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European leaders divided over how far to accommodate Trump’s ‘wrecking ball’ politics and foreign policy

Dame Antonia Romeo is widely tipped to replace Sir Chris Wormald as cabinet secretary – the UK’s most senior civil servant.

The Munich Security Conference takes place at a time when the US is challenging the international order.

Maryam Eslamdoust, general secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA), said ‘time will be up’ if Labour come third in the by-election

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The chancellor has had near-zero success delivering the growth bonanza Labour promised and she is right to hitch her new growth strategy to a closer relationship with the continent

Exclusive: in 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK

Exclusive: TSSA general secretary wants Rayner to take charge after Gorton byelection which she expects party to lose

Just over 18 months ago, Keir Starmer said the “fight for trust is the battle that defines our age”. Now a scandal surrounding his former ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson, could end his political career, precisely because of the damage it could cause to public trust.

The aspiration to write a “state-of-the-nation” drama is the great white whale of political writing. Take the work of legendary German playwright Bertolt Brecht. Exiled by Hitler to Scandinavia in 1933, he attempted to capture life in his homeland from anecdotes and verbatim accounts. The result, his state-of-the-nation play Fear…

Keir Starmer accused of throwing Britain’s top civil servant ‘under the bus’ after just 14 months in the role

The Ineos founder said he was sorry if he ‘offended some people’ with his remarks, but insisted that is important to ‘raise the issue of controlled and well-managed immigration that supports economic growth’