British Politics

In a response to a critical analysis in the New European, Best for Britain argues that its growth numbers on greater UK-EU alignment do make sense, and that they reflect political reality

The populist commentator’s book on UK universities is filled with unoriginal argument, cherry-picked evidence and enormous self-regard. If he truly believes what he’s written, the only suitable response is pity

A diet of topics plucked from the pages of the Daily Mail and Telegraph is leading the Conservative leader down a dead end

The plans she has suggested so far will only yield economic benefits years into the future. But what can she do straight away?

A Leave-voting fisheries owner from the red wall was invited to praise Brexit – but told the channel it had been a disaster for his business

Half a century after oil and gas were discovered under the North Sea, Shetland is still enjoying the benefits that England threw away

The party has lost its identity and risks sliding into obscurity under the rudderless leadership of Kemi Badenoch

Joining in with Europe’s retaliation over steel import taxes would be self-defeating - but there’s a risk involved

The Reform MP has tabled a staggering 816 written questions to ministers since being elected an MP. How much is it costing the taxpayer?

The prime minister needs to crack down on crime, set and meet a fair migration target and bring in a UK ID card

Three Reform councillors were 'honoured' to have officially opened a new supermarket - except, er, they didn't

A new report from Best for Britain overlooks a crucial problem that will frustrate Britain’s attempts to build closer ties with the EU

The columnist has launched another attack on those who still back Brexit – which includes his own employer

The right wing, Tory-supporting media is banging the drum for quick results, but trying to fix an economy as broken as ours will take time and patience

The idea, proposed by the Tory leader, that people should wait 15 years before being eligible for a passport, is nothing more than crude xenophobia

If coupled with actual delivery of better arrangements with the EU, Reform’s weakness on Brexit is fertile ground

By offering the same old rhetoric on benefits, migrants and spending, Keir Starmer looks like the continuity Sunak

The capital's once evening title continues its journey rightwards with an ingratiating interview with the Reform leader

For Badenoch and other politicians on the right, feminism is now a completed project

The Reform leader continues to make a fortune from interests which have nothing to do with serving his constituents in Clacton

The natural party of government is fast becoming an irrelevance at prime minister's questions

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

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 Reform electoral candidate and net zero opponent has been busy erasing all evidence of her previous support for solar power

The mercurial midfielder-turned ranting conspiracy theorist has now weighed in on inheritance tax changes

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