Politics

Former home secretary Alan Johnson returns with a new novel and some dissenting thoughts on Brexit, Corbyn and Starmer

There has been more nuanced conversation on reality television than during the Tory leadership race, says one reader

An exclusive poll shows that 60% of voters – including 46% of Leave voters – think Boris Johnson has failed on Brexit

The heavy favourite to be Britain’s next PM gives no indication of having the answers to the country’s problems – chiefly on fairness of our society

May was inept, Chamberlain an appeaser. Callaghan was diverted and Cameron was frivolous. Yet none were as bad as Boris Johnson

American politics is dominated by older people. Thankfully, change is coming

One thing is clear: reforming the House of Lords won't be easy

Liz Truss at least has the chance to show our allies and enemies that they can expect seriousness in security, defence and diplomacy. But don't hold you breath

As a new book about the Middle East by the BBC correspondent hits the shelves, he talks about the geopolitics of the region

Videos of dancing politicians often bring in both criticism and amusement. But, holidaying during a national crisis is unforgivable

Karl May's Winnetou and the German soul are inseparable. I'm optimistic the country's icon will evade cancellation

As she adds more fossil fuel drilling to her portfolio of environmental insults, Liz Truss, PM, is shaping up as a threat for a world facing climate disaster

It’s hard to put in words how much my country owes him. Danke, Gorbi

The most photographed leader of the USSR - and the man who saw its final demise - in 14 extraordinary images

If Liz Truss is investigating policies beginning with the letters "LT" - which ones should we be on the lookout for?

Whoever wins the Conservative leadership is playing catch-up with Boris Johnson on social media

Truss is preparing to form a cabinet filled with failures, opportunists and third-raters while we watch on helplessly

The 91-year-old newspaper tycoon has long been sensitive over his age. Recently he's been adopting new tactics to appear younger...

The legendary journalist Sir Harry Evans was not impressed by the Daily Mail's expletive-prone editor-in-chief

Boris Johnson's appointees form the clear majority on the BBC's board

Unfortunately, the same cannot necessarily be said for the rest of the country when he leaves Downing Street

Salma al-Shehab signalled her support for women’s rights activists. Her sentence offers a glimpse into the reality of life under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Any political obituary of the disgraced soon-to-be ex-PM has to start with his inability to tell the truth

The institution that has been a central feature of English life for centuries is increasingly sidelined and ignored. Its very survival looks uncertain

At the end of another summer of heatwaves in Europe, could the Islamic architecture of Spain help in the ongoing battle against climate change?

The outgoing prime minister has penned a letter to supporters who wrote to him after his resignation - and it’s every bit as detached from reality as you’d expect

This lazy, entitled man is showing his true colours by swanning around during a national crisis, writes one reader

A year on from the fall of Afghanistan, one journalist’s terrifying return...

Robert Habeck is the country’s most popular politician. But a hard autumn and winter are coming...

We don't want our freedoms curtailed too much, but sometimes paternalism can save us from ourselves

Twenty-five years after her passing, the legacy of Princess Diana endures even among generations who don’t recall her death, let alone life