British Politics

There is no recorded instance of Lenin using the term “useful idiots” to describe the Soviet Union’s puppets in the west. The phrase became popular during the cold war as a corruption of the Serbo-Croat koristne budale, which means literally “useful innocent”. Either way, it is the perfect way to describe Tucker Carlson, who travelled to […]

Tory ministers have no interest in addressing this fundamental issue with our democracy

The prime minister could still apologise for the offence caused by his recent remarks in PMQs – but he won’t

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Britain needs strong and decent politicians to meet today's challenges. One reader hopes Anna Soubry reconsiders leaving politics.

The culture secretary's recent fury against the BBC’s Nick Robinson won't win her any favours with the public.

The new justice secretary appears to be leading the Tories' assault on European Convention on Human Rights.

In a grim week, one man can always be relied upon to put a smile on our collective faces. That man is, of course, Matt Hancock.

The Tories appear to be exploiting a weakness in humans, where they will tolerate pain and suffering over comfort.

In his weekly diary ALASTAIR CAMPBELL gives his account of his experience in Ireland talking British politics.

It's the most important conference on the planet, yet already its organisation is being labelled as farce in the making.

Fifty years ago this month, the House of Commons voted for Edward Heath’s plan to take Britain into the common market. For a notoriously reticent PM it was a night of extreme emotion. The UK’s tragedy is that he never conveyed that emotion to the nation.

There is no official recognition for the prime minister's wife, and Boris Johnson 'wants to fix that'.

The pro-Brexit Daily Express has been quick to complain about 'expats' having to go back to where they once came from...

The Black Eyed Peas star is going on a 'quest to find out more about the lives of Black Britons'.

Ahead of the COP26 conference, one reader has a suggestion for Boris Johnson's government to help Britain tackle climate change.

The former Conservative MP, who left the party for Change UK, is swapping the Commons for the courtroom. Now, she tells TIM WALKER why she doesn't miss parliament, how Sir David Amess will be remembered and why she won't despair in democracy.

Comedian MITCH BENN has recommendations for Boris Johnson's next holiday abroad.

Boris Johnson and his cronies say the current multi-layered crises facing Britain are both nothing to do with Brexit and everything to do with it, thus exposing the incoherence at the heart of the project since the start.

You could now almost fill a team with the number of players and pundits ready to take a stand against this abysmal government.

The government believes baby boomers do not care for future generations - and polling appears to support it. JAMES BALL explains why this is a problematic strategy.

One of the PM's next appointments to the House of Lords is likely to be former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre.

Brexit is causing a pile-up of pigs on farms - with farmers unable to afford to feed them.

Will people now start to wake up to the Covid and Brexit crises?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has gone to Marbella. That’s all.

It won't be opposition MPs that decide the future of Channel 4 - but politicians sat on the government benches. Here's why they should reconsider plans for privatisation.