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Geoff Williams: Britannia Shield is the right answer for us but it isn’t Iron Dome because it’s not trying to be

After 12 years’ service as an RAF Fighter pilot, it’s fair to say I was delighted that the Conservative Party put the issue of UK Air Defence front and centre of their party conference. Whatever the political arguments…

Carolyn Curr: Providing fearless opposition in Redcar and Cleveland

It’s a Labour administration, as it has been for 50 years with very little interruption, and it shows. The current incumbents are propped up by the Lib Dems in return for committee appointments. My whole group was newly…

Delivering in local government: How Labour is building a better Britain everywhere

Week in, week out, Labour councils, working in partnership with the NHS, Homes England and the Labour government, are getting things done for their local communities on the things that matter to local people. Every week…

‘Changing our voting system is fundamental to Burnham’s agenda’

A Labour Prime Minister has committed himself and his Government to changing Westminster’s voting system. This will start with a National Commission on Electoral Reform in the current parliament, which will consult…

‘Labour has a chance to make the socio-economic duty mean something’

As Bridget Phillipson, the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, said in June this year : “The Equality Act 2010 is a monumental achievement, passed by the last Labour Government, that protects everyone from…

The Ceuta fears shaping Spain’s election

On the show, hosts Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart unpack all the ways the EU plans to put its money where its mouth is and help Kyiv. Expect it to be the talk of the town at this week’s meeting of leaders at the…

Das Bas-Beben: Neuer Groll zwischen Union und SPD

Ausgerechnet kurz vor dem wichtigen Arbeitgebertag heute. POLITICO-Chefkorrespondent Rasmus Buchsteiner ordnet zusammen mit Maximilian Stascheit ein, wie diese Personalie das zerrüttete Regierungsbündnis belastet und…

Zelenskyy’s Trump dilemma: Fight back or fold?

“There’s no greater campaigner for Zelenskyy than Donald Trump,” he added. “After every such conflict, Zelenskyy’s approval rating rises both in Ukraine and among our allies, particularly in Europe.” But Trump’s ability…

Poll: Spaniards say Ceuta crisis could spark armed conflict with Morocco

The bloc is now discussing emergency measures to deal with mass movements that may be engineered or weaponized, but both the Commission and ministers have connected that emergency response framework to the role of…

Encuesta: Los españoles afirman que la crisis de Ceuta podría desencadenar un conflicto armado con Marruecos

Los jóvenes de 18-24 son los que están más alarmados. En torno a un 75% ve probable que lleguemos a las manos, la cifra cae en los mayores de 65 a un 47%, según el estudio realizado antes de que Sánchez anunciara el…