Politics

Spain’s regional parties have been elevated to political kingmakers at the national level

New trading arrangements, as well as the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis, have forced brewers out of business

This scandal may have disappeared from the headlines, but it remains corrosive to public faith in British politics

The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street

During the World Cup, the Lionesses brought the difference between patriotism and nationalism into sharp focus

Sunak has given her a vote of confidence as criticism grows and a reshuffle looms

The government’s gaslighting goes on in a desperate search for good news

Recent arrests may show that even as the invasion of Ukraine falters, Russia keeps sending its agents to the UK

The current situation is not a bug of the Swedish legal system, it's a feature

The militant fighters running Afghanistan have shut down the heroin trade – but what happens to drugs in Europe as a result could be a disaster

Wales and Scotland say they are missing out on hundreds of millions in funding from not being part of the EU

Tory in-fighting shows no signs of halting as Patel takes aim at her successor’s plans to house asylum seekers within spitting distance from her own constituency

The home secretary seems intent on some sort of grotesque pogrom-as-payback

The former prime minister’s right-hand man was blamed for losing the 2017 election. So why is his stock rising?

Brexit has returned Britain to a black-and-white past. Arguments of 70 years ago must now be won again

While I’m up in that little bubble universe that is Edinburgh during the Festival Fringe (Underbelly, Bristo Square every day at 4pm, thanks for asking), I’ve come up with this rather pleasing little sitcom parody. Hope it – hey! – floats your boat…

Across Ukraine, people have given up their former lives to become soldiers. Back home, their families listen for news from the front

Elevating Lee Anderson to deputy chairman and giving him carte blanche to stir up racism is a huge mistake by Rishi Sunak

The government's anti-immigration rhetoric needs reversing or the country's economy will continue to suffer

Trump has made a career out of redesigning reality to suit him

Brexit is more than enough for any political generation. But, the worst is yet to come

More than a quarter support a fresh vote as soon as the end of this year

A botched character assassination could be a source of embarrassment to the Conservatives and their friends in the media

Some say the US is in a superpower death spiral like the one that hit post-empire Britain. The signs of decline are there – but so are some green shoots

A stopgap solution without a peace treaty will only create conditions for future conflict

Waiting lists, immigration, the economy… with this lot, it is always someone else's fault

But, there are ways to recoup the huge cost to taxpayers

The Tories are losing their loyalists and they’re running straight into Labour’s arms

The ‘brightest and best’ have failed to arrive. What could have put them off?

The government wants to give the impression that it has thought up a policy – but it hasn’t. Not really