Andy Street and Ruth Davidson’s new centrist movement Prosper won’t muster the millions they hope for The party has forgotten where it comes from The student fee protest overthrew an entire political ...

Andy Burnham has promised to “change politics” with a new political and economic model for Britain. In his first Downing ...

The introduction of new prime ministers is becoming a mass media ritual By Will Dunn It’s 8.42am on Monday 20 July. We’re on the scene in Downing Street with only two-and-a-half hours to wait before ...

In his first days in No 10, Andy Burnham showed his determination to do politics differently By Ailbhe Rea Andy Burnham, the UK’s 59th prime minister, began his premiership as he means to go on: as in ...

Kevin Keegan, one of England’s great footballers, died on 20 July 2026 aged 75 after a battle with cancer. When the two-time European Footballer of the Year was appointed England manager at the end of ...

The murder of Ann Widdecombe has one lesson: both left and right need to detoxify our public discourse ...

A renowned “sensualist”, in losing his sense of smell the INXS frontman had been left “floating in space”, deprived of the essence of his being. By Kate Mossman The INXS frontman Michael Hutchence had ...

With Marine Le Pen now free to run in next year’s election, France is entering uncharted political territory By Julian ...

Some polls now put Labour neck-and-neck with Reform. It may not last By Ben Walker Andy Burnham is one of the most popular politicians in Britain today, but that doesn’t mean much. The new Prime ...

The translator of Homer’s classic poem, now adapted for the big screen, explains the text’s enduring power By Tanjil Rashid Daniel Mendelsohn is a literary polymath; he writes memoirs, monographs, ...

Zack Polanski’s party will take aim at her immigration reforms should she be appointed chancellor By Megan Kenyon The Green Party plans to accuse Shabana Mahmood of “fiscal constraint and economic ...

Why did Andy Burnham pick John Healey? His appointment as chancellor is less about politics, and more about the practice of government By Ethan Croft In an early sign of how leak-proof the Andy ...