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Why Is The Home Office Still Not Fit For Purpose?
Shabana Mahmood says her department remains “not yet fit for purpose,” after The Times uncovered a secret report calling it dysfunctional and detache…
4 months, 1 week ago
PMQs: Grooming Gangs Inquiry In Chaos
Hugo Rifkind unpacks this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions with Gabriel Pogrund from The Sunday Times and comedian Gráinne Maguire.
After several gro…
4 months, 1 week ago
What Did Andrew Witness?
Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir reveals her abuse by Jeffrey Epstein and alleged encounters with Prince Andrew - claims he denies. Now, the disg…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Is China A Top-Tier Threat?
Conservative MPs Alicia Kearns and Tom Tugendhat have urged Keir Starmer to designate China a top-tier threat, calling his inaction a sign of weaknes…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Football Ban Tests Starmer
The Prime Minister wants to lift the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending their game against Aston Villa next month. But could it lead to violence?…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The China Spy Blame Game
The government, the Crown Prosecution Service and the Conservatives all blame each other for the collapse of the China spy case, is everyone set to l…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
PMQs: Lawyer, Not A Leader?
Hugo Rifkind unpacks PMQs alongside Patrick Maguire and Ayesha Hazarika live from the Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival.
Badenoch …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump Leaves Starmer Hanging
Does an embarrassing moment for Sir Keir Starmer on stage at the Egypt peace summit reveal something about the UK's influence on the global stage?
Hug…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Farage Ditches Tax Cut Plans
Reform UK's Nigel Farage is preparing to drop his promise to deliver £90bn of tax cuts, saying his party will reduce public spending first. Is this a…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump's Peace Prize Snub
The ceasefire in Gaza is underway after US president Donald Trump brokered a peace deal between Israel and Hamas. But how will he feel about missing …
4 months, 3 weeks ago