The government is set to increase immigration detention capacity massively in the coming year. This means more mass deportations and more innocent migrants being locked up, often indefinitely, with de...

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Hear from Andy Burnham, Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party

Watchdog says users may have been unaware their information was used to target adverts or infer their interests

Complaint against the European Commission regarding Italy and Spain’s reintroduction and successive prolongation of internal border controls since 1 August 2026, and the Commission’s failure, to…

The State of the Union is a very special exercise for the president of the […]

As the UK continues to hesitate over drawing back towards the EU, Canada has spotted an opportunity, argues former diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall

Yesterday, Ursula van der Lyon delivered the annual state of the union speech from the Commission to the European Parliament. The headline reporting by much of the press and the pro rejoin commentaria...

Minor revisions to immigration figures can complicate the government’s fiscal strategy

This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know…

New research assesses 30 European countries involvement in the ISDS system, with the UK ranked worst in propping up secret 'corporate courts'.

Getting banks to pay more tax on their profits to help us with the cost of living is common sense. They’re raking in billions while the rest of us are struggling. We've seen this pattern before. The h...

“In these challenging times, strengthening our relationships across the world is vital,” the European Commission told POLITICO.

Prime minister tells the FT that he will not tax wealth creators out of the UK but stresses need for social responsibility

The prime minister has promised to be ‘bolder’ than his predecessor in taking the UK back to the heart of Europe but Downing Street refused to provide a ‘running commentary’ on discussions

There is an essay by Nick Boles, published on demos website that argues to reframe Starmer’s EU reset by offering to extend Britain’s nuclear umbrella in exchange for a single market in goods. It is c...

Five principles to win a sustainable, democratic majority for EU membership Back full EU membership for the UK   Time to ditch the ‘red lines’ and put the UK fully back...

There is a widespread assumption that freedom of movement with the EU is highly unpopular among people who identify as Leavers. Paul Willner, Todd Hartman, and Richard Bentall present data from a larg...

The Reform leader’s relationship with the UK media has enabled him to operate with impunity for years. This past fortnight, that impunity finally appeared to be coming to an end. Carole Cadwalladr,…