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‘A Royal Mail for the 21st century’

Earlier this month, the government warned that its quality of service was “not good enough”, with over 100 MPs calling for serious action to be taken against the company constantly missing delivery targets. This latest…

MPs, you told us clearly that end-of-life care in the UK is broken. So now we need you to fix it | Jane Turner

But amid the speeches, announcements and headlines, it should not forget one of the clearest messages to emerge from parliament just two weeks ago – our palliative care system is not working for far too many people.…

A new era for European defense?

This so-called Emergency Security Protocol would allow capitals to bring together all EU countries in the event of a security crisis. But the idea is controversial. On the show, hosts Zoya Sheftalovich and Nick Vinocur…

‘You were right’: Ed Miliband tells critics Labour was wrong on Gaza

The foreign secretary will tell the Labour party conference that the government will take more explicitly progressive foreign policy positions under Andy Burnham, and that the UK will be a leader among like-minded…

Hendrik Wüst: Zwischen Hürden und Hoffnung für die CDU

Mit einer Reise in die Türkei betritt er Wüst in diesen Tagen außenpolitisches Parkett. Rasmus Buchsteiner ordnet ein, was hinter der Mission steckt und wie Wüst seine bundespolitischen Ambitionen kalkuliert. Am Rande…

Why the EU must stand firm on its Common Fisheries Policy

Following years of overfishing and declining profitability, its reform in 2013 placed sustainability at the heart of fisheries decision-making. Progress has been neither uniform nor easy, but the overall direction has…

Europe’s divided conservatives launch 2029 plan to beat far right

Other lawmakers pushed back, arguing the party could not abandon the social dimension. The leadership postponed the vote, and the resolution quietly disappeared from the next meeting’s agenda. “It has not become easier,”…

Putin is testing NATO on Norway’s remote Arctic islands

Anxiety is also palpable on Spitsbergen. In Barentsburg, “we don’t speak about [political] topics,” said a waitress from St. Petersburg who asked that her name not be used, while acknowledging locals fear a potential…

Chancellor John Healey to pledge ‘new age of industrialisation’

In his address to delegates in Liverpool later today, he will confirm a multi-billion pound investment in three major maritime projects, strengthening national security and creating high-skilled jobs across the country.…

Failure to protect free speech could cost Labour votes at next election, says Liberty

Three in five people said a political party's position on free speech would affect how they voted at a general election. The human rights organisation Liberty, which commissioned the polling from More in Common, claimed…