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This is what Andy Burnham needs to do to avoid Keir Starmer's catastrophic relationship with Donald Trump
Yesterday’s call showed he is still willing to give the new Prime Minister the benefit of the doubt, writes the US columnist
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OpinionVladimir Putin just exposed a weakness at the heart of Britain. A conflict is coming and we're not ready
Russia sees a country trying to sustain global commitments with forces hollowed out by delay, writes the former Army officer and senior associate fellow at the Henry Jackson Society
OpinionEd Miliband's removal from Energy Secretary is a change of tone, not of direction. Labour needs to go further to save Britain's energy sector
Businesses making multi-billion-pound investment decisions need more than warm words, writes Policy Director at Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce Ryan Crighton
OpinionTucker Carlson has just given Jews another reason to hate the BBC - Stephen Pollard
Platforming a man who is obsessed with the only Jewish state does not help the BBC's cause, writes the author and journalist
Opinion'They say the camera never lies - if only that was true of the Royal Family'
If the palace have nothing to hide, they should publish the original photograph
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The evil genius that is Zack Polanski has found his winning formula
The longer we remain asleep, the harder the wake-up call will be, writes the author, columnist and podcaster

I'm a proud American. In what world is 'Yank' racist? Britain seems to have forgotten a fundamental lesson
As a Yank, I cannot help thinking the courts have managed to offend common sense far more profoundly than any nickname ever could, writes the US columnist

Andy Burnham will drag Britain kicking and screaming back to the 70s. He doesn't have a clue
Andy Burnham's already made clear he doesn’t give a stuff about people in the South - just the North because the truth is that’s all he knows, writes the veteran journalist

Donald Trump must back Britian to the hilt on the Falklands. It's in his best interest to do so
The special relationship has never rested upon warm words alone, writes the Republican Overseas Chairman
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Andy Burnham’s bold Cabinet gamble leaves him with nowhere to hide
Burnham has made some potentially savvy calls. writes leading political researcher Rakib Ehsan

'Beijing’s South China Sea expansion must be countered now – before it’s too late'
'The CCP intends to deny the sea to the world,' write James E. Fanell and Bradley A. Thayer

Reform supporters will be bitterly disappointed. History tells us exactly what to expect after a change in PM
Even good Governments can go through appallingly bad patches, writes the former Conservative MP

I experienced the chaos caused by EU's new border checks, here's the brutal truth of what awaits summer holidaygoers
GB News reporter Taylor Bushey writes of the hell she saw first-hand while travelling to France for a press event

Why is Netflix obsessed with the villainy of young white men? I have a hunch
OPINION: Our creative industries have a long track record of upending reality when it comes to depictions of radicalisation, writes broadcasting veteran Colin Brazier

Sadiq Khan's £30m late-night solution to kids rioting at lunchtime is a total disgrace - Festus Akinbusoye
There is a genuine place for youth clubs - but this is wrong-headed, writes the former Police and Crime Commissioner