Will perpetual rising star Dominic Raab finally shine as Brexit Secretary?
First tipped for success as one of the talents of Cameron’s 2010 Tory intake, Raab is a nearly man no…
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Commons Confidential: As the Tory civil war rages, who’s looking to jump ship?
Your weekly dose of gossip from Westminster.
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How the remorseless rise of the Swedish far right could leave the country ungovernable
Support for the party, which has its roots in the neo-Nazi movement and once pledged to “keep Sweden Swedish”, surged after Europe’s…
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How Tommy Robinson became a folk hero for the global alt-right
Since his imprisonment for contempt of court, the former EDL leader has been hailed by far right supporters as a…
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How Gina Perry gave a voice to the “lost boys” of Robbers Cave
The 1954 study pitted two groups of white, middle-class American boys against each other in a remote summer camp in Oklahoma.
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Commons Confidential: Jacob Rees-Mogg’s fading star
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Crumbling Britain: The quiet decline of English courts
Austerity cuts by the Ministry of Justice have led to the closure of 230 crown, county and magistrates’ courts since 2010,…
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Melania Trump’s declaration of independence
Journalists, and those engaged in White House Kremlinology, are now speculating that the Trumps’ marriage is all but over.
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