Politics

The former Ukip leader wanted to speak to young people but when he finally did it didn't go well

Africa will always be part of my identity – but not all of it

How the ‘fearless’ Tory press meekly ducked criticism of Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak over Covid

Don’t be fooled, Israel will not rest until Hamas has been destroyed. This war is only just starting

The former Tory culture secretary and Boris Johnson superfan has written an astoundingly bad book

Instead he chose the path to No 10 and we are all paying the price

The Covid inquiry has shone a light on the government’s pandemic response. Now it’s time for scrutiny of another national disaster

It’s not just people paying the price for the cost of living crisis

With Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak set to face difficult questions in the coming days, here’s a recap of the inquiry’s findings up to now

Which bittersweet symphonies best sum up Britain’s political parties?

Our modern democracy demands – and deserves – more modern ways of functioning

Erdoğan is risking alienating Israel, a crucial trade partner, to please his voter base

Despite recent events, the vast majority of Italians are opposed to using animals in circuses

Ridley Scott’s epic didn’t exactly win over viewers in France

How close are populist leaders like Geert Wilders to fitting Umberto Eco’s definition of fascist traits?

Southend’s adoption of European culture cannot fix all its problems but it is having shocking social impacts

Europe may have led the Tories to destroy themselves, but Thatcher had already set in motion the destruction of the country

Another gambit by the prime minister has ended with big boasts and little substance

The former Ukip leader dealt with his failure to be elected ruler of the I'm A Celebrity camp with his customary grace

This lesson is as old as the 1930s but clearly it takes a long time to learn

The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street

Ireland is a modern-day success story but some individuals have slipped through the cracks

The trade secretary's post-Brexit trade deals do plenty for her profile, but very little for the British economy

Rishi Sunak faces an impossible conundrum and it’s of the Conservatives' own making

The former Ukip leader gave I'm A Celebrity viewers one of the less vaunted benefits of Brexit

The former Ukip leader’s uncanny ability to pour huge amounts of liquid down his cakehole has finally quenched his thirst for jungle screen time

When lockdown ended, I was ecstatic. But other people had a very different reaction

Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann was anything but banal. His case is an apt reminder of how evil agents can deflect accountability

The former Ukip leader - who jetted to the jungle to speak to its “big young audience” - barely featured in last night’s episode

Perhaps – but the problems would be immense and the economic damage severe

Wilders promised a vote on the Netherlands’ EU membership. But the grass isn't always greener...