British Politics

Much of the criticism the NHS receives is given by the ministers who helped create its problems

In doing so, the party must prepare for the inevitable backlash from the far right fringes

For children and vulnerable adults, some level of state-enforced restriction can be benign

As well as local polls, Britain should have been holding a general election this week. What happened?

How does this government’s collapse compare with the death throes of previous administrations?

You only have to look out of the window to realise that the state is going to have to do a lot more – and do it as soon as possible

A man who has been the cause of Brexit would, if he had any sense of honour, creep away and stay away

As Keir Starmer tries to redefine what it means to be English, Tom Baldwin and Marc Stears ask what really lies behind our patriotic political myths

Was presenter Sangita Myska suspended for her comments on Israel?

Welcome to the Sevington Inland Border Facility, the Brexiteers’ gift to Britain

Younger generations are paying the price for Rishi Sunak’s stubbornness and pride

Humza Yousaf played a tough hand badly, but his party’s problems are deeper than just one man

Humza Yousaf tried to steamroll the SNP’s coalition partner. It cost him his career

Even with planned changes to the sponsorship rules, the risk of exploitation among care workers will remain

In post-Brexit Britain, money is tight and the future is scarily uncertain for the agriculture sector

New Order’s Bernard Sumner has nailed the problem with British politics

Westminster gossip says the prime minister is planning to go to the country on Monday

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at Jonathan Gullis, Carole Malone, Nadine Dorries and more

Not even bringing Angela Rayner off the subs’ bench can liven up a dull session

The Mail claims that NHS funding rises prove Brexit’s most notorious slogan was right. They’re wrong again

As a queer woman, I feel my identity is as important as anyone else’s. Yet where is my place of safety?

The prime minister saw a cigarette ban as his final chance to write a positive legacy. Then more Tory chaos left his relaunch in tatters

An excess of news has created a generation more open to thinking beyond a western narrative

Targeting ill and disabled people is a desperate move from the prime minister. Sick, you might say

David Cameron’s return to frontline politics resembles a grown-up arriving at a children’s party

We must defeat the software of despair and stop its rewiring of our politics

During Boris Johnson’s time as editor, it became known as the ‘Sextator’ because of the lifestyles of his staff

The PM implied that 1.35 million were off work because of depression or anxiety. That’s not true

The Bank of England and OBR proved their worth as her insane reign collapsed

Despite sky-high waiting times, trust in the NHS remains high. The same cannot be said for the Tories