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They won’t win the election - but at least they are the adults in the room

He’s not going to become PM, but he’s already taught Starmer and Sunak a lesson

The D-day farce said it all about Rishi Sunak – but also about the papers that have slavishly supported him

At 75 years old, Emlyn Williams’ Accolade is all too relevant today

Reform’s leader wants to campaign on immigration instead of his pet project’s failure

Unless we fight the political liars and the lies they tell, our political future is lost

The world university rankings paint a dangerous picture for Britain, with 58% of UK unis declining in rank

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at Richard Tice, Asa Bennett, the Daily Telegraph and more

The poor format with two bickering leaders did little to win over younger voters

The PM claimed Labour would put up taxes by £2,000 per family – and now he looks like a liar

Could Labour take the prime minister's seat?

The story of my great-great-grandfather and a killer cat

Voters want stability, rather than novelty, from the next government

A Labour government will have to learn to allow rising demand and investment to happen

A restaurant in Notting Hill is turning heads thanks to its new corkage policy: want to bring your own wine into Dorian? It’ll cost you £100

A pro-Brexit, self-promoting opportunist, he did huge damage to Britain in a career marked by betrayals and duplicity

A Tory defeat looks certain – but how big Labour’s majority is will shape their ambitions and define politics for the next five years

After 14 years of the Tories, the spending gap per student between the state and private schooling system has more than doubled

I will miss the London Underground’s lack of internet

The debate over the nation’s economic health has headed off into fantasy land. It needs to come back to reality

They love him — but what happens if he destroys the Tory party?

The consequences of Farage's return will be even worse for Britain

Print off your very own TNE leadership debate bingo card and join in the fun!

Farage wouldn’t have been happy surrendering his seat on the Question Time leaders’ special to Richard Tice

When the deadline for candidate selection has finally passed, the mud-slinging will really begin

Tom Holland is let down by a bizarre staging of Romeo & Juliet

Renewing the Entente Cordiale in Macron’s remaining time in office will help bring Britain closer to Europe

For generations, the country has been run by the graduates of a single university. How can we protect public life from its over-confident, under-principled hordes?

How could a Labour government confront the disastrous decisions of the past?

Instead of the Tory demise, they’re talking Geri Halliwell and Lord Lucan

The Diane Abbott controversy, attacking Angela Rayner and… a podcast about Lord Lucan?