Politics

The government talked big about a new chamber - but still wants to rig the old one to suit its purposes

For Meloni, closeness to Musk is closeness to Trump. But there are risks ahead

A secret armada of condemned tankers is breaking sanctions by transporting Russian oil around the world. The threat to the environment is huge

European nations need to be vigilant and forward-thinking to prevent further disaster

The Bibi Files paints a devastating picture of the Israeli prime minister and his family

Nick Candy, the billionaire property developer, is now in charge of Reform’s finances. Now people will see Farage’s “man of the people” act for what it is – a sham

Macron seems to think his new choice of prime minister is the answer to France’s problems. He might be the only one who does

On the anniversary of Johnson’s landslide, the UK/EU thaw is beginning to bring results

A survey shows UK voters would accept free movement and want closer ties with Europe

With the prime minister pursuing a string of unpopular policies, the Tory leader used PMQs to focus on things Keir Starmer said years ago

Marine Le Pen stands accused of risking her country’s stability to keep herself out of jail. Sound familiar?

To all the naysayers who doubt we can return to the EU, we have no choice. If Starmer really believes in Britain, it must be done

Oxford University Press’s word of the year suggests social media has become a drug-like distraction from the world

Most Labour supporters don’t realise how muscular their own tradition will have to become to survive what’s coming

It underlined that he views politics mainly through the lens of personality and rarely bothers with policy

Nigel Farage says his party can win the 2029 election. He is right

Photographer Andrew McConnell set out to record cosmonauts in Kazakhstan – but found the local people infinitely more fascinating

First published in 1924, his masterpiece Der Zauberberg (The Magic Mountain) is a highbrow ode to chilling

The next Archbishop of Canterbury must tackle decline, division and the tarnished legacy of Justin Welby

It may not quite be ‘Google Maps of the human body’, but it’s not far off

No matter how the plot of this particular election thriller ends, Romanian institutions must do better in the future

A fine balance between popular anger and state violence engulfs Tbilisi every evening

Sometimes when you leave the mistakes in, conversation can become even more picturesque

The German racing driver’s memorial site is in a fitting location, close to a fast-paced autobahn

The chancellor headed for Brussels with nothing to offer and asked what Britain could get in return

How can the PM connect with voters when he and his advisers keep spewing out meaningless word salad?

Britain’s decision to leave the EU “was an incredible event”, says the former German chancellor. David Cameron “delivered himself into the hands” of the eurosceptics, she tells The Rest is Politics

As the second coming of Donald Trump threatens a sell-out of Kyiv, Europe finds itself pondering events of 75 years ago

Assad’s survival was Putin’s way of showing he was still a global player. When the collapse came, he was powerless to prevent it

It’s almost impossible to find any data about the UK’s housing market which is not dreadful in comparison with our European neighbours. There is one place to start