Politics
Are MPs ready to vote on a UK-EU trade deal?
Are MPs ready to vote on a UK-EU trade deal?
Commons may sit on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day to ratify an agreement
16 Dec 2020
Why Downing Street and the EU are out of sync
Why Downing Street and the EU are out of sync
Michel Barnier suggests agreement in sight as No. 10 warns of no-deal
15 Dec 2020
Alexei Navalny poisoned with negroni after being ‘tailed by hit squad’
Alexei Navalny poisoned with negroni after being ‘tailed by hit squad’
Reports say the FSB squad had been tracking Navalny since 2017
15 Dec 2020
What do the extended Brexit talks mean?
What do the extended Brexit talks mean?
Continuation of talks announced after half-hour call between Johnson and von der Leyen
14 Dec 2020
Why everyone’s talking about the EU’s no-deal Brexit plans
Why everyone’s talking about the EU’s no-deal Brexit plans
Bloc publishes proposals as negotiations remain deadlocked ahead of Sunday deadline
11 Dec 2020
The feeling in Brussels as time runs out
The feeling in Brussels as time runs out
Bloc publishes no-deal planning as negotiators head back to the table with new deadline
10 Dec 2020
What a no-deal Brexit could look like for the UK
What a no-deal Brexit could look like for the UK
Talks back in the hands of negotiators after political intervention cannot break deadlock
10 Dec 2020
How Peru ended up with three different presidents in a week
How Peru ended up with three different presidents in a week
Impeachment of popular reformer triggered public protests over his successor
8 Dec 2020
What does Boris Johnson’s trip to Brussels mean for the Brexit negotiations?
What does Boris Johnson’s trip to Brussels mean for the Brexit negotiations?
PM takes matters into his own hands after Michel Barnier sets Wednesday deadline for deal
8 Dec 2020
France vs. Germany negotiating rift revealed
France vs. Germany negotiating rift revealed
Conflict between EU power brokers triggered during Michel Barnier’s Covid isolation
8 Dec 2020
North vs. South: how Covid has widened Britain’s wealth gap
North vs. South: how Covid has widened Britain’s wealth gap
Government recovery plan criticised as think tank reveals pandemic has hit northern regions hardest
7 Dec 2020
Instant Opinion: ‘We’re all paying the price’ of hard Brexit
Instant Opinion: ‘We’re all paying the price’ of hard Brexit
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 7 December
7 Dec 2020
What are the odds of getting a Brexit deal?
What are the odds of getting a Brexit deal?
Talks enter 11th-hour phase with likelihood of an agreement hanging in the balance
7 Dec 2020
Is Black Lives Matter a ‘political movement’?
Is Black Lives Matter a ‘political movement’?
UK minister says BLM is ‘different to what most of us believe in’ as row about booing football fans intensifies
7 Dec 2020
UK to begin world’s first Covid vaccine rollout within hours
UK to begin world’s first Covid vaccine rollout within hours
Patients will be given NHS inoculation card after receiving jab
7 Dec 2020
Key events to follow in crunch Brexit deal or no-deal week
Key events to follow in crunch Brexit deal or no-deal week
Crunch talks to continue ahead of key EU meeting on Thursday
7 Dec 2020
France launches raids in crackdown on ‘political Islam’
France launches raids in crackdown on ‘political Islam’
Interior minister says inspections are part of ‘massive action against separatism’
4 Dec 2020
Instant Opinion: Brexit deal is ‘likely by Monday’
Instant Opinion: Brexit deal is ‘likely by Monday’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 4 December
4 Dec 2020
Will Johnson face leadership challenge over his Brexit deal?
Will Johnson face leadership challenge over his Brexit deal?
Prime minister battles to quiet rumblings of discontent in his party as talks with EU falter at final hurdle
4 Dec 2020
Quiz of The Week: 28 November - 4 December
Quiz of The Week: 28 November - 4 December
Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
4 Dec 2020
Is EU ‘curveball’ about to trigger a no-deal Brexit?
Is EU ‘curveball’ about to trigger a no-deal Brexit?
UK officials claim the bloc’s negotiators are upping demands about state aid
4 Dec 2020
How can Starmer avoid another Labour civil war over Brexit?
How can Starmer avoid another Labour civil war over Brexit?
Opposition leader facing threat of frontbench revolt over withdrawal deal vote
3 Dec 2020
Thousands of England’s busiest bridges ‘at risk of failure’
Thousands of England’s busiest bridges ‘at risk of failure’
Structures in ‘very poor’ condition remain open amid concerns about disruption during repairs
3 Dec 2020
Ivanka Trump questioned over misuse of inauguration funds
Ivanka Trump questioned over misuse of inauguration funds
President’s daughter quizzed as election loser considers pardoning his children before leaving office
3 Dec 2020
Will Macron sink Brexit deal with French veto?
Will Macron sink Brexit deal with French veto?
Diplomats warn EU negotiators not to give too many concessions to win agreement
3 Dec 2020
Five signs that Brexit deal is on verge of being agreed
Five signs that Brexit deal is on verge of being agreed
Negotiators from EU and UK are nearing finishing lap of race to reach future trade treaty
2 Dec 2020
Can Johnson recover from wounds of Tory Covid rebellion?
Can Johnson recover from wounds of Tory Covid rebellion?
Total of 55 backbench Conservatives vote against tier system in most serious revolt yet against PM
2 Dec 2020
Instant Opinion: ‘The emperor runs out of clothes’
Instant Opinion: ‘The emperor runs out of clothes’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 2 December
2 Dec 2020
Naked MEP leaps from window after ‘all-male orgy’ bust
Naked MEP leaps from window after ‘all-male orgy’ bust
Hungarian politician Jozsef Szajer admits attending ‘private party’ broken up by Belgian police for Covid curfew violations
2 Dec 2020
Four things we learned from the leaked Wuhan Covid-19 files
Four things we learned from the leaked Wuhan Covid-19 files
Documents reveal Chinese officials lied about new infections and deaths as outbreak spread
2 Dec 2020
Michel Barnier quizzed by EU over Brexit deal compromises
Michel Barnier quizzed by EU over Brexit deal compromises
Emmanuel Macron leading chorus of ‘nervous’ European leaders
2 Dec 2020
Why Labour is abstaining on coronavirus tier vote
Why Labour is abstaining on coronavirus tier vote
Keir Starmer says Boris Johnson lacks a plan to effectively tackle Covid
1 Dec 2020
How is the UK’s foreign aid budget spent?
How is the UK’s foreign aid budget spent?
60 Tory MPs expected to vote against £4bn cuts
27 Nov 2020
Instant Opinion: ‘Trump 2024? It could happen’
Instant Opinion: ‘Trump 2024? It could happen’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 27 November
27 Nov 2020
Johnson battles to quell Tory MPs’ anger over Covid tiers
Johnson battles to quell Tory MPs’ anger over Covid tiers
Conservative rebels threaten revolt amid demands for more transparency on data and reasoning behind restrictions
27 Nov 2020
Is Russia set to snatch Belarus’s independence?
Is Russia set to snatch Belarus’s independence?
Officials from Moscow descend on Minsk as President Alexander Lukashenko clings to power
27 Nov 2020