Politics

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Protecting politicians away from Parliament while maintaining democratic openness presents major challenges

A round-up of the headlines from the UK front pages

Man arrested following attack at the Conservative MP’s constituency surgery in Essex

PM whisks away top team as Brexit minister attends make-or-break EU summit

Brexit and Covid-19 among explanations as festive supply chain blame game begins

Brussels offers better-than-expected proposals for the Northern Ireland Protocol

The ‘new face’ of the far-right is tipped to supplant Marine Le Pen as main threat to Emmanuel Macron

The former health secretary has a new United Nations role

‘Greedy babies’ forced to share 115-room country mansion in Kent

‘Groupthink’ hampered effective pandemic response, suggests new report

Brexit chief accused of ‘engineering breakdown’ of EU agreement

Former president holds campaign rally alongside Republican senator in battleground election state

Location of ex-president’s latest rally serves as ‘biggest hint yet’ that he is considering second run

President rushed into intensive care following defeat of populist PM Andrej Babis

Treasury issues ‘stinging slapdown’ to Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng

Constitutional tribunal rules that bloc’s laws are incompatible with national government

Independence referendum a question of ‘when’ not ‘if’

Many pledges are on track despite the pandemic - but a few big ones have been broken

Old Etonian has raised more than £70m for the Tory party

Prime minister pledges to show ‘guts’ to confront biggest issues facing society and the economy

Paris warns it could withhold crucial supplies if post-Brexit rules are not honoured

Conservative donors linked to corruption scandals are in the spotlight after leak of financial documents

Priti Patel and Dominic Raab unveil latest plans for cracking down on crime

Staffing issues are part of transition to a new post-Brexit economy, says government

PM and chancellor refuse to rule out further hikes - but insiders say they have struck a secret deal

The former Brexit Party is targeting Tory voters with range of tax cuts

Downing Street has been accused of “gaslighting the public” by insisting that the UK fuel shortages problem has been resolved

An ‘engrossing, warm and insightful’ guide to Labour’s evisceration in its traditional heartlands

Boris Johnson under pressure to flesh out his ‘levelling up’ agenda

Embattled leader hit by infighting and resignation of shadow cabinet member

Decision to reject 75% of French fishing boat licences puts further strain on UK relationship with closest neighbour