British Politics

Donald Trump and Elon Musk think it’s a bad idea – what more reason do you need?

Successive British governments have dismissed their voters’ more strident views for too long. This has left political space for the extremists to exploit – and they have been busy

Quitting the EU has solved none of our problems - it’s only added restrictions, with nothing in return

Five years on, the story of a national disaster in the words of those responsible (and Mr Blobby)

Rupert Lowe’s 2020 claim that "Remainers will disappear" now looks farcical as only 30% say we were right to leave

Five years after Britain left the EU, the co-presidents of European Movement UK believe the country needs to begin a serious discussion about rejoining – but Farage, and his Tory admirers, are getting in the way

True believers deny that leaving the EU has failed; just that it's not been done properly yet. Does this delusion sound familiar?

The Reform deputy leader frets that "many smart people" are leaving the country. Whoever is he thinking of?

As the Apprentice star calls for Britain to rejoin the EU, will the Brexiteers now demand he is banished from the Beeb?

While her choice of topics has narrowed, her inability to land blows on a PM with a current approval rating of -42 is mindblowing

Our new man in Washington sought to blame a well-liked journalist for past comments about President Trump

The chancellor deserves some of the criticism hurled her way, but she is right to focus on Britain’s long-term future

The former cabinet minister is a stickler for using correct English - except when it comes to his own social media posts

Shoplifting is the one British industry that is thriving – and whoever is to blame, it is heaping even more pressure on our troubled high streets

The case for green measures has never been clearer. But ideology in the US and internal battles in the UK threaten any progress

Some readers are less concerned about the number of people coming to Britain and more worried about the lack of integration

At Davos, Nigerian-American Salome Agbaroji's poetry urged leaders not to cower in the face of populism

The glorious vision Brexiteers sold of Britannia in 2016 has failed to materialise

These Brexit Files are a damning indictment of Tory PMs and Westminster dysfunction

While senior Tories erupt over Britain possibly joining a free-trade scheme, two hardline Brexiteers are remarkably sanguine

The killer was repeatedly referred to the authorities, which failed to act. Political opportunists, including Badenoch, have descended into conspiracy theories, alleging a cover-up – but the truth is much more disturbing

The journalist's solicitors have sent legal papers to a pundit over a social media video

The former Ukip leader is back in politics as Reform's director for the north-west of England

It might be useful for making Whitehall more efficient, but the potential downsides of the new technology are enormous

The views of most Conservatives are not what you might think

Two new polls show Britons are now firmly aligned with Europe, not the USA

A columnist for the Tory tabloid attacks the BBC for its treatment of female staff - then argues Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner are not glamorous enough for government

News stories on the channel’s website seem to overstate the far right party’s appeal

Labour and the Tories are obsessed with Reform - and that gives Ed Davey space to make a different case

News Group has paid a huge price, but may have seen off the greatest scandal it has faced

Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer are making a huge mistake in not openly embracing offers to cut red tape