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Boris Johnson’s motivations for avoiding an Omicron lockdown are all bad, but that doesn’t make him the equivalent of Meryl Streep’s president in Don’t Look Up.

The idea that Liz Truss could be the next prime minister is hindered by the fact that Brexiteer Tories won't trust her, argues one reader.

Being a citizen of both the United States and United Kingdom was once a privilege. Now it’s an embarrassment. How did we get here?

Buffeted by the pandemic, Eurostar faced collapse. With little thanks to the UK government, this link to the continent is revived.

Comedian MITCH BENN reports from the Number 10 New Year's Eve Karaoke Party.

Nigel Farage is to become the new Basil Fawlty, except without the laughs.

Connections, a degree from Oxford and a sense of entitlement, editor-at-large ALASTAIR CAMPBELL draws on the parallels between Ghislaine Maxwell and the prime minister.

After the two years we’ve had, raising a glass on New Year’s Eve felt almost like an exercise in universe-baiting. But there are reasons to be hopeful over the next 12 months.

Calmer weather has brought a new surge of migrant boat crossings in the Channel - and with them, new risks.

"As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a Conservative…"

Her speeches and social media have played up her clownish, Johnsonian side, but she has managed to have a better 2021 than the PM and her other rivals.

The Lib Dems' North Shropshire victory overshadows a new danger for the Conservatives.

You’ve got to assume at this point that a fair few people in Britain, in parliament, and yes, even in the Tory party, are angry with Boris Johnson. But one group is really vexed and they Just. Can’t. Even. 

The Liberal Democrats’ upset victory in the North Shropshire by-election, a seat the Tories held for nearly two centuries, deals a huge blow to the prime minister and is a stark indictment of a political system that has become a “nightly soap opera of calamity and chaos”.

The play is as chaotic as the times we are living in, and offers some much needed laughter.

The outgoing Sky News editor-at-large presents his review of 2021, and says his own goodbye to Sky News.

A Norwegian Christmas advert depicting Santa falling in love with a man called Harry has been widely shared on social media.

The former Tory Party vice-chairman may have had to chuck his own money into the Downing Street pit, but his own personal wealth is increasing by £26.5m this year. So, swings and roundabouts...

The festive period just won't be the same this year without my favourite shop, writes BONNIE GREER.

Boris Johnson and his government are starting to resemble John Major's final term in office. Is history repeating itself for the Conservatives?

Last year's Downing Street Christmas festivities must be the end for the government, not just Boris Johnson. We cannot afford a fourth Tory prime minister in a row, writes one reader.

Food writer JOSH BARRIE brings readers a recipe from Wales with French roots. And, if done right, it resembles a Christmas tree.

The new festive release from Netflix is unwatchable. Perhaps all involved in the production had some serious tax bills to pay, wonders MEGAN NOLAN.

Comedian MITCH BENN presents his recommendations of what to watch this Christmas. Featuring a few familiar faces...

There’s much in the Qur’an that unites the Islamic faith with Christianity, including the birth of Jesus Christ.

In this exclusive extract from his new book It’s the Leader, Stupid: Changemakers in Modern Politics, ANDREW ADONIS charts the inexorable rise of Nigel Farage, the ‘bloody-minded wind-up merchant’ who changed Britain for the worse.

Focusing on 20 outstanding leaders, Andrew Adonis writes with passion and excitement, says ex-Speaker of the House JOHN BERCOW.

Powerful and poignant, the production is the National Theatre at its best.

Producer Bill Kenwright understands that the theatre is a place to laugh, and no more so than after this last year.

Liz Truss, Yolanda Díaz, Valérie Pécresse, Mamata Banerjee, Andrew Bailey. Just some of the names we think will make the headlines in the next 12 months ... for better or worse

How our first year properly out of the EU went in the form of rhymes and poetry.