British Politics

The prime minister’s speech to the nation followed a meeting with the paper’s editor-in-chief

The careless use of the word has had a deleterious impact on wider public discourse

A new study has found the disorder may be advantageous. After all, society would be far duller without us

Jeremy Hunt is an admirer of the chancellor whose policies caused a massive recession

The return of George Galloway is yet another depressing reminder of the terrible misogyny that persists in British public life

His return to Westminster is unwelcome - but the voters of Rochdale will soon see through him

There are remarkable parallels between the flop interactive experience and Brexit

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at Lee Anderson, Kelvin MacKenzie, Boris Johnson and more

Leaders clash over their predecessors as Hoyle teeters on the brink of losing control

Every government needs to tell voters a coherent, positive story. Starmer had better come up with one – and quick

What does it say about our politics that justice is now delivered via TV dramas?

The Post Office has an important role as an arm of government; its ownership must be taken seriously

If Trump walks away from Nato, it will realistically be Starmer who decides what’s next for Britain

An issue as serious as the Israel-Gaza war got lost in arcane parliamentary semantics

The right wing media has finally woken up to the fact that nothing in Britain works. Now they can’t wait to pin it all on Starmer

The “poor choice of words” argument is trotted out so often it has become meaningless. A poor choice of MPs is the real issue

Instead of a pitiful tax cut and more shuffling of deckchairs on the Tory Titanic, this programme would revitalise Britain

A new report makes clear that the Tories’ economic planning is based on fantasy

He may make it Labour’s problem when they come into office

Lee Anderson is gone, but he shouldn’t be forgotten. His rise says it all about a discredited party

The business secretary’s conflict with Canada is serious - and it has diminished Britain

Sorry continues to be the hardest word as the former PM rounds on the deep state

Procedural manoeuvres, bellowing and walk-outs – there’s a good reason for it all

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at Kemi Badenoch, Daniel Hannan, the New Statesman and more

The PM is the only person in Britain who’s not noticed Badenoch wants his job

Banning phones for under-16s would make them more anxious, not less

Parties need to take greater care when selecting their candidates

I'm starting to think the Tories are heading back, not a day too soon, into opposition

The Tories can change the manager but not the facts: their flagship policy is a huge economic drag

New by-election defeats have put Sunak under pressure. But the flaws of his likely successor suggest she would be another disaster for the Tories

Philosophers are more diverse than history has led us to believe