French politician Éric Zemmour argues that AI and robotics could make immigrant workers less necessary in France, turning robotics into an immigration argument, and linking automation to…

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Andy Burnham has reopened Britain’s EU debate, but rejoining would force Labour to confront electoral risks, accession terms, and unresolved post-Brexit trade-offs.

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Flávio Bolsonaro leads Lula by 2.22 million votes after Brazil’s first round, but a record 33.47 million voters stayed home. The runoff will test whether President Lula can expand his electorate as…

Burnham can legally call a 2027 election, but surrendering Labour’s 166-seat majority while polling points towards a hung parliament makes the gamble difficult to justify.

Brazil’s election on Sunday could return the far-right Bolsonaro movement to power despite its founder and senior allies being convicted over an attempt to overturn the country’s democratic order.

Labour’s pension reform tests whether linking slower state pension growth to social care can overcome a traditionally sensitive electoral divide between generations.

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Hundreds of police officers have been injured, school staff assaulted, and public buildings and emergency vehicles attacked in France’s lycées unrest, as French authorities say intelligence services…

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Labour’s buoyant 2026 conference showcased Andy Burnham’s ambitious agenda, but fiscal constraints, electoral reform, Brexit and social care will test whether renewed optimism survives government.

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A French investigative online newspaper says it authenticated private exchanges containing antisemitic conspiracy theories attributed to Jordan Bardella, president of Marine Le Pen’s party.

Andy Burnham, Kemi Badenoch, Shabana Mahmood, Zack Polanski and Ed Davey appear across both boards this week, reflecting simultaneous gains and setbacks.

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Canada’s proposed EU associate membership could create a new model for European partnerships, with potential implications for Britain, Ukraine and other countries outside the bloc.

From a teachers’ pay funding concession and a £500m McLaren investment to Reform UK’s £72m donations controversy, our inaugural tracker measures the political impact of the week’s most consequential…

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s claim that Britain is “on the slide” and too hostile towards wealth puts his criticism of UK taxation alongside his own decision to live in Monaco. | Today’s Political Cartoon.

Falling crime rates are colliding with persistent public fear, exposing how political identity, media exposure and emotional reactions can shape perceptions of safety.

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The Greenland security deal gives Washington lasting military advantages without transferring sovereignty, but it also raises a harder question for Europe: whether a larger US presence could…

Reform UK’s repeated use of “spoiler” briefings shows how political parties can exploit journalists’ requests for comment to shape how difficult disclosures first reach voters.

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A migration pact signed by Nigel Farage and Jordan Bardella has sparked a French backlash over whether Le Pen’s far-right party agreed to accept Channel returns.

Social-media posts are urging Gilets Jaunes demonstrations across France on 17 October, amid increasing fuel prices and household financial pressure. It is uncertain if these calls will reignite the…

Donald Trump’s $5,000 midterm pledge puts an extraordinary campaign promise under scrutiny over its cost, funding, legality, and dependence on Republican control of Congress. | Today’s Political…

Falling crime rates are colliding with persistent public fear, exposing how political identity, media exposure and emotional reactions can shape perceptions of safety.

Reform UK has proposed a ban on face coverings and claims its plan covers religious full-face coverings, while France’s far-right discusses a wider ban on Islamic headscarves in public.

Pressure on British industry and public services; government formation in Germany; Serbia’s treatment of a convicted war criminal; and the evidence behind Europe’s manufacturing warning.

Following his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America”, Trump pushes to call New Mexico “New America” to continue his naming campaign, testing the boundary between political messaging and…

Reform UK’s conference highlighted governing ambitions, but funding allegations and leadership suspensions intensified scrutiny of its internal controls.

Reform UK’s housing plan would reorder social-housing priorities around birthplace, work, marriage and veteran status, raising questions about the law, supply and equal civic treatment.

Reform faces questions over alleged foreign-funded polling, ministers confront food and climate resilience risks, and Germany approaches a potentially historic far-right breakthrough.

A £32,500 polling payment and a £500,000 fictional donor sting expose how small sums, permissibility rules and political messaging can shape UK elections.

Ceuta’s unprecedented border surge exposed how migration pressure can become geopolitical leverage, even as irregular crossings into the EU continue to decline overall.

Russia’s September election may reveal how battlefield losses, mobilisation fears and economic disruption are testing the Kremlin’s confidence in political control.

Restoring Britain’s lost wetlands could reduce wildfire risk as the Blaenavon blaze exposes how degraded peatlands can intensify fires during prolonged hot, dry weather.

Small-boat crossings are falling, yet millions believe the opposite. From Brexit to Trump, Farage, Musk and algorithmic social media, emotionally powerful political messages can reinforce perceptions…