Politics

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Burns is seen as making the true blue Tory heartland seat look “eminently winnable” for Labour

The former defence and education secretary feels he's never been awarded the rank he deserves

Welcome to Europe’s future, in which Britain holds a referendum in 2041 to rejoin the European Union

We are running out of time to manage the coming upheaval before it becomes deadly. We need to change our thinking

Germany and France have spent decades falling out and making up. But new isolationism in Berlin and decline in Paris make their latest feud serious

The Arctic is no longer frozen, remote or harmonious. This should concern us all

Rejoining the single market would begin to offer some stability to our troubling times

It seems, however, that Musk is set to take a laissez-faire approach to free speech with minimal moderation on the platform

Which countries across the continent have high profile politicians from minorities?

New Labour’s architect says only rebuilding bridges with the EU will solve what Sunak calls Britain’s ‘profound economic challenge’

Germany needs a more diverse group of politicians leading the country. Perhaps, we can learn from you

After all these years (and all those documentaries), no one understands brutalism... especially Nadine Dorries

The self-styled ‘Chief Twit’ is often called one of the world’s most successful men. You wouldn’t know it from his latest purchase

Anything could happen in the upcoming US midterm elections. All bets are off

UK manufacturing is reeling from a double whammy of Brexit idiocy, and the future looks scary

Rishi Sunak's role as master of PR and the art of being super-rich makes him poorly suited for public life

Why is Britain in such a mess? It’s written in the stars of course…

There is only a cynical, poorly-run immigration system. And that’s the government’s fault

I’m just a few months away from my first chance to vote. But instead of great anticipation all I feel is hopelessness

The new prime minister is showing every sign of going down the same path as Boris Johnson

The Green Party MP hits out as the PM dithers over whether to attend COP27, and points to real environmental leadership elsewhere

Only recently The Daily Mail aggressively pushed for Liz Truss as leader one day and then delighted in her downfall the next

The publicity Lulu Lytle gained by being Boris and Carrie Johnson's interior designer has been good for business

Eleanor Shawcross is married to the Next boss Lord Wolfson, whose personal fortune is estimated to run into hundreds of millions

Privately and publicly, Charles Moore told his fellow Old Etonian that he should “sit this one out”

The former prime minister still hasn't finished his biography of Shakespeare but he's found a more interesting subject

A new generation of Gaeilgeóirí, or Irish language-speakers, are pushing for their rights in Northern Ireland in a cultural revival that could bring communities closer

As another election, rows over the Protocol and a febrile atmosphere between unionists and republicans overshadow the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement looms, can its message of reconciliation be resurrected?