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Burnham's King of the North act has divided the country - it won't work in No 10

Burnham's King of the North act has divided the country - it won't work in No 10

Andy Burnham, you may have heard, is a proud northerner. And rightly so; not only is the North of England the birthplace of industry, home to...

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Now Trump has abandoned us, we need one European country more than any other

Now Trump has abandoned us, we need one European country more than any other

The Ukrainians have a term for the barrage of missile strikes they have landed on Russia’s oil and military infrastructure in recent weeks: they...

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This is who will pay for Burnham's 'growth in every postcode'

“Good growth in every postcode” – that’s the central pledge of Andy Burnham, who currently occupies the slightly peculiar and constitutionally...

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Starmer's petty revenge on the man who stole his job

I don’t blame Andy Burnham for being furious that Sir Keir Starmer is trying to rush through his ill-fated Defence Investment Plan before he leaves...

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Farage is the only winner from Streeting’s cynical move

Back in 2018, in the depths of the Theresa May premiership, and with Sir Keir Starmer’s campaign for a second EU referendum in its pomp, Vote Leave...

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We devalued the word 'racist' - and poison seeped into UK politics

The aftershocks of last week’s elections continue to rumble. The Prime Minister is fighting for his political life, while the United Kingdom now has...

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The pact that could end Angela Rayner's chance of being PM

It’s never a good sign for a leader when speculation shifts from “Should he go?” to “Exactly how are we going to get rid of him?” Somehow,...

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Trump's cronies getting rich while Americans pay the price? It's Maga's worst nightmare

It would be the understatement of the century to say that there are downsides to Donald Trump’s unpredictability. Wild swings in mood and opinion...

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Starmer wants to blame Trump for this mess. Don't let him

Some accuse Sir Keir Starmer’s Government of being slow. Slow to make its mind up, slow to respond to a crisis, slow to deliver. That isn’t wholly...

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Law and order has evaporated in Britain – these three incidents prove it

In the last week there have been no fewer than three shocking instances of group criminality on Britain’s high streets. First, a “link-up” flash...

07.04.2026 20

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This is Starmer's only hope to stay in power

Keir Starmer has made a serious mistake. Ok, I appreciate that I need to narrow it down and be more specific: Starmer has made another serious mistake...

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Rachel Reeves made a huge error - it was obvious to everyone but her

Who could have foreseen that raising the cost of employing people would lead to a rise in unemployment? Well, me, for starters, in this very column...

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Paper-boat Britain is adrift in a global storm

As global energy prices skyrocket, and fears rise of a direct blow to British households’ bills, my mind returns to the most infuriating video on...

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Post Cold War prosperity is dead. Get ready to be taxed for your own safety

Sir Keir Starmer had three audiences in mind when he took to the stage at the Munich Security Conference. But if he is to keep his word to any of...

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If Starmer resigns, what comes next will be so much worse

09.02.2026 20

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Now 150,000 renters will pay stamp duty. This tax-mad Government knows no bounds

03.02.2026 20

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Farage's biggest weakness - his relationship with Trump

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This generation of Britons couldn't handle the death toll of a modern war

13.01.2026 40

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This is Putin’s moment of maximum weakness

06.01.2026 30

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Keir Starmer has realised Dominic Cummings was right all along

22.12.2025 30

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The cruel pension divide that is more unfair than the triple lock

02.12.2025 30

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Labour isn't ready for the consequences of its radical new asylum policy

17.11.2025 20

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The Budget is already hitting us where it hurts – our pockets

04.11.2025 30

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Shabana Mahmood is Labour’s best hope against Nigel Farage

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Now Rayner's gone, let’s scrap this growth-stifling workers' rights bill

09.09.2025 20

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Crime is down but public anger is rising - time for Labour to crack down hard

19.08.2025 30

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Keir Starmer is putting the country at risk to save face with Angela Rayner

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Grotesque 'Savile' smears should embarrass the Labour Party

04.08.2025 20

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China's tyranny is running riot on British streets - and we just look the other way

29.07.2025 20

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The middle class has become the Government's cash machine

15.07.2025 20

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Forget Reform, Corbyn and the Greens are coming for Starmer

08.07.2025 20

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We are now seeing why Starmer's leadership is fatally flawed

30.06.2025 30

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Iran's response to US air strikes has given the game away

23.06.2025 20

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Zia Yusuf is back, but Nigel Farage still has one big problem

10.06.2025 20

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Putin will be reading the UK's defence review – and laughing

02.06.2025 30

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Keir Starmer was warned and now Nigel Farage is coming for everything

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An angry Labour rebellion is brewing

20.05.2025 20

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Free speech is fine – until of course someone says they support Brexit

13.05.2025 20

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The system will work against Farage – which is exactly what he wants

06.05.2025 30

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Kneecap and Maga have more in common than they realise

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