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EU seeks NATO-style response to Russian hybrid attacks

While diplomats say the details are still vague on what the protocol could entail in theory, it could apply to drone incursions, sabotage and cyberattacks, once it's clear who was responsible. Kallas stressed that the…

UK voters believe Burnham can win the next election

This poll looked at who voters expect to win the next election — capturing a different sense of the national mood to show the scale of the impact Burnham’s arrival has made on British politics. The transformation in…

Far right scores historic victory in French Senate election

The Senate will remain controlled by an alliance of lawmakers from the conservative Les Républicains and a centrist group, though the bloc lost several seats. A centrist senator, who was granted anonymity to speak…

Can Chancellor John Healey avoid big tax rises?

As Donald Trump offers his account, Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy examine the conflicting versions of events, the emerging security concerns around the Gloucestershire airbase and the political reaction. Meanwhile in…

Trump Wanted a Victory. Xi Came With a Warning. | Silk and Steel

The conversation examines: 🔴 Xi and Trump's Washington summit — Why Trump went out of his way to welcome Xi personally and what the optics of the meeting reveal. 🇹🇼 Taiwan's red line — Why Beijing continues to emphasize…

‘Vibes’ can only take Andy Burnham so far

A party that is so eager to portray itself as having changed since the departure of Keir Starmer, revealed instead to be the same thing, only this time with a slightly more charismatic leader and a TikTok account run by…

David Gauke: Tax policy is about suppressing your desire for the popular and opting for what actually works

It is perhaps the possibility of an early election that has triggered a spate of tax policy announcements in recent weeks. Andy Burnham may have ruled out the possibility of going to the polls, but other political…

Kevin Hollinrake: The Conservatives are back, the energy is back – and party members will see it and be part of it at Conference

There has been an even greater energy around the Conservative Party over the past week or so. Of course, a succession of good polls (not that I ever look at polls…) and some stunning council by-election wins including…

George Perfect: Under Labour, Medway Council is groaning with the burden of debt

Up until recently, Medway Council was due to be abolished on 1st April 2028, with elections next year to a new shadow authority. Fast forward to today, and we are now facing elections in May 2027 for all of Medway’s 59…