Politics

The UK has deep-seated problems its political leaders refuse to confront. But that doesn’t make it a dystopian wasteland beyond the powers of reasonable statecraft

Voters aren’t fed up with talk of Brexit. They’re fed up with government paralysis

If Badenoch had any sense, she’d order her party to embrace Jilly Cooper energy and show a bit of personality

Labour and unions have been drifting apart since the 1930s, and the Green party is pushing to gain union backing. But breaking Labour’s link with the unions could have terrible unintended consequences

If the hard right rabble rouser has to cross the Atlantic for financial backing, what does that say about his level of support in Britain?

In a Vanity Fair interview, the star footballer said he was worried by the rise of the hard right. The result was a wave of race-baiting, and the return of the big Le Pen lie: that unless you’re white, you’re not really French

Prices were so high for tickets that the tournament risked becoming a festival of pure greed. But fans simply weren’t buying it – and so Trump and FIFA have had to think again.

An addiction to risk aversion has stalled progress. Now with Burnham, the dam has burst

A company in China now creates digital avatars of dead people. And now it seems Mark Zuckerberg is looking at how to keep users glued to his platforms, even after they’re gone. Are we heading for eternal digital life?

His Makerfield move is a gamble - but also a signal of intent

Under a Streeting premiership, it is highly likely the government would take on a far more pro-EU approach

The Sun, Telegraph, Mail and Times cover the Reform leader less like a politician and more like a star

A revealing look into the prime minister’s journey across the political wastes of his career

At odds with party members, his path to No 10 is narrow - but he figures it's now or never

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Nigel Farage’s party waves the Bible but opposes loving thy neighbour and helping those in need

She comes across as nasty and rejects compromise – that’s no recipe for a leader

Donald Trump sends friends and family round the world to negotiate on his behalf – is it any surprise that Putin should do the same?

Whenever something bad happens, it always has to happen to us. Haven’t we been picked on enough already?

Reform haven’t peaked – and their march to No 10 can only be stopped if we face up to why they're winning

As Trump has discovered with Iran and Putin in Ukraine, a new, cheap method of warfare has come along to make those ultra-high-tech, ultra-expensive, weapons redundant

It has been six months since Trump announced a ceasefire in the Gaza war. But the killing continues, food and water are scarce, and children are being attacked by rats. Where is the international response?

In one of the largest mass trials in the country’s history, 486 alleged gang members are being tried together in a single proceeding in El Salvador

The man who might be our next PM wants a new electoral system to replace FPTP

The news is relentlessly bad – but, statistically speaking, things will have to get better at some point. Here are some positive thoughts to cling to amid the gloom

He started off as a nerdy bookseller with a love of spreadsheets. Now he’s ended up as a stony-faced, muscle-bound plutocrat, posing on the red carpet with the Kardashians.

As a leader, Starmer was meant to be rigorous. But he turned out to be just as flimsy as his predecessors

The prime minister says he will fight on. That looks increasingly unlikely

Any replacement for Keir Starmer would face the same problems – and the need for a fresh narrative to match future challenges

After a feeble relaunch and a party rebellion, Keir Starmer is clinging to power

The regulator is now probing the channel’s Donald Trump interview over “material misleadingness”

The PM must show fight and passion - and his critics must consider what they really want