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Can Shabana Mahmood save the police?
Over the past week, government ministers and police chiefs have been ‘rolling the pitch’ for what the Home Office is…
Burnham hits out at Team Starmer
Poor old Andy and those sad eyes of his. The Mayor of Greater Manchester has had a pretty rotten day,…
The two winners from the Burnham block
Andy Burnham has been blocked from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election. The vote this morning by Labour’s ruling…
Starmer blocks Burnham from parliament
Keir Starmer has blocked Andy Burnham from running for parliament, with the party’s National Executive Committee voting 8-1 against his…
The real trouble with Naomi Osaka
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka is at the centre of controversy again, losing friends and alienating people as she has…
The British right is where the energy is
The British right is tearing itself apart. The departure of Robert Jenrick, for many Tories the obvious king over the…
Should Europe ban American tourists?
As Donald Trump claims Nato forces stayed ‘a little off the front lines’ in Afghanistan, and the Great Greenland Crisis…
I’m sick of celebrities pining for Ireland
You know when you’re a kid and your parents finally get on your wick so much that you think, ‘that’s…
The fight over the future of the Chagos Islands
Westminster, London Donald Trump might be determined to acquire more US land – here in Britain, however, our leaders are…
Can America persuade Putin to give up the Donbas?
Last week was one of realpolitik, Trump-style. Greenland was sorted, the ‘New Gaza’ unveiled, and all that was left was…
Yankification is putting the Great British pub at risk
In the dead of English winter, there are few things more precious than a quiet pint. An exploratory trudge of…
Lightning is killing too many South Africans
In Britain, lightning causes an average of two deaths a year; in South Africa, it can be well over 200.…
Brooklyn Beckham is so typical of his spoiled generation
The misadventures and “mummy issues” of Brooklyn Beckham – articulated in a verbose Instagram post about how much he hates…
Andy Burnham confirms he wants to stand for parliament
Andy Burnham has tonight confirmed that he wants to be a candidate in the forthcoming Gorton and Denton byelection. The…
Danes haven’t always taken a great interest in Greenland
After a week on high alert, everyone can breathe a sigh of relief. Donald Trump has pulled back on his…
Why are doctors pushing contraception onto new mothers?
Six weeks after the birth of my first son in England, my GP asked about my plans for contraception. When…
Does Davos calm the polycrisis, or make it worse?
A most unlikely proposition emerged this week in Davos. Larry Fink, interim co-head of the World Economic Forum, proposed moving…
The Chagos deal risks turning Britain into a vassal of China
If one is in any doubt as to Great Britain’s decline and fall, look no further than 20 January, when…
Will the FBI burn through Kash?
FBI Director Kash Patel popped up in several news stories on Friday. He does this periodically, like a skin or…
Starmer pauses Chagos deal
Keir Starmer has tonight been forced to stall the Bill which would hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius. The…
Surrogacy isn’t something to celebrate
Pop star Meghan Trainor posted a photograph this week skin-to-skin with her newborn daughter, ‘Mikey Moon’, who was still slick with fluids…
Is Donald Trump making the Middle East more dangerous?
The Middle East has entered a phase where events no longer necessarily resolve into outcomes. They pause, harden, and then…
What do London’s overpaid deputy mayors actually do?
Walk through central London with your phone out, and it might not be yours for much longer. Theft in the…
Prince Harry couldn’t hide his anger during his court showdown
When Prince Harry left the witness box at the UK High Court this afternoon, it was observed that he was…
Badenoch pledges to MPs to keep right
To committee room 14, where many of the remaining 117 Tory MPs crammed in tonight to hear from their leader.…
