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At the launch of the final part of his magisterial Brexit quartet, author Tim Shipman offered three reasons why differing political groups should read it. The first were those still reeling from the Out result. The second were those who passionately wanted to get Out and blamed everyone else for…

NICOLA Sturgeon was showing the Tory government “how to do it” during the Covid pandemic, according to WhatsApp messages sent by the UK’s most…

The former prime minister has refused to criticise those working alongside him during the pandemic, insisting he takes ‘personal responsibility for all the decisions’ his government made

The former prime minister will come under scrutiny and these are the pressing issues

The most consistent criticism of Mr Hancock has been that he repeatedly lied or misled ministers and officials during the pandemic

I don’t think the reshuffle really matters (I’ll explain why in a bit) but I am wondering whether it’s such great news that it’s all blokes at the top of the batting order again. A guest on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour this week pointed out that when a woman…

I recognise this from my time in cabinet, says Justine Greening, former education secretary

It’s little wonder that No 10’s misogyny had fatal consequences for the female population

Boris Johnson’s chief adviser and senior civil servant traded blows at the pandemic inquiry last week, describing horrifying levels of government chaos. The irony was how often their assessments agreed