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Covid, Brexit and Liz Truss mini-budget led to lasting decline in mental health, study finds

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the first and second Covid lockdowns also triggered big rises in psychological distress, as measured by the number of people with depression and anxiety. The findings come as Prof Peter…

UK and Israel broker uneasy compromise over East Jerusalem consulate

Britain does not tend to issue visas or passports in consulates. “The seven diplomats there, their work is basically to maintain the building and hold the Union Jack in place,” they said. A British official presented the…

French minister invites UK to ‘come all the way back’ to the EU

He used subsequent interviews to spell out how wide-ranging his consideration of Britain's future with Brussels could be because Brexit had caused "more harm than good". Asked about Burnham's comments, Lescure told the…

Holborn and St Pancras by-election gets under way

About 30 polling stations - at churches and community centres - in the north London constituency opened at 07:00 BST and will close at 22:00, when a count will begin. The seat became vacant after former prime minister…

Andrew Gimson’s conference sketch: Badenoch the happy warrior pours exuberant scorn on Burnham and Farage

Nor is she attracted by his “fishy” money: “Has anyone here received a five million pound gift? I haven’t.” Badenoch’s eyes flashed with anger as she ran through the disreputable things said by Reform MPs, which include…

Voting opens in high-stakes Holborn and St Pancras byelection

Polanski, who leads the Greens in England and Wales, is standing for his party in the north London constituency, previously held by Keir Starmer before he stood down as an MP shortly after resigning as prime minister.…

John Oxley: To understand where the Tories economic opportunities lie we need to look harder at Burnham’s economic pitch

There was an air of nostalgia emanating from the Labour Party Conference. Andy Burnham used his keynote speech to attack the last forty years of politics, fostering a rosy-tinted view of the pre-Thatcher 1970s. Elsewhere…

Isabella Link: The Young Conservatives have a woman problem

From a worryingly male-dominated YC Chair election, to halls devoid of women under 30, the Conservative Party has never looked so devoid of feminine support, despite the fact that it is still the most popular party…

‘Fix the visible things, and the mandate will write itself’

Reform is on the back foot and Andy Burnham is undoubtedly enjoying a honeymoon period. Some experts say this is the right moment for the new PM to be brave and call an early election, and admittedly, it looks appealing.…

Stella Tsantekidou column: ‘Nice guys finish first’

That is why no party will touch the triple lock. You don’t even need to buy a Tory a pint before they admit, privately, that it is madness. But pensioners vote, so that’s that. So when Andy Burnham told conference that…