Editorial Lords won’t block Brexit, but they defend the rights of EU citizens
In an imperfect and largely unreformed upper house, the higher role of the Lords is clear: to mind the constitution and protect human rights
In an imperfect and largely unreformed upper house, the higher role of the Lords is clear: to mind the constitution and protect human rights
Corbyn has run away from campaigning in the national interest. He could have easily called for a change of mind – it would have been a respectable thing to do
We are discovering that we may need to recreate the architecture of the EU if we are to remain a stable, profitable and green nation after Brexit
Trump’s pick as Defence Secretary, Jim Mattis, travelled to South Korea last week on his first official visit outside the US and indicated that any use by Pyongyang of nuclear weapons would be met with an “effective and overwhelming” response
Police warn against spike of xenophobic attacks when Article 50 is invoked, but we must not think that the vote for Brexit means racism is rife
Some schools are more relaxed than others about turning a blind eye to term-time absences – and the current legal ban doesn’t apply to independent schools. Less well-off families, by contrast are then hit in the wallet for playing by the rules
Solar power cannot compete fairly with fossil fuel-sourced power if the Government insists on going easy on the most polluting oil firms and electricity generators
The Speaker's sentiments were quite right, but he was wrong to express them in a fit of public political showboating
We are nervously confident President Donald Trump cannot break the US Constitution
Donald Trump and his advisers spend a great deal of time calling out ‘fake news’ but show little obvious concern for facts when it comes to their own pronouncements
It seems to be sinking in to some Labour MPs tonight just how unfavourable the Brexit settlement is likely to be for the UK
If the White Paper contains startling revelations about how ministers plan to move forward with their Brexit negotiations, what will MPs do then?
Mr Trump was certainly more subdued and guarded in his remarks than usual. He stuck to his script, apart from a side-swipe at the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg (clearly not his type)
There will be much debate over the White Paper, but in the end Article 50 will be triggered
If Britain is to become the sort of free-wheeling, free-trading beacon of the world, and be nimble enough to cope with tariff and non-tariff barriers in the EU, then it will indeed have to transform itself into the ‘Singapore of Europe’
The first is that America will put America first. The harsh message from the President does at least have the virtue of clarity
The UK is in a relatively weak bargaining position for precisely the same reason as it is with the EU (and most of the other potential new trade deals) – which is to say that Britain needs India more than India needs Britain
Britain is set to try to become the Singapore of Europe
Even if there is little truth in the rumours, the damage they are already doing to confidence in the office of the presidency is obvious
Corbyn's U-turn on freedom of movement was both unconvincing and risked alienating those Labour members who voted for him to be leader precisely because he wouldn’t trim and tack according to the polls. That’s the sort of thing Tony Blair did
In practical terms for 2017, Section 40 means newspapers have to join Impress – an untested organisation funded almost exclusively by one individual (and a press critic at that) and approved by an official quango that itself reports to Parliament – or face huge legal costs even in respect of cases we win