A proper discussion about terrorism is the best way to honour Manchester’s dead
Until last week, it was thought that the jihadi threat was subsiding and the security services were increasingly able to…
Andrew Neil interviews Jeremy Corbyn: Full transcript
AN: Mr Corbyn, today you drew a link between terror attacks at home and British actions abroad. Do you believe…
Jeremy Corbyn’s speech on terrorism, full transcript
Our whole nation has been united in shock and grief this week as a night out at a concert ended…
Theresa May condemns ‘callous’ Manchester attack, full statement
I have just chaired a meeting of the government’s emergency committee COBR, where we discussed the details of – and…
Andrew Neil interviews Theresa May: full transcript
AN: Prime Minister, you started this campaign with a huge double digit lead in the polls, it’s now down to…
2017 Conservative Manifesto: full text
The Conservative Manifesto 2017: Our Plan for a Stronger Britain and a Prosperous Future The next five years are…
Is the Trump presidency in its last days?
This is the leading article from this week’s issue of The Spectator – out tomorrow. Donald Trump has often wrong-footed…
Britain has no need to fear Fortress Europe
It’s now a tradition for an incoming French president to make his first foreign trip a visit to Berlin. Yet…
Labour Party manifesto 2017 (official version): full text
Labour have this morning launched their manifesto for the election. A big part of being the leader of a political…
Jeremy Corbyn’s Chatham House speech, full text
Chatham House has been at the forefront of thinking on Britain’s role in the world. So with the General Election…
Leaked draft of Labour 2017 manifesto – full text
Labour’s draft manifesto for the general election has been leaked; here’s the full text: Manifesto: For the many not the…
Jeremy Corbyn launches Labour’s election campaign, full text
It’s great to be launching our campaign in Greater Manchester where you showed the way for the rest of the…
Theresa May hits out at the ‘bureaucrats of Brussels’, full transcript
I have just been to Buckingham Palace for an audience with Her Majesty The Queen to mark the dissolution of…
How to vote to save the Union
When launching the Scottish National Party’s election campaign, Nicola Sturgeon said the word ‘Tory’ 20 times in 20 minutes. For…
Jeremy Corbyn launches Labour’s General Election campaign, full transcript
The dividing lines in this election could not be clearer from the outset. It is the Conservatives, the party of…
Theresa May’s Today interview, full transcript
Nick Robinson: You have often presented yourself – you did when you ran for the leadership and to be Prime…
Jeremy Corbyn backs Theresa May’s plan for a snap election: full text
Jeremy Corbyn has said Labour will support Theresa May’s decision to hold an early election. Here’s his full statement: I…
Nicola Sturgeon’s election response: full text
Nicola Sturgeon says that Theresa May has called an early general election in order to ‘force through a hard Brexit’.…
Theresa May calls an early general election for 8 June: full speech
Theresa May has called a general election for June 8th. Making the announcement on the steps of Downing Street, the…
How will the EU cope without Britain?
Many EU officials would like to present the Brexit negotiations as a case of one nervous member, weak at the…
Jeremy Corbyn’s response to US airstrikes in Syria
The US missile attack on a Syrian government air base risks escalating the war in Syria still further. Tuesday’s horrific…
Watch: Donald Trump’s full statement on US airstrikes in Syria
My fellow Americans, on Tuesday Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians. Using…
The EU’s Brexit strategy, full text
On 29 March 2017, the European Council has received the notification by the United Kingdom of its intention to withdraw…
Transcript: Andrew Neil’s Brexit interview with Theresa May
Andrew Neil: So, Prime Minister the negotiations to leave the European Union begin. It’s a historic moment for our country.…
A generous, globally-minded Brexit could reunite a divided country
Public opinion on Brexit remains evenly balanced, and there’s no point in any Conservative pretending otherwise. About half the nation…