Politics

While he was Mayor of Beijing, Wang Qishan shared with Sebastian Coe how China approached the widespread demolition of housing in its capital city as the games neared

Harri also said Johnson was “working out how to get himself out of the mess.” It remains to be seen if Harri can help him with this.

An exhausted, incoherent government is the by-product of a confused, chaotic Conservatism that no longer knows what it stands for.

The departing head of policy tried to translate some of Johnson’s clownish musings into something practical.

As Europe grapples with one of its gravest political crises since the end of the Cold War, one might expect Global Britain, free at last from the suffocating embrace of the EU, to be leading efforts to prevent war between Russia and Ukraine. If you believe Boris Johnson, it is. Others are not so sure

Will hosting the Games help to liberalise China? Or is this a shameful moment of appeasement for a brutal dictatorship subjugating the Uyghur population and ‘disappearing’ internal dissidents?

The Downing Street reorganisation is a pyramid of piffle.

With British political life paralysed by an endless debate over the prime minister’s honesty and integrity, what to make of Boris Johnson’s declaration that the UK is the fastest growing economy in the G7?

Long may Johnson limp on, writes one reader. He's become an electoral liability which will only continue to work in the opposition's favour.

Philosopher NIGEL WARBURTON on why it's alright to be impatient while we wait for the full Sue Gray report, and why we hope for some gratification from it.

In 2016, Britain entered an acute phase of polarisation with the Brexit referendum. Today, we are still a long way from reconciling those differences.

Our columnist explains why there is controversy in Germany about the way children are taught in primary school.

If NFTs are the future of art then the future looks bleak. But, if it is supposed to be representative of the era that generates it, then perhaps it is what we deserve.

The blue-and-yellow business complex will gradually come down over the next two years. The Mayor of Kahramanmaraş hopes this means the city's reputation will then go up.

Never mind the menace lurking on the border, Ukrainians are staying cool, sustained by their historical love of independence.

The president's latest slip of the tongue with a live microphone may end up actually doing him some favours.

A special investigation into the lives of the people who drowned in the Channel.

A new documentary reveals the brutality of the Home Office’s Hostile Environment Policy and shows how Britain is no longer a refuge. By JASON SOLOMONS

One of Poland's most fascinating contemporary figures, Darski is leading the charge against the country's restrictive blasphemy laws

The Labour leader gets a fair bit of flak for lacking charisma and oomph. But his take-down of the prime minister in parliament was spot on and the fact that Tories heard it in silence is even more telling.

Since journalists were informed the paper would be backing Brexit in 2016, the paper's newsroom has been filled with frustration and despondency.

Comedian MITCH BENN takes a closer look at some of the front runners in the event of Boris Johnson's resignation, including Liz Truss, Nadine Dorries and the second coming of Margaret Thatcher...

Following the success of Fleabag, Normal People and Drag Race UK, the channel returns after six years online. Now, it just needs the scheduled content to match the hype.

Boris Johnson’s attempt to blame Labour leader Keir Starmer for failures to prosecute serial sex offender Jimmy Savile was the political equivalent of a drunk trying to throw a punch, only to miss, stumble and fall on his face in the gutter.

While the Partygate saga continues, Johnson's critics are tiring of waiting for the prosperity-filled future Britain was promised from Brexit.

Spotify’s decision to add advisories to coronavirus content to counter misinformation shows the power of one man’s podcast but also raises wider questions about the spread of reliable information in a multi-platform world.

Her Partygate update has ended the prime minister’s bounceback and put his future back in serious doubt

Boris Johnson is promising a Brexit reboot. But anyone hoping for sensible solutions to our dealings with the EU will be disappointed.

Donald Trump may be leading the 2024 polls, but Ron DeSantis is eyeing the White House. Trump's apprentice may soon be telling him: "you're fired!"

Forget the Tory Party, the monarchy is a self-serving institution that does nothing for the average citizen of the UK, argues one reader.

The children in these photographs, Frieda, Silvain and Claude, were among those murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz-Birkenau.