Politics

Macron seems to think his new choice of prime minister is the answer to France’s problems. He might be the only one who does

On the anniversary of Johnson’s landslide, the UK/EU thaw is beginning to bring results

A survey shows UK voters would accept free movement and want closer ties with Europe

With the prime minister pursuing a string of unpopular policies, the Tory leader used PMQs to focus on things Keir Starmer said years ago

Marine Le Pen stands accused of risking her country’s stability to keep herself out of jail. Sound familiar?

To all the naysayers who doubt we can return to the EU, we have no choice. If Starmer really believes in Britain, it must be done

Oxford University Press’s word of the year suggests social media has become a drug-like distraction from the world

Most Labour supporters don’t realise how muscular their own tradition will have to become to survive what’s coming

It underlined that he views politics mainly through the lens of personality and rarely bothers with policy

Nigel Farage says his party can win the 2029 election. He is right

Photographer Andrew McConnell set out to record cosmonauts in Kazakhstan – but found the local people infinitely more fascinating

First published in 1924, his masterpiece Der Zauberberg (The Magic Mountain) is a highbrow ode to chilling

The next Archbishop of Canterbury must tackle decline, division and the tarnished legacy of Justin Welby

It may not quite be ‘Google Maps of the human body’, but it’s not far off

No matter how the plot of this particular election thriller ends, Romanian institutions must do better in the future

A fine balance between popular anger and state violence engulfs Tbilisi every evening

Sometimes when you leave the mistakes in, conversation can become even more picturesque

The German racing driver’s memorial site is in a fitting location, close to a fast-paced autobahn

The chancellor headed for Brussels with nothing to offer and asked what Britain could get in return

How can the PM connect with voters when he and his advisers keep spewing out meaningless word salad?

Britain’s decision to leave the EU “was an incredible event”, says the former German chancellor. David Cameron “delivered himself into the hands” of the eurosceptics, she tells The Rest is Politics

As the second coming of Donald Trump threatens a sell-out of Kyiv, Europe finds itself pondering events of 75 years ago

Assad’s survival was Putin’s way of showing he was still a global player. When the collapse came, he was powerless to prevent it

It’s almost impossible to find any data about the UK’s housing market which is not dreadful in comparison with our European neighbours. There is one place to start

Reform have shown no interest in solving their problems - but they definitely want their votes

Voters believe our economic future lies with the EU rather than with president Trump

The New European tracks down the Question Time audience member who won plaudits for destroying Reform’s immigration lies

Between the woman in the red jacket and the man in the red jumper, it was the audience who stole the show in the big face-off between Alastair Campbell and Nigel Farage

Keir Starmer parries attacks over Louise Haigh by reminding the Tory leader of her party’s reign of shame

The success of Notre Dame's comeback depends on whether we view it as an architectural gem or a functional religious building