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TOO many politicians are trying to combat the threat of hard-right leaders such as Donald Trump and Nigel Farage by imitating them, Nicola Sturgeon…

Get In is a succinct title for a story which combines single-minded pursuit of power with a host of football references (10 separate ones in the index alone plus many metaphors). From electoral wipeout in the Jeremy Corbyn-led rout of 2019 to a convincing mandate in 2024, it is also…

In 2010 I debated Ed Balls on Newsnight about the Conservatives’ education plans. “The danger is that there will be winners in this policy,” he warned, a line later quoted by David Cameron to ridicule Labour’s attitude to his government’s education reforms.

The Scottish Health Secretary said the party wants the ‘best possible candidates’ for next year’s Holyrood election.

Mike Kane, whose portfolio includes aviation, said a third runway at the country’s biggest airport will boost productivity beyond London.

Faith in the government even worse than in the aftermath of Liz Truss’s infamous mini-Budget

Brian Leishman also described as appalling a statement from Foreign Secretary David Lammy where he ruled out ‘any discussion of sanctions’.

Sir Matthew Rycroft previously served in leading roles in international development and the Foreign Office.