Trump in particular appears to delight in being pitched as the underdog, the outsider. There is a degree of sense, therefore, in seeking to bring him inside the diplomatic tent where he will be forced to speak to people beyond his inner circle of lackeys
We would not dream of claiming that it was The Independent wot lost it for Ms May, but she certainly lost her majority and that, rightly, has consequences
For its rivals to require that the plug be pulled on the Doha-based service is a remarkable and outrageous step; and ultimately an assault on press freedom, precious little of which exists in the region
It is true that the clock is ticking towards the moment when North Korea manages somehow to make a bomb than can cross the Pacific Ocean
Now that he is at the gates of power, it may be time to change tack. Perhaps an honourable acceptance of the Brexit vote is no longer worth it
Labour did not win last month’s election, but it has won this big political argument
The election result was a remarkable, if qualified, vindication of Jeremy Corbyn’s politics: now his supporters must win the argument in the party rather than engage in factional warfare
The only question is whether Theresa May will still be around and have the authority to revert to her position during the referendum of Remain
Jeremy Corbyn has spoken to the needs and frustrations of young people, proving they can connect with politicians of any age if they feel listened to
In an exclusive interview with The Independent, Janet Davies, the chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing warns Theresa May that staff shortages leave the NHS on the brink of another Mid Staffs hospital scandal
The Prime Minister should realise that different elements of the Brexit negotiations require different tactics – instead, her inflexible approach is creating hostility among EU leaders
Nicholas Holgate quit following harsh criticism of Kensington council’s inadequate response, although he claimed he had been asked to stand down by the Local Government Secretary Sajid Javid. Javid’s office denied the contention. Is anyone prepared to take responsibility for anything?
Though little, in reality, can ever be done about a single terrorist driving a vehicle into any group of innocent people, there are already some lessons that emerge from this episode, and arguably ones that should have occurred to the authorities before
Europe is surely in little mood to pander to the grandiose dreams of the Tory party’s right wing
People living in older, high-rise, often council-owned buildings have every right to wonder why the Government did not act when it had the chance
The deal between Conservative Party and the DUP is a blatant breach of the promises made in the 1998 Belfast Agreement
We mean no disrespect to the voters of Northern Ireland when we point out that most of the population of the United Kingdom have reservations about some of the policies of the Democratic Unionist Party
The Prime Minister – if indeed it is Ms May who is in office in the weeks ahead – must recognise that the country has had enough of austerity
The Prime Minister is guilty, as Sir Keir says, of setting ‘a belligerent tone with our EU colleagues’. The Labour approach, of working in partnership for a softer Brexit, is in the national interest
The Conservatives are trying desperately to turn the clock back to 18 April, but the risk is that this just looks like another Project Fear
America will make progress on climate change despite its President, through market forces and action at state level
