Politics

Brexit isn’t working – in fact, it’s causing long-term damage. Everyone knows it. How long can the opposition parties keep quiet?

Fresh from a spat with Nadine Dorries, the chair of the Commons Committee on Standards says Westminster is on trial... but radical change isn’t quite his cup of tea

Our pubs and restaurants can’t find enough employees, and the government is doing nothing about it

Populist ex-PM Robert Fico is whipping up discontent with mainstream politics and talking of rigged elections. Remind you of anyone?

While the rest of Europe has an efficient rail service, the UK is only playing at it

The world, including myself, missed tell-tale signs that Putin was the murder machine and enemy of liberal democracies he’s proved to be

Some on the left will roll their eyes, but redefining patriotism is something Keir Starmer should do. I want to be proud of a forward-looking, multicultural country

As Rishi Sunak’s recent breach of the ministerial code seems to have gone unnoticed, I speculate on what the “prime miniature” may forget to declare next...

Germany’s somewhat comical migration issue has captured the attention of Europe’s media

Levels of net migration in the UK remain broadly similar to other high-income countries, a report by Oxford University's Migration Observatory has found

The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street

These vulnerable people, initially welcomed warmly by the UK, deserve better

Don't discredit the importance of an EU document mentioning the ‘Islas Malvinas/Falkland Islands’

Russia’s recent failed attempt to land a space probe on the dark side of the moon should be a wake-up call for the west

Higher costs, higher interest rates, weak growth, war in Europe, China faltering – the only way out might be via a recession

Jeremy Hunt is ready to cave in and reduce inheritance tax to keep grumbling Conservatives onside

Restrictions are hampering musicians' ability to work in the EU

Oil is fine. Sport tells us so: whispering to us in our dreams, dropping subtle hints every time we turn on the sports channels

The stereotype of hard-working Germans doesn’t hold up under scrutiny – no other country in Europe offers more paid time off

A Georgian lawyer has used the game-changing Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act in her indictment against Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani

The government has denied today’s youngsters the invaluable opportunities those exchanges afforded

Despite what Rishi Sunak says about falling inflation, there is more economic pain to come

China is the world leader in solar energy, but its status as a likely economic superpower is now in jeopardy

The home secretary’s rhetoric falsely depicts migrants as threats to those already living in Britain

The Michelle Mone PPE scandal is a test of trust in modern democracy and needs to be at the forefront of media attention

The left keep losing at the ballot box because no one is prepared to take on the likes of Lee Anderson by fighting fire with fire

The gathering was a reminder that the broad secularism of north-western Europe is the exception, not the rule

What to expect when the Conservatives embark on the next stage of their mission to turn the UK into a totalitarian, one-party police state

A new government scheme could make Britain appear more attractive to young Europeans. It’s frustrating that it is only now being trialled

The “citizenship wage” created nightmares for the country’s productivity. Its abolishment was needed

Despite feeling both proudly European and international, the island has a close yet complicated relationship with the continent