Labour's ideal way of combating Nigel Farage is by fixing the asylum system and stopping small boats - but the party's ...

There are worrying signs about the country's direction, as Reform tops the polls, and mainstream politicians chase the far right, writes Jonathan Portes.

The Bell Hotel in Epping, just outside of London, gets no new bookings, yet is full every night. That’s because, since 2020, ...

The UK Treasury has flatly contradicted Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s claim that its impartial officials had calculated that the opposition Labour Party would “put up everyone’s taxes by £ ...

Catch every live election debate ahead of July’s general election with our guide, which explains how to watch the UK election debates 2024 online and from anywhere in the world now.

I recently took part in a debate alongside Kehinde Andrews – who I have previously labelled as one of the most toxic voices ...

How long have we had TV debates? Although a staple of US politics since the 1950s, the first TV debates in the UK didn't take place until the 2010 general election.

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1. I agree with Nick The first-ever UK election debate sparked the short-lived phenomena of Clegg-mania, as the youthful LibDem leader made both the Tories and Labour look tired and old-fashioned.