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The collapse of the prosecutions of Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry is a reminder that bringing charges for espionage can be an extremely risky business, particularly in western democracies. Cash and Berry were accused of spying for China, but the CPS dropped the case before it could go to trial.…

Donald Trump has broken with a long tradition of foreign leaders not attending the presidential swearing-in ceremony.

Why did MCC members see red? Who turned down Elton? And what hobby did the CEO of Goldman Sachs have to give up? Test your recall with our festive puzzlers

Rishi Sunak’s decision to appoint former prime minister David (now Lord) Cameron as his foreign secretary has surprised and divided opinion, not least since Cameron left politics in 2016. It is not, however, without precedent for former prime ministers former to return to government.

There’s an incredibly strong pattern of failure among prime ministers coming to office when their party has been dominant for a long period

The monarch watched closely, according to a late political editor

National Archives files show PM presented with shock resignation of incumbent less than month after failed Arnhem landings

Newly released files show prime minister had to take time off Britain’s war effort to attend to affairs of top public school.

The Prime Ministers who outlasted Liz Truss include one who died in office and another known as "the Blubberer"