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Johnson superfan and “mad redhead” Lady Judith McAlpine has emerged as the instigator of the madcap scheme

Kate’s edited picture is a reminder that the truth matters

The UK has again approved the use of a bee-killing pesticide that is banned in the EU

His Budget looks worse - and more cynical - by the day

Why the Danish drama Borgen may hold the key to restoring the UK’s standards in public life

But Double Feature’s tale of Vincent Price’s clashes with a director is a misfire

A cabinet minister gives a masterclass in how not to handle a crisis of her own making

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at Lee Anderson, Andrew Neil, George Galloway and more

A 2p cut in national insurance won’t make up for stealth rises in income tax

Norwich’s literary legacy is a surprising one – both Meir of England and Jan Cruso were important poets from the city but neither wrote in English

Paul Scully says Tower Hamlets in east London has “no-go areas”. How would he know?

The country doesn’t deserve his pointless mud-slinging. There are massive problems in need of immediate attention

Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s film, TV and art

We need a Britain that rewards hard work, where so-called tax exiles and clever tax accountants are no longer seen as heroes

The investor has served up a hateful diet of culture war and conspiracy theory at GB News. Now he’s eyeing up the mainstream Tory media

The Labour leader’s stance on the conflict has left him out of step with a large number of younger voters

Coming up with satisfactory definitions of antisemitism and Islamophobia is complicated yet important

The political theatre of budget day will do nothing to stave off the inevitable

The UK’s main fiscal rule encourages reckless chancellors to pile on debt and let others deal with the consequences

The prime minister’s speech to the nation followed a meeting with the paper’s editor-in-chief

Jeremy Hunt is an admirer of the chancellor whose policies caused a massive recession

His return to Westminster is unwelcome - but the voters of Rochdale will soon see through him

There are remarkable parallels between the flop interactive experience and Brexit

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at Lee Anderson, Kelvin MacKenzie, Boris Johnson and more

The Human Body, also starring Jack Davenport, is a confused homage to a David Lean classic

Leaders clash over their predecessors as Hoyle teeters on the brink of losing control

Every government needs to tell voters a coherent, positive story. Starmer had better come up with one – and quick

What does it say about our politics that justice is now delivered via TV dramas?

The Post Office has an important role as an arm of government; its ownership must be taken seriously

If Trump walks away from Nato, it will realistically be Starmer who decides what’s next for Britain

An issue as serious as the Israel-Gaza war got lost in arcane parliamentary semantics