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The idea for the story came from Paul Dacre, MANDRAKE believes

Sarah Sands, Akshata Murty’s public relations adviser, has an extraordinary ability to block out bad news

It's not the one who lives in The White House. Meet the podcast host who can say what he likes about Covid, race and conspiracies without any comeback

France's presidential election is shaping as the next and biggest test of the popularity of Europe's authoritarian right

Lord Grade described the BBC's coverage of Partygate as “gleeful and disrespectful”. So, the Tories must be thrilled with his appointment as Ofcom chair, remarks one reader

His lying isn't simply a question of his character, but a strategy aimed at undermining institutions that act as a check on power

The Oscars night should, too, have been about the Williams sisters, their genius and how their problematic but remarkable father nurtured it

Labour MP Kevin Brennan was armed with Mandrake's material as he quizzed Lord Grade on his Ofcom appointment

The Mail chief failed to make it to the farewell party of one of the paper's last big stars

Channel 4 News presenter Fatima Manji has written a new book explaining how difference and individuality are cornerstones of the country

The broadcaster’s privatisation is again on the agenda as politics trumps reason

Does Britain have any ambition to be part of the leadership for this new Europe? Asks one reader

The recently appointed Ofcom chairman has never worked in telecommunications, the internet or social media

The former prime minister made sure he got himself photographed on his “mercy mission” to Ukraine

The prime minister's old rival, after helpfully advising his tactless remarks on Ukraine, is once again out on manoeuvres

The man the Mail chief dubbed Britain's "pornographer-in-chief" has landed the Ofcom job Paul Dacre failed to secure

Why Woman's Hour's airing of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's sobbing was manipulative

It's ultimately why he dodged a bullet in failing to land the job as chair of Ofcom

Tim Walker wanted to win over the political professionals with his debut play, and now he has

Just why is the newspaper so keen to ensure that the former speaker is never elevated to the House of Lords?

Comedian MITCH BENN shares some other events that are, when you think about it, also just like Brexit...

The paper's grandee Paul Dacre is notorious for his so-called “vagina monologues” directed at individuals who displease him

The observation that military force has become less important in how nations wield power was more credible pre-invasion

Former Today editor Sarah Sands still wants to go into business with the Tory party's co-chair

The Daily Telegraph ignores a book which challenges everything it has peddled about Brexit

The Daily Telegraph has quietly removed all trace of its Russian propaganda supplement from its website

After getting the green light to merge the Times and Sunday Times, Murdoch has virtually sacked all of their directors, including his daughter

Cal Flyn's win as The Sunday Times Young Writer of the year may have been helped by the fact that Flyn worked for the paper for five years and that her two books are published by HarperCollins - also owned by Rupert Murdoch

Losing the Mail Online's Martin Clarke is a matter of profound regret for his lordship

One thinks he's a player, while the other neglects to mention him in their Ukraine coverage

Nicholas Kenton's appointment as the Daily Telegraph's opera critic surprised MANDRAKE. Mostly as Kenton used to serve on the board of the English National Opera

Gina Miller’s QC anticipated that fans of her and her court cases against the government would approve of the production of Bloody Difficult Women, and that those who didn't, would not