Politics

The GDP hit from being out of the EU is far worse than the one we’re facing from the White House

The last time the US imposed blanket tariffs it led to global economic and political disaster. This time could be just as bad. How can the rest of the world defend itself?

A new Brexit rule has just come into force, making it even harder for people from the EU to enter Britain. Right now that’s the last thing we need

Wages may be showing signs of improvement, but on its own that won’t solve the problem

The former PM is apparently training Kemi Badenoch for her weekly clash with Keir Starmer. As with everything Cameron has attempted in life, it’s not turning out very well

The acclaimed artist takes Florence in her first institutional solo show in Italy

The party has no clear vision or strategy, and appears to take delight in announcing further cuts that will adversely affect peoples’ lives

An exhibition of artworks telling the terrifying story of MAGA and Trump’s second coming has made it on to the streets of London in poster form

The US giants have become sprawling conglomerates, precisely the kind of fat, complacent companies they once set out to disrupt

Researchers have developed a promising vaccine for pancreatic cancer, but its future is uncertain due to Robert F Kennedy Jr

JD Vance and Pete Hegseth are both desperate to succeed Trump in the White House. But a star podcaster could beat them to it

Rachel Reeves was insistent that she would only have one major budget-type event every year but circumstances have forced her to abandon that pledge

Despite her promises, the chancellor has become a product of the Westminster environment

No matter how loudly we call for a return to the customs union and the single market, Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer are not going to listen

Mobile phone coverage is notoriously patchy due to past policy failures and slow infrastructure expansion, leaving rural areas full of dead zones

Using teargas, rubber bullets and water cannons against a demonstration of pensioners is reminiscent of the country’s past

With 59 fatalities and over 200 hospitalisations, the fire at Club Pulse was the stuff of nightmares

In a recent speech, Ebrahim Rasool claimed Trump was launching a ‘supremacist assault’ in both the US and South Africa

A vampire-style taste for pig’s blood is found across the country, where it is a key ingredient in traditional cakes and sausages

Today, it seems that sexual content is so easily accessible online as to have become almost mainstream. Spain’s government is trying to change that

The far right leader demanded French courts get tough on corrupt politicians. Now she is paying the price

In a week where the chancellor has found herself beleaguered, my message to her is: rearm and the economy will grow

Her political ban might boost the National Rally - but equally, it could now crumble. So let’s celebrate

What happens if Donald goes the same way as his father – and what if he already has?

The city’s referendum gives Parisians the chance to have their say. Should Britain do the same?

As Trump attacks America’s top academic institutions, more and more researchers are deciding to leave – and most of them have one destination in mind

While a cinema legend faces sexual assault claims, his Kremlin-defending lawyer denigrates witnesses – and compares his client’s treatment to the French revolution terror

Trump doesn’t understand anything about economics – might his aggressive stance on Europe have some unintended consequences?

The chancellor crowed about tiny real GDP growth while ignoring a much bigger bombshell

Rachel Reeves seems happy to let 50,000 children live in poverty in order to make a spreadsheet add up on a Wednesday afternoon