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The country faces grave and deep-seated problems that only bold – and expensive – policies can address

Before the general election, former prime minister Rishi Sunak was asked on TV why he “hated pensioners”. After her recent speech in parliament, the same question might be directed at Chancellor Rachel Reeves. She has launched an assault on pensioners in England and Wales akin to the classic boxing “one-two”.

Veteran Conservatives on the party’s liberal wing have criticised the rightwards shift by some senior figures

Former PM accuses current leader of being ‘deaf’ to public concerns about immigration

Earlier this week, the Metropolitan Police in London was forced to send 200 riot officers to reinforce the Greater Manchester forces.

After more than a week and a half of unrest, The Independent looks at what each leadership candidate has said about the riots sweeping the UK

The number of workers and their family members applying on skilled worker, health and care, and study visas fell steeply in the last year

Leadership contender has baffled many with his rightwing transformation since his time as immigration minister

Elon Musk has accused Britain of being run by a ‘woke stasi’ in his latest rant on the riots