After the Tories

The new prime minister entered Downing Street in the ‘sunlight of hope’. But the storm to come has only been postponed

The Liberal Democrats’ 72-seat success is not just the product of cheesy stunts and a brilliant tactical voting operation – Ed Davey’s own story helped too

Nigel Farage is finally an MP – but is the Reform leader now heading into the Westminster spotlight – or into irrelevance?

The Tory-supporting papers' reaction to the party's crushing defeat shows they have learned absolutely nothing

If the remnants of the Conservative Party are searching for inspiration, they should not look to Edmund Burke

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

The election rendered a moderate Conservative Party redundant

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

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

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

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 new prime minister entered Downing Street in the ‘sunlight of hope’. But the storm to come has only been postponed

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

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

The Liberal Democrats’ 72-seat success is not just the product of cheesy stunts and a brilliant tactical voting operation – Ed Davey’s own story helped too

Nigel Farage is finally an MP – but is the Reform leader now heading into the Westminster spotlight – or into irrelevance?

The Tory-supporting papers' reaction to the party's crushing defeat shows they have learned absolutely nothing

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

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

A fiery final interview with the provocative Dutch artist

Writing during the turbulent regime of Enver Hoxha led the writer into compromise – as well as greatness

A remarkable new documentary sees the son of commandant Rudolph Höss meet a survivor of his father’s murder factory

Wiener schnitzel, born in Vienna, has its own form, its own magic

Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s theatre, books and streaming

King Vidor’s film helped put Labour into government

With an eye for the smallest detail as well as the big picture, Trump became a vital driving force of the family business empire

Why are the German and English names for stringed instruments so different?

My decades-long relationship with a fake blue plaque has been rekindled by a new Labour government