British Politics

David Lammy is keen to make Britain a good global – and European – citizen again. But how can he do it?

Nigel Farage says Reform will replace the crumbling Tories. But the faultlines within his party – and in his own character – suggest it will crack first

Despite the president’s propaganda machine, Turkish people appear confident that their democracy is strong enough to vote him out of office

Multiple generations of Swedes have grown up in prosperity and security, but today they are having to imagine social collapse

Farage approached Laura Kuenssberg’s producers for his appearance on the Sunday morning show

The extraordinary iconography of Donald Trump’s defiance after the attempt on his life – and how it speaks to the American psyche – makes it even more important that Joe Biden quits the race

Despite having had three female prime ministers previously, social class is still an issue for women in politics

Staff and employers would need to come together to deal with the potential challenges

After the election, Britain now has a parliament that better resembles the electorate

A Commons elected by supplementary vote and a Lords by PR would help restore trust

Suddenly, after all these years, I don’t have to worry about them any more

Labour’s first steps at moving closer to the EU are welcome, and vital to counter Nigel Farage

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at the Daily Telegraph, Kemi Badenoch, Michael Gove and more

The election rendered a moderate Conservative Party redundant

The new prime minister entered Downing Street in the ‘sunlight of hope’. But the storm to come has only been postponed

The Liberal Democrats’ 72-seat success is not just the product of cheesy stunts and a brilliant tactical voting operation – Ed Davey’s own story helped too

The Tory-supporting papers' reaction to the party's crushing defeat shows they have learned absolutely nothing

Here’s how Rachel Reeves can start setting the economy back on track without breaking the bank

The new PM is not a showman or a kamikaze gambler, just straight down the line, with his own individual style of operation

Despite the enormous challenges he faces, Starmer has already grown into the role of prime minister

King Vidor’s film helped put Labour into government

To the ordinary Italian, the UK election result went by practically unnoticed

German media outlets relish any chance to make fun of Britain but with Keir Starmer in power their chances may be running out

If the remnants of the Conservative Party are searching for inspiration, they should not look to Edmund Burke

Conveniently, the Georgian press saw no reason to focus on the change of government in Britain

For once, Dutch politics is more interesting and offers a greater spectacle than Britain’s

There is an undeniable note of envy that cuts through the French coverage of the UK election