Politics

The diaspora voted heavily for change. But rigged results at home have the authoritarians claiming victory

The hordes outside Madison Square Garden looked normal. What they talked about was anything but

Already loathed by much of his staff for connections to Rupert Murdoch, the Washington Post’s British publisher Will Lewis is now under renewed fire for his decision to cancel an endorsement of Kamala Harris

Yes, polls are tightening and some early voting seems to favour Trump. But multiple signs suggest Harris is heading for a close victory

If Labour raises taxes and the uber-wealthy begin to leave, will anybody care?

This £200m policy would help children and be the first step to restarting Sure Start

The Republican candidate offers voters a bargain: the illusion of power, in return for the heaviest price

Alanis Morissette would be proud of this list of disasters

The Frenchwoman has changed the rules, reversed the language and given women permission to reject shame

The special issue will focus squarely on the appalling state of Britain’s waterways, the result of an absolute scandal of our times; the privatisation of the water companies

Russian victory spells disaster for Europe and without urgent support to Ukraine, this is inevitable

As November 5 approaches, here’s what you should be reading

Over two years after her release, the former detainee on stolen time, hostage diplomacy and the lessons to be learned from her case

They’ll talk about getting Britain closer to Europe, but will Keir Starmer listen?

The New European's hit podcast is staging its first live event in London

The Reform leader’s attack on Labour over its activists volunteering for Kamala Harris has blown up in his face

The shameless survivor who brought you Brexit doesn’t deserve another platform

Angela Rayner teased and then taunted her old sparring partner in his last big appearance as her shadow

Moscow pumped huge amounts of money into Moldova’s EU vote – and lost

Former Conservative Party chairman Richard Holden has quickly forgotten his north-east roots

The weighting of a story about the Croydon man shot by police is all wrong

The Democrats are united and have stuck to a plan that has worked so far. But if it goes wrong, the party could go into meltdown

Whatever Rachel Reeves announces will make her deeply unpopular. But that won’t necessarily mean she’s wrong

The debate has opened up a number of complex moral dilemmas and cast doubt on the ability of the NHS to cope with the additional pressure

Clearly, the chancellor has no intention of courting short-term popularity as the budget looms

If Trump wins a second term, he will force Ukraine into a humiliating peace deal with Russia

Even if the US doesn’t slide towards tyranny on November 5, almost half the electorate are going to end up disgruntled

We asked our listeners at the O2 whether Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick should be the next Tory leader. The response was bleak for both candidates

The gap between academia and reality needs to be closed when navigating today's political climate

Trump views Scotland as just one big golfing playground

Despite being compulsory, voting in Belgium has become a real community experience for some residents

For an expat, French cuisine and culinary culture takes some getting used to