We need Britain to get real about Brexit
Budgets in both Britain and Ireland have postponed difficult decisions in a manner that will reduce their room for manoeuvre when the next election looms
Rishi Sunak
Zohran Mamdani is a throwback to a time when politicians weren’t all managerial centrists
I cannot help but bristle at those who take solace in boring politicians, as evidence of a stable system
‘Have you watched Adolescence yet?’ - Life imitates art for Kemi Badenoch
Party colleagues fear her low-wattage turn as Tory leader could spell trouble
Debates over Rishi Sunak’s Englishness or Leo Varadkar’s Irishness are deranged
It’s rightly treated with the same disdain - not because it's too provocative, but because it's too weird
Keir Starmer suggests UK could send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine
Former defence secretary Ben Wallace warns against US-led ‘appeasement’ of Russia
The Bionic Baron who staged a comeback after quadruple amputation in one of Westminster’s moments of the year
Craig Mackinlay was an MP who almost died from sepsis and now he sits in the House of Lords
Shocking crimes, royal illness and Labour’s landslide: The eight big moments that defined 2024 for Britain
Winds of change howled across Britain in a year when a Labour election victory ended 14 years of Tory rule
Stormont votes to retain some EU trade laws post-Brexit for Northern Ireland
Rules will continue to serve as a means of maintaining an invisible Border on the island for further four years
Kemi Badenoch brings sass and confidence as leader of Conservative Party
London-born, Nigeria-raised daughter of middle-class immigrant parents is first black woman to lead major political party in Britain
Rachel Reeves increases taxes by £40bn in budget to address ‘black hole’ in UK’s public finances
Labour’s first UK budget in more than 14 years was a tax-and-spend bonanza with huge new outlays on health, transport and education
Keir Starmer may be the real winner as James Cleverly is eliminated from Tory leadership race
James Cleverly's sensational exit sees Conservatives move further to the right with either Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick
Keir Starmer delays appointing Washington ambassador until after US presidential race
London Letter: Former Labour heavyweights David Miliband, Peter Mandelson are said to be contenders for the role of UK ambassador to Washington, along with Belfast Agreement negotiator Jonathan Powell
Fifteen things to expect in Leo Varadkar’s autobiography
Former taoiseach to publish his memoirs next year in a publishing deal reportedly involving a six-figure sum
‘Us, posh? Never’: British elites claim they’re definitely, maybe into the hobbies of common people
Researchers find elite Britons often pretend to like football and beer as they’re “insecure” about their legitimacy
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