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Tory finances worsen as donations dry up
In a further blow for outgoing Tory leader Rishi Sunak figures have revealed that donations to the Conservative party this…
‘I’m voting for the felon’: Republican National Convention in pictures
To Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where the great and the good of the Republican elite have arrived to crown Donald Trump as…
How will Labour deal with a problem like JD Vance?
JD Vance, unveiled last night as Donald Trump’s pick for vice-president, has claimed that Britain is ‘the first truly Islamist country…
Is JD Vance really good news for Labour?
Donald Trump put an end to speculation on Monday over who would be his pick for vice president, with the…
Vaughan Gething gone after just 118 days
It’s been a turbulent morning in Wales. First, four ministers from the Labour group quit over growing frustration at their…
What the Trump assassination attempt reveals about America
It has now been about 48 hours since Thomas Matthew Crooks, a socially isolated 20-year-old, attempted to assassinate Donald Trump,…
Welsh Labour leader resigns
Another day, another drama. This time it’s in Wales, where Labour leader Vaughan Gething has this morning resigned from his…
Starmer’s plan to stop the boats might not be what it seems
It comes as a relief to learn that Keir Starmer doesn’t really believe setting up a new security organisation to…
Le Pen must be glad she isn’t presiding over France’s turmoil
It is bedlam in France. Nine days after the parliamentary elections that plunged the country into chaos, the political class…
Wes Streeting’s puberty blocker ban makes sense
Actions speak louder than words. In one of the first tests of his tenure, the Health Secretary Wes Streeting has…
Watch: Trump’s VP says UK will be first Islamist nuclear power
Donald Trump has chosen JD Vance as his US vice-presidential running mate – but the author of Hillbilly Elegy has some,…
JD Vance is a loyal Maga man
The most surprising aspect of Donald Trump’s choice of JD Vance as his vice presidential running mate is how unsurprising…
What does JD Vance want?
With his selection of JD Vance as his running mate, Donald Trump has signaled that he doesn’t simply want to…
Trump picks JD Vance as running mate
After all the speculation, it’s now official: JD Vance will be Donald Trump’s running mate in November. The subject has…
Classified documents case comes crashing down
To call Jack Smith an aggressive prosecutor is an understatement. Smith’s crusade against former president Donald Trump has been nothing…
What change will Labour’s Justice Secretary bring?
There has been much attention over the past week over how new MPs have chosen to be sworn in. This…
Yes, David Lammy’s old tweets are a problem
David Lammy was always a somewhat implausible choice as foreign secretary. His historical reputation for mouthing off on social media…
The National U-turns over Anglo-bashing splash
Oh dear. The National is renowned for neither grace nor charm and Saturday’s front page was no exception. Scotland’s only…
Copa América’s finale fiasco casts doubt on the US’s soccer gambit
This year’s Copa América soccer tournament in the US was a dress rehearsal for the 2026 World Cup, which will…
Britain has entered a birth rate crisis
Few will notice, yet this year England and Wales are almost certainly going to cross a remarkable threshold: the number…
Nato has fudged support for Ukraine, again
On his flight back to London from Washington DC, Keir Starmer will have been satisfied with the outcomes of his…
The two-child benefit cap row is Starmer’s first big test
Can Keir Starmer hold the line on backing the two-child benefit cap? The row about the policy, introduced by the…
London’s nightlife is getting even more embarrassing
In the end, there was little reason why England fans might have wanted to hang around after yesterday’s Euros final,…
Trump shouldn’t make the mistake of embracing false unity
In the wake of his brush with death in Butler, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump appears to be indicating that he is…
Israel shows that proportional representation is an awful idea
After the general election produced the most disproportionate result in history, there have been fresh calls to replace the first-past-the-post…
