Encounter David Miliband: “Only brilliant people win from the centre left” The former foreign secretary on Keir Starmer’s leadership, Brexit and whether he will return to UK politics. By Harry Lambert
War in Ukraine When will Vladimir Putin realise it is time to cut his losses in Ukraine? Lawrence Freedman
Welfare “IT problems” don’t stop Rishi Sunak raising benefits, says Universal Credit creator Anoosh Chakelian
Book of the Day Rebels Against the Raj: A morality tale for Modi’s nationalist India Soumya Bhattacharya
Comment The economic cost of Brexit is only getting worse Rather than starting a trade war with the EU, the UK needs to forge a practical and constructive relationship. By David Gauke
China’s repression of Uyghurs extends far beyond its own borders Urgent action needs to be taken to combat Beijing’s transnational campaign against the ethnic minority. By Bradley Jardine
How Sergei Magnitsky paid with his life for exposing Vladimir Putin’s financial corruption A new book by Bill Browder reveals the bravery of a young lawyer who uncovered a £185m state-sponsored tax fraud. а> By Katie Stallard
Music Thom Yorke’s the Smile sound a lot like Radiohead – and that’s no bad thing Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Film Michelle Yeoh flits between universes in the hyperactive Everything Everywhere All at Once Ryan Gilbey
Westminster Reimagined Armando Iannucci: Is politics just a game to today’s leaders? Armando Iannucci and Anoosh Chakelian
The New Statesman podcast Will the Red Wall or beergate seal Keir Starmer’s fate? Anoosh Chakelian, Freddie Hayward and Ben Walker
World Review Why the US Supreme Court is going backwards on abortion rights Emily Tamkin, Katie Stallard and Rachel Cunliffe
Business “You’re made to feel like the criminal”: why victims of romance scams feel let down by banks Sarah Dawood
The Business Interview “They have no respect for anything”: the quiet remorse of the man who sold London to Putin’s oligarchs Emma Haslett
The Environment Interview England on fire? Stephen Ellcock and the need for radical, noisy art India Bourke
Long reads Is a united Ireland now inevitable? As Sinn Féin surges with voters, Irish reunification seems closer than ever. But the real debate over what the new… By Martin Fletcher