Politics

The new Italian PM’s policies are a mess of contradictions and she will struggle against the country’s liberal instincts and independent institutions

Italy’s new prime minister may turn to the centre right for support in a war against ‘woke culture’

The schoolboy errors in Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget have put the UK economy at risk and dealt the PM a self-inflicted blow from which she may not recover

If she is soon to be rewarded with a seat in the House of Lords, now may not be the time for people to go trawling through what she's been saying over the years

Only a few months ago, The Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday were protesting against the “fat cat” bosses of water and energy companies. Now they've changed their tune

The former chancellor hasn't given up his dream of becoming PM as the country heads into economic turbulence

The new prime minister and her husband are used to swankier food and drink than that served in Downing Street

Business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg’s new Brexit Freedoms Bill claims replacing or repealing all retained EU laws will bring unfettered growth. It’s dangerous and untrue

In a fractious region, the European Union must offer a credible alternative to the darker forces that threaten the stability of the Balkans

Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng have turned Britain into a giant experiment to test out the riskiest of trickle-down fantasies

As Vladimir Putin threatens the world, a suburb of Kyiv tries to rebuild in the aftermath of war crimes by his troops

Politicians love them, but they don’t work and unless you’re a tyrant, they’re unenforceable

Many of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s plans are detailed in an economically illiterate pamphlet they published 10 years ago this month

Liz Truss has entered Number 10 wanting to change government. This time may be better spent on some reflection

Each of Venice’s 1,000 islands carries its own world. What happened when a Londoner (originally from France) moved there?

Our society needs a more measured approach, writes one reader

It's time to raise a glass, the famous beer festival has returned

We want peace and ought to seek it. However, negotiating with a suspected war criminal is far from desirable

Rivers and reservoirs are shrinking, the land is parched. Welcome to Europe in 2050 – if we don’t act now

Will King Charles III insist on royal protocol and privilege or will his reign breakaway from tradition?

The percentage per country who have a negative view of the EU

Red tape continues to frustrate small businesses as the hunt for the sunlit uplands goes on

Drakeford has been quietly effective in Wales. Now I've spoken to him, it's clear to see why

His sabre-rattling is a sign that the invasion of Ukraine has misfired - but what happens next could be even worse

He wasn't happy about choosing between taking his researchers or his relatives into Westminster Hall with him

Mary Dejevsky, who wrote a piece in The Independent headlined “Putin should have been invited”, believes so

Labour’s leader is perceived to be sitting on his hands over Europe. But private discussions with European leaders tell a different story

Comedian MITCH BENN envisions what people would've sung as they queued to see Queen Elizabeth lying in state

The lucrative UK/US trade deal is dead - so will it Liz Truss now press ahead with ripping up parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol?

Everyone expects far rightist Giorgia Meloni to be Italy’s next PM. What happens next is uncertain