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Ahead of the budget, Rachel Reeves should be out making her arguments. Instead, there is silence – and a huge opportunity for Labour’s opponents, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Exclusive: Hamish Falconer has spoken to The Independent on Gaza and why cutting international aid has not made the migrant crisis worse

Decommissioning Hamas weapons seen as major stumbling block, with British diplomats advising on process

'If there was a broad lesson from the success of Northern Ireland, it’s that an inclusive process worked – and I mean inclusive in the full sense, all different parties, even including militants,' Peter McLoughlin.

Having long desired to lead the CPS, Parkinson now finds himself at the heart of a political row over the collapsed case

National security adviser has become most influential foreign policy figure in government

ANALYSIS: As the ceasefire teeters after only a day, the region looks set to remain trapped in a dystopian, ever-violent Groundhog Day, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew

Lord Blunkett served in former prime minister Sir Tony Blair’s New Labour cabinets between 1997 and 2004, and again in 2005.

The merger of Kent and Greenwich universities is set to produce the UK’s first “super-university”. This structure will help the universities manage financial risks, while sustaining their distinctive identities. And the merger could also provide a model for the prime minister’s vision for post-compulsory education, outlined recently at the Labour…