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The real Conservative plot is a subversive struggle against reality. In last Thursday’s elections, the Tories lost 397 seats and Labour, the Lib Dems and the Greens gained a total of 394; in Blackpool South, the by-election swing from the Conservatives to Labour was more than 20 per cent for…

European court of human rights rejects appeal by US trust over lifesize Victorious Youth statue discovered in 1964

As David Cameron learned to his cost over Brexit, voters don’t judge politicians on policy, they judge on results, says Henry Hill of ConservativeHome

Government has already chartered planes for deportations to start as early as July, but legal headaches far from over.

Britain's parliament on Monday passed a bill under which asylum seekers would be deported to Rwanda to await a decision on their applications, in a bid by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to stop people making the dangerous sea crossing to the UK across the Channel.

Concerns that vicious circle of party ill-discipline is undermining the PM’s ability to restore order

ECHR recognizes protection from climate change as a human right in a case against Switzerland, setting a precedent for future climate-related litigation.

The rebels believe they have a majority in cabinet to support their view.

Flirting with leaving the European court of human rights has failed to move the dial for the PM, and has highlighted his deficiencies, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Verdict will have ripple effect in Europe and beyond, likely setting precedent for how courts deal with climate cases.

The battle against climate change is increasingly being fought in the courtroom, as national governments, specific laws and individual companies are targeted over their role in the crisis -- sometimes successfully.