The Weekend Report Labour’s progressive centre has collapsed The party is appealing to a socially conservative base at the cost of its more liberal-minded voters. By Ben Walker
Labour’s Reformation Under threat from the populist right, Keir Starmer is forging a hard new politics. а> By Andrew Marr
1. Europe faces its fate as an American colony From Trump's Ukraine proposals to JD Vance's Munich speech, it's clear that the US wants to rule like an empire. By Bruno Maçães
Brexit Keir Starmer can’t escape the European question The political winds driving integration are growing stronger. By George Eaton
Donald Trump has already delivered a win for Russia No matter what happens in Ukraine, the US president is treating Vladimir Putin like an equal on the world stage. By Ian Garner
The long reign of the Caesars Charlemagne and The Sopranos, Trump and I, Claudius – all owe a debt to the imperial biographies of Suetonius. а> By Tom Holland