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The truth hurts, Nigel, but Donald Trump is no friend of yours

The truth hurts, Nigel, but Donald Trump is no friend of yours
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Rachel Reeves has two options - break some rules or face the sack

Rachel Reeves has two options - break some rules or face the sack
09.02.2025 4

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The UK is about to see the benefits of Brexit

24.01.2025 4

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Joe Biden may well be the last democratic president of our lifetime

19.01.2025 7

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Keir Starmer has the measure of Donald Trump

10.01.2025 4

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Nick Clegg will hope to return to public service. But do we want him? 

Nick Clegg has largely avoided the public eye in the UK during his six years in Silicon Valley. After one rare private meeting also attended by...

04.01.2025 2

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Kemi Badenoch is no match for Nigel Farage - and it shows

The Christmas truce broke down on Boxing Day. Before they had fully digested their turkey, Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch were trading blows. In a...

27.12.2024 2

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Peter Mandelson is the only politician not to lie to me - he'll thrive in the US

Gossip about Lord Mandelson being sent to Washington, DC has been circulating for weeks. “What do you call an ambassador, Peter?” he was teased at...

20.12.2024 2

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China knows Prince Andrew is the weakest and most gullible royal

Prince Andrew thinks he is a man of the world and a sophisticated businessman. He isn’t. He is a dupe who is easy prey for genuinely wily operators...

13.12.2024 4

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In this assisted dying vote, MPs chose compassion

Our elected representatives were considered in their debate of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. It really was the House of Commons at...

29.11.2024 3

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Britain has no choice but to cling to France

Britain’s new Labour Government is doing what it can to warm up the old entente cordiale. As part of Sir Keir Starmer’s learn-on-the-job approach...

23.11.2024 5

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King Donald or the Royal Family? We don’t know how lucky we are

With the House of Windsor in a period of transition since the accession of King Charles III, three i writers consider the future of Britain’s...

14.11.2024 10

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Keir Starmer has gone full Tony Blair

Jonathan Powell is the Prime Minister’s new National Security Adviser. It is a return to the heart of government for one of New Labour’s biggest...

08.11.2024 4

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Even if Trump wins again, MAGA is going to implode

“I think we are going to have a very big victory today,” Donald Trump told reporters in Florida as he came off the campaign trail for the last...

06.11.2024 4

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Trump offers nothing but pain to the UK

In 2018 a nervous prime minister Theresa May made sure president Donald Trump was granted the ultimate honour of a state visit to the UK. Trump...

01.11.2024 2

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Forget the Kamala Harris gloom, Donald Trump is crumbling

Only around one Briton in five wants Donald Trump to win the presidential election, according to surveys. Labour, Liberal Democrats and the Greens...

20.10.2024 4

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A Tory-Reform coalition is inevitable

When parties lose elections, it takes them a long time to come back to the centre ground, where British general elections are usually won. To borrow...

13.10.2024 9

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The Tories are waiting for the return of Boris Johnson

The most significant person for the future of the Conservative Party was not at last week’s annual conference. He is not one of the candidates in...

04.10.2024 8

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Conservative voters just want one thing from their leader

“I can’t even remember their names. Who are they? They’re complete nobodies… Everyone’s forgetting something here, it doesn’t matter a damn who the...

28.09.2024 4

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Now we know: Keir Starmer is not all that good at politics

Labour activists are making their way to Liverpool for the annual party conference in a downbeat mood less than 80 days after Sir Keir Starmer’s...

21.09.2024 10

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Have we reached peak Lib Dems? Not necessarily

Liberal Democrats gathering for their conference in Brighton this weekend are as stunned as everyone else by their record-breaking performance in...

14.09.2024 10

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A TV debate brought down Biden - this week it could end Trump

Election TV debates are getting an increasingly bad reputation here and in the US. The channels staging them appear more interested in advertising...

06.09.2024 1

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Boris Johnson's political posturing is about him - not the Middle East

Tempers are fraying in this country over the Israel-Palestinian conflict – and the usual suspects are fanning the flames. This morning, Boris...

03.09.2024 1

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Sue Gray may look powerful - but this is all Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer campaigned under the slogan “change”, and he has wasted little time altering the fabric of Government. An “unsettling” portrait of...

30.08.2024 3

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None of these Tory leadership contenders looks like the next Prime Minister

As Russell Crowe once roared in Gladiator: “Are you not entertained?” Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour government has got off to a reassuringly boring...

26.07.2024 4

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