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There is still time for the campus mayhem in America to contribute to a political disaster

Labour should scrap the Tories’ assault on PIP from day one, ending the victimisation of the long-term sick

Unlike our PM, the Greek leader listens to questions and actually answers them

Plato addressed many of the questions that have been at the centre of discussion for almost 2,500 years

Almost 2,000 restaurants went bust last year, but Rishi Sunak and co are apparently uninterested

Photographer Polly Braden has spent two years following the lives of Ukrainian women and children displaced by Putin’s invasion

‘Leitkultur’ called for a consensus on civil norms but it was – intentionally – misunderstood

The military coup hastened the end of the Portuguese empire, and triggered the country’s turn towards Europe

Rishi Sunak looks safe despite new humiliation.. but only because his rivals want him to own a general election defeat

Americans aren’t exactly my people, but I loved being among them for a little while

Salemi’s status as capital lasted a mere 24 hours, but the pride its residents feel today is immeasurable.

This year’s contest in Malmö is at risk of being overshadowed by a fear of violence

During the city’s Las Fallas festival, Valencia becomes a source of never-ending joviality

In the city’s Piazza della Libertà, a few kilometres from the Italian-Slovenian border, thousands of migrants dream of a better world

The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street

Defeat is certain, a total wipe-out possible – and don’t underestimate the role of Brexit in this meltdown

London’s mayor won a third term quite easily - but only after Westminster buzzed with talk that Susan Hall was set for a stunning upset

If Rishi Sunak is ousted, should Tory MPs or members pick his replacement? The answer isn’t that simple

Sir John Curtice has laid out a convincing case for why Keir Starmer may be drawn into backing one soon

A disastrous set of elections leave the Tories facing an existential crisis

When you invite local or state police to campus to address protests, control of the situation is handed over to them

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at Lee Anderson, Monty Panesar, Sarah Vine and more

Newspaper reports claim that Nigel Farage is ready to return to frontline politics and stand for Reform in the general election

The Tories’ deputy chairman puts on a shameless display at PMQs

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

After years of false starts, the Channel Tunnel opened 30 years ago this week. Yet Brexit shows that it has failed to bring us closer to Europe