What have Wayne Rooney and Jack Chambers got in common? They both need to cut the crap
The rot starts in tiny ways. Old taboos against public cursing and crude language fall away and soon a leader calls a poor country a ‘shithole’
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Worldview: One thing all populists agree on is that an election can make awkward questions go away
Ann Widdecombe defended free speech. But it’s hard to defend some reactions to her death
AI-generated memes were posted of her in her famous yellow Strictly Come Dancing costume, being dragged into hell by the devil
‘I am ready’: Andy Burnham to become UK’s seventh PM in 10 years
Former Greater Manchester mayor, who replaces Keir Starmer as Labour leader, says party is on ‘last chance’ to change
Starmer defends record in emotional final outing as UK prime minister
Starmer offers Andy Burnham full support and defends action on NHS waiting lists, child poverty and economy
Claire Byrne: ‘I never really went into this game to be famous’
The broadcaster on the push and pull factors behind her move, her new podcast and turning 50
Weary Clacton repels media hordes as Jaywick shines on in Farage’s byelection stronghold
Shirt and trouser-wearing army from the city heads for England’s North Sea coast
Man arrested on suspicion of murder of former Tory minister Ann Widdecombe
Body of former MP found with serious injuries at her home on Thursday
Sinn Féin and Government on completely different timetables for Irish unity
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Count Binface: The ‘independent space warrior’ hoping to take Farage’s seat in Clacton
Alter ego of comedian Jon Harvey has become familiar sight on British election nights in recent years
Nigel Farage’s main byelection rival: Count Binface
Inside Politics: At home, the big set piece this week was Sinn Féin’s bid to ramp up preparations for a united Ireland
Farage faces Count Binface in Clacton byelection after main parties rule out running candidates
Undisguised glee among Farage’s opponents over what they regard as a major tactical mistake over byelection
Farage political rivals say they will boycott ‘fake’ byelection after his resignation
Reform UK leader accused of having ‘hissy fit’ to distract from ongoing investigation in to undeclared £5m ‘gift’ he received
Nigel Farage throws down gauntlet to his foes in the gamble of his political life
Reform UK leader to stand down as MP for Clacton and run again in subsequent by-election, as he tries to get ahead of donations row
Nigel Farage faces new allegations about his finances. Here are the key details
Reform leader awaits the findings of a standards watchdog investigation into a £5m gift he received
Andy Burnham will have to be brave if he wants to get Britain’s economy growing again
But UK politics is hostile to making tough and necessary choices
Brexit launched a new era of ‘not even wrong’ politics
Golden age promised by the Vote Leave campaign proved to be 100 per cent pyrite
Keir Starmer expected to announce departure as British prime minister on Monday
Starmer, who has faced ‘political realities’ of his situation, set to be replaced by newly-elected MP Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham’s Britain appears to be moving towards reality. What would it look like?
After his resounding byelection victory in Makerfield, what is the so-called King of the North’s vision for the UK if he unseats Keir Starmer as prime minister?
Fantastic Kingdom by Helene von Bismarck: Knowledgeable treatise on harm done by Brexit
A writer perfectly placed to examine the impact of this ‘act of self-harm’
Today’s Makerfield byelection could be seismic for Ireland
If Labour can fail in former mining towns then there may be no stopping Nigel Farage’s populist Reform party
Andy Burnham eyes byelection finishing line while for Starmer it might truly be the end
Greater Manchester mayor is favourite to win on Thursday but the spectre of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK isn’t banished yet
Labour hoping Nigel Farage will lose some of his flock to right-wing Rebecca Shepherd
Rebecca Shepherd running in the Makerfield byelection could help Andy Burnham realise his dream of leading Britain
Nigel Farage vows to ban foreign nationals from social housing
Reform UK leader hardens anti-immigration rhetoric before crucial byelection involving Labour’s Andy Burnham
Brexit Britain now: Patrick Freyne revisits Leave voter heartlands 10 years on
A decade after the UK decided to leave the EU, many in Britain regret the outcome – but not the vote
The Irish Times view on Belfast violence: bad actors prey on social divisions
Mainstream politicians and powerful platform owners competed and collaborated to dominate the radical right agenda
Brexit - A Very British Civil War review: Ghastly portrait of ruling classes having a lark
Television: If nothing else, this two-parter achieves the remarkable feat of making you grateful for parish-pump Irish politics
Tinderbox Britain: violence over Henry Nowak case stirs fears of another summer of disorder
Two years after Britain was consumed by riots led by white nationalists, authorities are trying to prevent a repeat
Elon Musk accused of ‘interfering’ in British politics with posts on Henry Nowak death
Billionaire owner of social media platform X ‘trying to whip up division’, says Keir Starmer, following riots in Southampton
Crypto billionaires donate £7 million to Reform UK in the first quarter of 2026
Nigel Farage’s party significantly outstrips the fundraising efforts of Labour and the Conservative Party
UK police facing backlash over death of student (18) who was handcuffed while dying
Henry Nowak was killed by Vickrum Digwa, who falsely alleged a racist attack, in Southampton last year
In an age of misinformation and provocation, here’s who stood by the people in recent byelections
These byelections were arguably the anti-immigration movement’s big moment
Makerfield or Breakerfield? Andy Burnham faces defining test in Reform stronghold
Scale of task facing Greater Manchester mayor evident in a constituency where Labour has haemorrhaged votes to Nigel Farage’s Reform party
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