The Palace of Westminster is falling down, just like our political system
We are close to a real chance for reform. It is being caused not by pamphlets or seminars, but the…
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Sue Gray’s report leaves a bomb under Boris Johnson
It is now far harder for Downing Street to draw a line under the affair without ending Johnson’s premiership.
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Exclusive: Appeals against being stripped of UK citizenship reach record levels
The figures track the rise in people losing British citizenship in the past decade, as the government tries to make…
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Allegra Stratton has resigned, but Johnson’s troubles are only beginning
The Prime Minister will hope that one resignation is enough to bring the story to a close.
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Rishi Sunak’s 2021 Budget is one giant U-turn
The Chancellor’s dramatic public spending increases have left some Tory MPs demoralised – and sent Labour scrambling.
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Peter Hennessy: the eminent historian on the scoop he missed and whether we’re going back to the 1970s
The cross-bench peer and broadcaster has some lessons from history.
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Boris Johnson set to force homeowners to go green, under plans that could inflame the UK’s energy crisis
Ministers are drawing up plans to decarbonise the country's houses – but the policies come with a hefty cost.
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The UK’s difficulties signing a US trade deal pose problems for both major parties
The UK isn’t going to sign a trade deal with the US but it’s also not clear why it should…
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