United Kingdom

Britain has become a crumbling land of perpetual slums with a moribund prime minister with no plan

New refugees have just 28 days to access the essential services they need to rebuild their lives in the UK. In the ‘destitution gap’, many will become homeless

Housing associations can no longer afford to build, and that means misery for the lower-paid

The Northern Irish rockers on Brexit, Britpop and their blistering new album

By focusing on the disruption caused by Just Stop Oil, politicians avoid having to talk about the substance of their argument

Our credibility is gone at a time when tough talking to Xi should be our strategy

The smell of pollution is growing around a rotten regime

Brexit isn’t working – in fact, it’s causing long-term damage. Everyone knows it. How long can the opposition parties keep quiet?

Fresh from a spat with Nadine Dorries, the chair of the Commons Committee on Standards says Westminster is on trial... but radical change isn’t quite his cup of tea

Our pubs and restaurants can’t find enough employees, and the government is doing nothing about it

While the rest of Europe has an efficient rail service, the UK is only playing at it

The world, including myself, missed tell-tale signs that Putin was the murder machine and enemy of liberal democracies he’s proved to be

Some on the left will roll their eyes, but redefining patriotism is something Keir Starmer should do. I want to be proud of a forward-looking, multicultural country

As Rishi Sunak’s recent breach of the ministerial code seems to have gone unnoticed, I speculate on what the “prime miniature” may forget to declare next...

Levels of net migration in the UK remain broadly similar to other high-income countries, a report by Oxford University's Migration Observatory has found

The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street

These vulnerable people, initially welcomed warmly by the UK, deserve better

Higher costs, higher interest rates, weak growth, war in Europe, China faltering – the only way out might be via a recession

Jeremy Hunt is ready to cave in and reduce inheritance tax to keep grumbling Conservatives onside

Restrictions are hampering musicians' ability to work in the EU

The government has denied today’s youngsters the invaluable opportunities those exchanges afforded

Despite what Rishi Sunak says about falling inflation, there is more economic pain to come

The home secretary’s rhetoric falsely depicts migrants as threats to those already living in Britain

The Michelle Mone PPE scandal is a test of trust in modern democracy and needs to be at the forefront of media attention

The left keep losing at the ballot box because no one is prepared to take on the likes of Lee Anderson by fighting fire with fire

What to expect when the Conservatives embark on the next stage of their mission to turn the UK into a totalitarian, one-party police state

A new government scheme could make Britain appear more attractive to young Europeans. It’s frustrating that it is only now being trialled

New trading arrangements, as well as the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis, have forced brewers out of business

This scandal may have disappeared from the headlines, but it remains corrosive to public faith in British politics

The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street