Andy Burnham has suggested that he could look to both raise or lower taxes as PM. Credit: Getty

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Andy Burnham’s tax agenda could unravel quickly Reports suggest he wants to hold both a Budget and a spending review in October

Has Reform UK’s support hit a ceiling? Nigel Farage’s approval continues to slide

Sunday, July 12

After the rise to prominence of socialist politicians such as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, some Democrats are pushing back. Credit: Getty

Democrats are belatedly standing up to socialism

Michael Baharaeen

Police have said there is no evidence that Widdecombe’s death was politically motivated. Credit: Getty

Ann Widdecombe murder probe raises new problems for police

Strait of Hormuz strikes leave Iran ceasefire in doubt Ali Khamenei’s funeral has exacerbated tensions

Susanne Mundschenk

Saturday, July 11

Gary Stevenson is peddling fantasy economics His proposals for a wealth tax don’t add up

EU Chat Control extension is an insult to democracy New surveillance powers have been adopted without MEPs’ approval

Ann Widdecombe was principled, not ‘divisive’ Her detractors can’t fathom a politician who was driven by principle

Georgia Gilholy

Friday, July 10

Poly prayer. Credit: Getty

Christianity’s next culture war: polyamory

The truth about Europe’s migrant trafficking industry Complex criminal structures can’t be reduced to goodies and baddies

Where’s the Yang Gang? Credit: Getty

The humiliation of Andrew Yang

Sporting boycott against Russia is breaking down A lifted Olympic suspension is a soft-power victory for Putin

Bethany Elliott

Is Britain’s multicultural project unraveling? Voters are disillusioned with the establishment’s promotion of diversity

Thursday, July 9

Post-literacy will usher in a political dark age Democracy can’t survive under a population that doesn’t read

Mary Harrington

The evidence is indeed overwhelming and undeniable. Credit: Getty

Charlie Kirk conspiracies are winning the information war

New Children’s Laureate is prioritizing social justice over literature Patrice Lawrence should promote the real joys of reading

Josephine Bartosch

ADHD benefits are undermining Britain’s work ethic We are well into the era of the ‘diagnostically disabled’

Stella O'Malley

Wednesday, July 8

The real reason Hamas is dissolving its government in Gaza It’s giving up the paperwork but keeping its fighters

Limor Simhony Philpott

Matt Brittin: BBC can be ‘disinfectant’ against misinformation The Director-General’s comments come as trust in the broadcaster is declining

Nigel Farage deserves more security protection MPs face greater threats than we realise

Le Pen is clawing the spotlight back from her protegé. Credit: Getty

Marine Le Pen comeback is a blow to Jordan Bardella

Anne-Elisabeth Moutet

Farage’s by-election gamble will deepen divide on the Right Rival parties are looking to trip him up in Clacton

Tuesday, July 7

Kemi Badenoch: I feel sorry for Keir Starmer The Tory leader said Labour MPs owed their seats to the PM

Leave Homer alone. Credit: Getty

Lupita Nyong’o doesn’t understand women in the Odyssey

Spencer A. Klavan

Marine Le Pen verdict could transform the 2027 presidential race An appeals court has handed her a three-year jail sentence

Francois Valentin

New Platner allegations are a test of Democrats’ moral limits A woman has accused the Maine Senate candidate of sexual assault

Emily Jashinsky

Monday, July 6

‘This new narrative amounts to a mix of intentional propaganda and wishful thinking.’ Credit: Getty

Zelensky is in denial about Ukraine’s war hopes

Jennifer Kavanagh

Hasan Piker shapes the Democrats’ luxury-belief agenda Streamers are redirecting voter priorities

David Masciotra

Donald Trump’s new no. 1 enemy: communists Socialist influence in the Democratic Party has given rise to a new McCarthyism

Jeff Bloodworth

Britain’s Marxists have lost their way Palestinian liberation has displaced class struggle on the Left

Farage pictured with George Cottrell (left) when the Reform UK leader had a milkshake thrown at him by a member of the public. Credit: Getty

George Cottrell allegations won’t bring down Nigel Farage

Sunday, July 5

Taylor Swift: modern America’s Marie Antoinette Her lavish wedding is at odds with a broader turn against the super-wealthy