British Politics

Labour can only put its stumbling start behind it if it constructs a compelling narrative to match the one peddled by populists

The Tory leader has given her rival even more free publicity - but she's right to have picked this fight

In Kosovo, there’s a statue to a former British PM, where he’s regarded as a hero. But if you want to see it, you need to take the bus

If you don’t someone else will tell it for you – and chances are you won’t like what you hear

Andrea Jenkyns and Tim Montgomerie are at each other's throats just weeks after defecting to the party

The culture war argument over abortion helped Trump get back into the White House. Now Farage wants to use the same trick – can it work over here?

Nigel Farage rushed to judgement again - and got it wrong again

Will they or won’t they?

Labour is a swirl of competing interest groups and right now “the Deliverers” are in charge. But will they be able to see off Musk, Reform and the populist right?

Just why were Charlotte Owen and Ross Kempsell put into the House of Lords by Boris Johnson? We may be about to find out

The Guardian columnist wrote a 9,000 word rant on the BBC’s sloppiness over the Israel/Hamas war, then failed to read a 37-word anti-Semitic comment – which he then liked

A recent social media rant by the Telegraph columnist about Hugo Rifkind, the Times writer, contained a stunning revelation

While the music legend was playing the O2, a gathering worthy of The New European’s Shit List was taking place in Westminster

The ailing broadsheet has become fixated with a losing candidate for the top position – and not for the first time

The chair of the Labour Movement for Europe explains why the group is not campaigning to rejoin the EU – but trying to salvage relations instead

The former Green and Tory MPs lay out their vision for the end of Brexit and the future of European Movement UK

Reform’s leader will regret his dalliance with Elon Musk – even if it nets him $100m

First, Labour had “missions” and then it came out with “milestones” – but what it doesn’t have is a plan for government, and it seems incapable of making one

From the Sun to the Times, the papers and Boris Johnson are losing their marbles over Keir Starmer trying to get Britain a better deal

Refusing to negotiate with Europe to allow Brits greater access to the continent is a bewildering position for the government to take

The Tories’ struggling leader fluffs her lines at prime minister’s questions once again

The former prime minister is claiming tens of thousands of pounds in state support to pay for a role in public life

In many cases over the last 12 months, the people who looked like winners also turned out to be losers

Forget polling and lifetime party loyalty – all that’s gone. In their place we have a broken system, Reform as the main opposition party, and a growing threat from disinformation

While Ed Davey faces an uncontested leadership election, a more interesting poll looms next year

Looking back on 12 months in Brexit, our only hope is that the government comes to its senses – because Trump is on his way

Madame Pelicot’s bravery in shining a light on shame has provided inspiration and courage for others who have been violated by men

For anyone who cares about animal suffering, it should be a no-brainer that eating intensively farmed turkey is unethical

The number of people willing to pay the price tag for the titles is rapidly dwindling

The Father Ted creator and GB News commentator are off to America in search of "artistic freedom"