Politics

The PM-in-waiting is riding a wave of hope – but his key policy has no chance of bringing equality to a divided nation

If your country caused suffering and if identifiable victims are still alive, then apologetic statements may not be enough

Thailand’s international reputation is for beaches, great food and amazing nightlife. But the reality is very different – and much darker

Tari Lang’s memoir discusses growing up under Indonesia's military dictatorship while much of society carried on as normal

Abelardo de la Espriella is pro-Trump, pro-cuts, pro-Israel and very anti-left. He’s made big, wild promises – will he be able to keep them?

Italian politics has never looked so stable. If anything, people there are much more worried about turning into us

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Reform’s leader triggered a by-election at the end of a rant that veered wildly between incoherent defences and bizarre anecdotes

The inequality campaigner is certain that he’s right – but that may not be enough 

The secret manual that tells you how to debunk stupid Net Zero and annoy posh people with dreadlocks

Burnham could end Treasury stagnation with a single department that centralised water, energy, transport and telecoms

Reform’s leader is under pressure over undeclared donations from Christopher Harborne and George Cottrell. But he could still survive

The prime minister is not so much a political leader as a national myth and the extent of his appeal, as shown in recent state elections, is so huge that it’s changing India into a single-party state

The Reform leader is on the brink thanks to his own personal flaws – most fatally an unwillingness to turn down a quick buck

Women are getting the needle with the president – but history shows many examples of the use of knitting as a tool for protest

The temptation is to either flatter Trump or fight him. The best course is to do neither

The architects of the Constitution drew it up to restrain men exactly like Donald Trump. He’s a scar on the July 4 celebrations

Revolution is the national myth of the US. But another country’s quieter history shows its importance may be overstated

A letter from a little-known business organisation imploring the incoming prime minister not to dilute Brexit is best ignored

Pride day in Dublin brought out the right-wing extremists. They are very clear about what they hate, but less clear on what they actually want to do

Trump banned non-Americans from using Anthropic’s most powerful model. That decision has now been reversed, but it sets a dangerous precedent

The PM-in-waiting is our last hope for a mainstream politician who can capture the anti-Westminster mood for change

A bunch of Brexiteers got together for a Telegraph panel to mark a decade since Brexit. It was a delusional evening, with a surprise ending the following day

The charlatans who said we had nothing to fear from Brexit now make the same claim about the world getting hotter

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The vice president has gone from hillbilly to hypocrite, and Communion exposes the gulf between belief and behaviour

The Italian prime minister did what almost no other western leader has dared to do: when Trump, attacked her, she fought back

The Reform leader is under pressure for the first time. But he has one political superpower

Russia is losing the war in Ukraine, so the Kremlin is boosting its disinformation campaign. Unfortunately for the next PM, the British left are falling for it

Scoring points against political opponents is part of the job – but the way you do it is crucially important. And the Conservative leader is getting it very wrong

It’s all about Trump – it was always going to be all about him. Did you really expect anything else?