidence, the Matts digest the evidence of Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney and his role in the Peter Mandelson affair
The Serbian president still blames Nato and New Labour over Kosovo
A beautiful new memoir by novelist Siri Hustvedt, the writer’s widow, is full of philosophical insights
The Matts answer listeners’ questions including when Starmer should go; why we don’t vet our politicians and how to fund the NHS
Indecision’s bugging the Two Matts… should Keir Starmer stay or should he go? If he stays there will be trouble. But if he goes it will be double
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Journalist and author John Kampfner joins the Matts to discuss his stunning new book Braver New World – a global travelogue of bold solutions to some of the world’s thorniest problems
Hours after being grilled by an ex-military man, I ran into him again – in very strange circumstances
Philosopher Immanuel Kant said you should always tell the truth no matter the consequences. It’s too much to expect that from politicians
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Martina Bet once discovered that Tony Blair was the prime minister who set up the Supreme Court – and all to stymie Brexit 11 years later
Julie MacDougall was a firm opponent of Britain leaving the EU – until she ditched Labour for a safe seat with Nigel Farage’s party
The former cabinet minster moans theatres won’t stage his one-man show because they’re woke. Might it be because they’d struggle to sell tickets?
A gathering of the most hopeless Brexit soothsayers is set to take place in London
If he did he’d have public opinion firmly on his side. Nowadays, even a majority of Daily Mail readers can see that leaving the EU was a catastrophe
Kemi Badenoch’s party and the right wing paper are convinced the student exchange scheme is aimed at brainwashing four-year-olds
Viktor Orbán’s authoritarian rule is over, but Magyar once had a poster of him on his bedroom wall. When the celebrations are over and reality returns, what kind of government will Hungary have?
After the madness of MAGA in Iran, meeting Ukraine’s president is a lesson in empathy and emotion
The Ukrainian high jumper, Yaroslava Mahuchikh, has one record left to beat – a Russian one
The Russian army is luring Kenyans to fight in Ukraine. Processed and sent to the front after minimal training, most of them are dying before their first pay cheque has even cleared
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Four years after the all out invasion, Ukrainians want more than just warm words. They want real help to end this war. Trump isn’t going to give it – so it’s down to us
Emilijia Skarnulyte’s work finds the beauty in painful history and the modern in myth
An approach in a pub led to a seat at a ceremony of what was once considered Britain’s most secretive organisation
