‘They’re tearing this country apart.’ I heard it in a pub last week. A man, with the light blue of…

Ministers are packing up their offices. Emmanuel Macron’s government, desperate to shift the narrative and rally support ahead of its…

Mayor Muriel Bowser has found herself in the middle of a political tightrope – and it’s one that many Democrats…

As students go back to school this September, headteachers across the country are being forced to confront a system in…

Politicos used to know how to take the temperature of the nation. They could talk to their cab driver. They…

Is Moscow targeting European institutions in Kyiv in the hope of ‘sabotaging peace’ as Keir Starmer has claimed? Putin probably…

Poor old Ruben Amorim. The sight of the hapless Manchester United manager cowering in the Blundell Park dugout seemingly praying…

I’ve always been quite fond of Rylan Clark. No, that isn’t quite true – when his terrifyingly toothsome grin appeared…

The House of Commons returns next week – and not a moment too soon for some in government. After a…

​For the second time in two years, a deranged assassin has committed a mass shooting at a Christian school in America. Like Audrey Hale, Robin Westman identified as transgender and once…

Ed Davey has built an entire political career on pratfalls, water slides and staged wipe-outs, like a children’s entertainer who…

Buckingham Palace has endured its fair share of shocks and crises over the years. But last night, His Majesty was…

President Trump’s 50 per cent tariffs on India kicked in yesterday. The timing could not be worse: in May, India…

If, like me, you spend too much time on social media you’ll have noticed a recurring theme in recent days:…

Gosh, Labour really does hate private landlords. Rachel Reeves’ latest property tax proposal to be dangled before the public is…

The sirens began at about 5 am. A Houthi ballistic missile was on its way, over Jerusalem, in the direction…

When you’re travelling abroad, a good way of getting the measure of any city is the culture of its public…

The current head of energy policy in this country is Muppet-made-flesh Ed Miliband. While he makes a speciality of eye-catching…

Once, it might have seemed strange for American politicians to use a rock star as a proxy means of sniping…

There’s a common myth in American culture that only the left is capable of producing great art. Right-wing art must…

The Church of England’s abuse Redress Scheme was set up to help survivors of abuse, but a serious data breach…

‘Tory gain!’ is a cry heard less and less frequently these days. But in a rare piece of good news…

Elon Musk, the tech titan who has revolutionised space travel and electric cars, has once again waded into British politics…

Another red-letter day for Reform as the party unveils its second defector at Holyrood. Graham Simpson, a Conservative member of…

Following Farage’s deportation declaration yesterday, Labour have gone on the attack. In a speech today on the future of EU…