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The government should be tackling the roots of populism, not scoffing at ‘unelectable’ opponents who embrace it

He has no charisma, intellectual consistency or distinguishing features of any kind. Other than being very, very right wing, who – or what – is he?

Something about the shadow chancellor makes broadcasters reach for the Chaucer

UK consumers may face a limited supply of Christmas trees this year, with Brexit-related challenges casting uncertainty over their import

The loss of jobs has been a disaster and blown a £1bn hole in Britain’s tax revenues

The Green party risks being dismissed as a hard left protest vote – how can it broaden its appeal?

A series of questions on China gave the PM much-needed breathing space

Labour failed to look at the maternity allowance before publishing the Employment Rights Bill

Giving a police escort to a woman who has been a terror target was the right thing to do

The social media platform has become so vile and corrupted that no politician should be anywhere near it

The paper loathes Labour and its PM - and that won’t change. So why are they still so keen to please it?

The Labour prime minister has said the way to kickstart the British economy is to cut red tape. What the hell is he thinking?

The private equity industry – a wealth-extracting machine – is swallowing up UK businesses and stripping them of their assets while our politicians stand by

A play that’s as light and refreshing as a glass of champagne

The PM is running out of time to change the narrative around his government’s shaky start

Boris Johnson sounded more unhinged than unleashed while defending his pet project

The IFS delivers a gloomy verdict that will put pressure on the chancellor for tax rises and spending cuts

His attempts to pin the Brexit blame on David Cameron say everything about this egotistical inadequate

The leadership race increasingly looks like the last hurrah before the party's long descent

If Labour can restore a sense of community, it will reap as much political benefit as any amount of good economic data

Constable’s painting has become an icon of Englishness. But its first cheerleaders were French

After co-writing The Thick of It and Veep, Ian Martin channels his most absurd politician yet – Boris Johnson

By the time another election looms, Conservative MPs will sniff potential doom and ditch their leader for a more Machiavellian individual

Brussels is frustrated by Keir Starmer’s red lines – and baffled by the same old talk from his new government

Now stoking rumours about Keir Starmer’s private life, the right wing activist uses her journalistic platform to push her political agenda

Remainers are facing up to the need for a change of tack to push the PM further towards Europe

Putting a cherished but broken NHS at the centre of a complex moral argument is fraught with danger

Rachel Reeves will have less to spend - but will argue the rise in applications vindicates her strategy

Boris Johnson’s lie-filled book shows he believes he has done nothing wrong – and also thinks his political career is far from over

Her departure offers the chance for a reset - but fixing Labour’s stumbling start needs much more than a reshuffle