Politics

In a world of chancers and charlatans, we need facts at our fingertips as vital ammunition for the battles ahead: Beating Reform and joining the EU

From liars like Johnson, Farage and Gove to incompetents like Cameron, May and Corbyn, here are the guilty men and women responsible for a nightmare

The pundits who cheered most loudly for Brexit in 2016 now ignore the evidence – and sneer at anyone daring to suggest the experiment has failed

Build coalitions, revive internationalism and join – not rejoin – the EU. But be prepared to question your own assumptions, too

The EU that Britain left no longer exists. Now, much of Europe wants Britain to help bolster the bloc against the US and China. It’s time for the UK to abandon its failed experiment and to re-engage

A list of Hitler’s party members is now searchable – but files that might embarrass the postwar elite remain stubbornly out of reach

My kids do 150 minutes of study every night. If we want to give them their childhoods back, start there

As Andy Burnham’s crucial by-election nears, a new poll eases fears that he may be damaged by his enthusiasm for the EU

Netanyahu knows that this is his chance to defeat Iran, the goal he has pursued for his entire political career. He’s not about to let the opportunity go

Can Reform’s Kenyon beat King of the North Burnham in Makerfield? Probably not, but here’s our candidates guide

Trump’s son-in-law plans to build a tourist resort in Albania on a protected piece of coastline. But the people have other ideas and have taken to the streets to let Kushner know just what they think of him

The night was tacky, over-commercial and at times just downright weird. But I’ve followed the sport for years and a fighting legend finally got the victory he deserved

US President’s media business co-owns technology firm now backed by Britain

Former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney would have stopped the money-grabbing mixing of political and family business

His fortune and empire are more fragile than his IPO’s backers believe

Committed pro-European who formed half of the so-called dream ticket with Neil Kinnock was 93

From Bev Turner madness through amateur-hour blunders to flat-out Ofcom breaches, this is the far right channel’s very essence

On a tour of the president’s fighting cage, the first thing you notice is that it’s huge: like some horrific thing from outer space. But if you get your camera out, be careful. The Secret Service are watching

He has committed a huge number of crimes and for most people, that would mean prosecution and jail time. But despite Trump’s rampant corruption, there’s a problem

Elon Musk is asking people to believe that his company is going to dominate the AI market of the future, which will be worth the entire value of today’s US economy. Sound likely to you?

The British state did a deal with me years ago that allowed me to live here and be a European at the same time. I am not going to change my side of the bargain, no matter what happens

Falling trust in politicians demands a new operating model for the relationship between state and citizen - welcome to what we call Everyday Democracy

Bitter winners Douglas Carwell, Matthew Elliott and Sarah Vine want you to know they’re the real victims

John Healey's resignation is a nightmare for the PM, and the man who wants to replace him

There is a new dividing line in Northern Ireland, one that ignores the old sectarian lines of loyalists and republicans, and threatens the province with a new, insidious kind of division

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The Nordic nation has been named the ‘happiest country in the world’ for the last eight years. Why?

Decades of neglect have left road, railway and energy repair facing an investment gap of £400 billion

He wanted to build a huge new development in Surfers Paradise. The local population had other ideas

As PM, he would face all the same constraints as Starmer, Sunak and Johnson. If he makes promises he can’t keep, then like the others, he’s done for

A sorry list of leaders have failed to grasp even the most basic economic lessons, with disastrous results