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It is a story that might sound familiar today: 90 years ago a football final was played as the shadow of fascism began to creep over Europe

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

With the Faragists taking their seats in Westminster, Britain needs to brace for rougher rhetoric

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

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

The party’s high command has been revealed as incompetent and out of touch

The Popular Conservatives’ post-election conference was an exercise in delusion

Most of France celebrated the defeat of Marine Le Pen last Sunday. But the price of victory will be chaos

When it comes to the source of his wealth, the Reform leader has not had to be fully forthcoming – until now

Politics doesn’t always go your way, so it’s important to drink it in when it does

Truss, turnout and Labour’s landslide were my hits - but Corbyn’s win was a huge shock

It aspires to be a beacon for democracy in Asia. But Putin’s invasion has left the nation in fear of attack from the Chinese mainland

Why do some people believe bees shouldn’t be able to fly? For the same reason others believe in Nessie or that climate change is a hoax

The Labour government must now repair the damage done by Britain’s greatest ever political blunder

Le Pen and Bardella are the stuff of 2016 nightmares

The former prime minister’s lack of political talent doomed his efforts to establish a legacy from the start

Some people on the far left don’t think Starmer 'really' won the election and are trying to explain away his victory

The party is now the minnow of British politics

Starmer now has a fight on his hands to keep down a new crop of extreme right and left wing MPs

A raft of big-name Brexiteers lost their seats as Labour won a landslide victory

It’s a crushing landslide – but the Tories will have enough MPs to form a functioning opposition

Fourteen years of Conservative disasters come to an end as Keir Starmer prepares to enter No.10

This has been a campaign devoid of excitement and imagination - in the national papers as well as from our politicians