Politics

A new film about an architect who survives the Holocaust is a stunning achievement, and one with deep resonance for our own time

Eventually, when a bully has got out of control and he’s made enough enemies, he may find the roles of bully and bullied reversed

It’s 100 years since Werner Heisenberg developed the theory of quantum mechanics. No one could possibly have imagined how this discovery would be put to use in the future

China has upended the artificial intelligence war, and now anyone can win – shaking the assumptions of Trump, Musk and Starmer

The tech bro’s ally Alice Weidel spouts fake facts and demonises Muslims – and she is getting closer to becoming German chancellor

We should never forget what happened and be aware that it could all too easily happen again, here and now

At the late former deputy prime minister’s funeral, it became clear that Britain could do with some politicians like him today

After 150 years, the city’s Victorian sewers are at last being upgraded – but Thames Water remains firmly lodged in the financial mire

At some point soon, the PM is going to have to choose Europe over Trump’s USA

The populist party is a growing force that cannot be ignored - but Starmer’s government must still deliver or die

How long has the Conservative leader got before her notoriously ruthless party decides they’ve had enough of her?

The PM’s trip to Brussels is almost worthless while he adheres to the Brexit position laid out by his failed predecessor

The leader of one of Germany’s main political parties relied on the extreme right wing AfD party to get his immigration bill through parliament. Big mistake

An entitled, deluded president risks setting off a chain reaction of global financial devastation

A complex set of historic agreements between the US and Denmark means that if he wants Greenland, Trump might have to give up something in return

Summer schools sent underprivileged kids like Wes Streeting and I to university. Reuniting with some of them 25 years on, this is what I found

Trump is already doing colossal damage to the US and sending his allies into a spin. Can Europe and China deal with America’s wild political volatility?

Donald Trump and Elon Musk think it’s a bad idea – what more reason do you need?

Successive British governments have dismissed their voters’ more strident views for too long. This has left political space for the extremists to exploit – and they have been busy

Quitting the EU has solved none of our problems - it’s only added restrictions, with nothing in return

Five years on, the story of a national disaster in the words of those responsible (and Mr Blobby)

Rupert Lowe’s 2020 claim that "Remainers will disappear" now looks farcical as only 30% say we were right to leave

Five years after Britain left the EU, the co-presidents of European Movement UK believe the country needs to begin a serious discussion about rejoining – but Farage, and his Tory admirers, are getting in the way

True believers deny that leaving the EU has failed; just that it's not been done properly yet. Does this delusion sound familiar?

While her choice of topics has narrowed, her inability to land blows on a PM with a current approval rating of -42 is mindblowing

The chancellor deserves some of the criticism hurled her way, but she is right to focus on Britain’s long-term future

Shoplifting is the one British industry that is thriving – and whoever is to blame, it is heaping even more pressure on our troubled high streets

The case for green measures has never been clearer. But ideology in the US and internal battles in the UK threaten any progress

The protectionist president’s economic illiteracy and historical ignorance threatens a global trade war that no one can win

A populist surge across Europe is being fuelled by young people sick of broken promises, stagnant wages and waning hope. How can Keir Starmer respond?