The men arrived on small boats. No they didn’t. They’re Middle Eastern. Oh, they’re British. They’re dangerous. No, they’ve been bailed! What 10-year-old would take this seriously?

In the Trusster’s latest appearance, she says Blair and Brown had a plot to dismantle civilisation and the Tories were part of the woke establishment

The collapse of compassion in post-Brexit Britain suggests it’s now time for Roman-style lethal spectacles.  The alternative – stopping malign global influences from destabilising our society, say – s...

Natasha Walter talks to Rachel Marsh, the resident of the newly ‘independent’ Oxfordshire village whose anti-racist BBC interview led to abuse, doxxing and death threats

The hamlet that voted to secede from the UK over asylum seekers is about to be invaded by the very worst Britons this country has to offer

When the rightwing pro-Christian protesters are standing outside the rightwing pro-Christian newspaper demanding to be bought a house, you hardly need a satirist to intervene

It’s tricky enough dealing with the press when you’re just trying to flog a few DVDs. Imagine if you were trying to change Britain’s mind about Brexit?

The regulator has ruled against me over a mistake I made about an ex-Tufton Street campaign manager on a comedy show. The consequences seem like bad news for off-the-cuff banter

EXCLUSIVE: A new online tracker by campaign group Best For Britain shows 35 newly-elected Reform councillors have quit or been suspended since May as the group's chief say it would 'struggle to run a ...

Laurence Fox has suffered another election embarrassment after winning just 1% of the vote in the Clacton by-election.

‘Jokes’ like the one the Greens’ leader shared on social media only help the beleaguered Reform leader deflect scrutiny

Stewart Lee explores the story and ideas of counter-culture and its importance today.

In the face of heat and urban wildfires, is  Andy ‘Burn Them!’ Burnham really going to approve more oil drilling? So much for net zero – or voting Labour again

The shocking death of Ann Widdecombe was greeted by the kind of incendiary far-right speculation and rhetoric that only increases the risk to those in public life

A comedy writer with a refuse receptacle on his head may be the only thing that stands between Britain and fascism. He’s just the man for the job

As London boiled in the record-breaking heat, the anti-net-zero ‘Alliance for Responsible Citizenship’ were in town. Let’s hope they remembered to hydrate

On tour through glorious Irish towns, pubs and clubs, it was almost - but not quite - possible to tune out the race riots being stoked up in the North

At a Normandy D-Day commemoration, Pete Hegseth, the American Secretary of War, noted that beaches were stormed in 1944 and are being stormed by ideologies now. The two events share precisely one feat...

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Conservation groups say work has begun in protected coastal area, while prime minister insists project will bring jobs and investment

Justice Department lawyers said the courts are powerless to intervene in the dispute over the former East Wing.

Revelations that would ruin most politicians seem not to touch Farage and his party. But if a crypto tycoon gives you £5m, maybe different rules apply?

Many American evangelicals believe that the establishment and protection of Israel set up a chain of event for the return of Jesus. What were the origins of this narrative?

Even in a country on high alert for intolerance, the totalitarian tech firm is still advancing silently into the heart of the British state

Mandelson, and by extension Starmer, are tainted by proximity to the abuse scandal. But the paedophile was a close associate of Peter Thiel too. Why don’t we talk about that?

A mood seems to be growing on the right of politics to deport the relatives of serious criminals. But of course they don’t mean in every case

Millions across the UK are already struggling just to get by. Bills are rising, wages aren’t keeping up, and families are being pushed to the brink. As the impacts of the Iran war ripple through the g...

Just before 9:00 p.m. last night, Donald J. Trump stood beside a member of his carefully curated cabinet and delivered a blow so shocking that the person standing beside him was pleading for more time...

While Liz Truss may be a political punchline in the UK, to MAGA Americans she is a voice to be listened to about the problems facing Britain. Why is she taken seriously?

What do you do if you’ve been beaten hollow by a Green female plumber and people don’t like your links to Trump? Undermine faith in democracy!

Government is under pressure to eject the controversial American company from NHS England data systems