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Brexit could help Scotland’s first minister over some of the obstacles to independence
Keir Starmer ‘games with democracy’ prompt walkout
Labour NEC members claim party leader bending rules for ally Margaret Beckett
Joe Biden’s folksy appeal belies a battle-scarred toughness
Personal tragedies and professional challenges have shaped the 77-year-old’s outlook
Inside Joe Biden’s race of a lifetime to be US president
Ageing and gaffe-prone, the Democratic candidate has an empathy that looks almost subversive – and a strong election team
Maureen Dowd: Biden has his limitations but he’s no Trump
It’s the difference between fibs and whoppers, white lies and white supremacy
Biden’s tendency to spin a yarn doesn’t seem such a big deal now
Trump so mendacious that his relationship with factual truth is practically non-existent
Ken Loach: What’s Britain doing owning part of Ireland?
The director who has spent 50 years poking the establishment on Brexit, right-wing broadcasters and the gig economy
Former vice-president Joe Biden announces White House bid
Biden ends months of speculation and becomes 20th contender in Democratic field
Labour breakaway group of seven seems likely to grow
The seven MPs of the Independent Group hope to attract disaffected Conservatives
Patrick Freyne: From Kylie to Declan Nerney, a history of taoiseach rock
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Varadkar and Martin’s duel over new deal is all about next election
‘This battle is about the war, and the war is the general election’, says senior Fianna Fáil TD
Brexit: Corbyn will back second referendum ‘if Labour supports it’
Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson said the party must back members on new Brexit vote
Pat Leahy: Leo Varadkar has learnt from the Ahern playbook
The Strategic Communications Unit is blurring boundaries in a very familiar way
Dennis Skinner: Nature of the Beast - holding the trough-scoffers to account
Daniel Draper’s feature-length documentary on the ‘Beast of Bolsover’ focuses on the man, but misses out on current political concerns
Former British Labour MP Kevin McNamara dies at 82
McNamara served as spokesman on Northern Ireland from 1987 to 1995
Stephen Collins: Varadkar cannot afford to drop veterans
Cabinet choices will inevitably provoke resentment among those who fail to make cut
Corbyn will already have won even when he loses the election
By managing to present himself as the outsider and the underdog, the Labour leader has launched a campaign that we can all recognise as being ‘anti-establishment’
Thatcher was a chameleon on Ireland even after Anglo-Irish Agreement
State Papers 1986: the year after agreement was signed relations remained complex
Unionism needs to find its Neil Kinnock to take on the extremists
Unlike Sinn Féin, unionists have yet to confront the cranks in their ranks
UK Labour supporters may get say in front bench selections
Proposal floated as Jeremy Corbyn set to be confirmed as leader after bitter campaign
Melania Trump controversy: A short history of political plagiarism
Would-be first lady joins cast of politicians accused of borrowing words of others
Polly Toynbee: Labour goes to war as the Tories close ranks
The party is in freefall, but those facts make no impression on Labour’s new members
Rising Euroscepticism across Europe, new Pew poll finds
Ahead of Brexit vote, EU experiencing a dip in public support in France, Spain and Italy.
Corbyn warned against ‘revenge reshuffle’ targeting dissidents
MP facing potential axe from shadow front bench says internal debate is important
Editor of 18th-century texts and historian of the provincial press
Marie-Louise Jennings: September 3rd, 1933 - August 3rd, 2015
Clinton’s missteps create room for Biden candidacy
Obama’s vice-president considering whether to enter 2016 presidential race
Corbyn would be ‘big mistake’ for British Labour, Rabbitte says
Ex-minister says he is ‘not a fan’ of politics of frontrunner in party’s leadership contest
Donald Clarke: Why Jeremy Corbyn could win the Labour leadership battle
‘Peter Mandelson would never have let that happen’
Miliband says farewell to a journey that started five years ago
As he stood at the lectern the former Labour leader must have been thinking of what might have been
Key to election success: Reduce taxes on income
Former British PM John Major’s election victory of 25 yeas ago remains instructive
Miliband warns of dangers posed by UK exit from European Union
Threat of exit has weakened UK’s influence, says embattled Labour leader
Mark Rutte to meet Enda Kenny in Dublin for talks
David Cameron seeks to galvanise position in Sweden
Outcome far from certain as fresh blood enters race for EU’s top jobs
Europe Letter: ‘preferred candidate’ process has been disturbed by recent moves
Pivotal figure of British left and great parliamentarian of post-war era
Tony Benn: April 3rd, 1925 – March 14th, 2014
The ancient art of rhetoric can still thrive in a hostile climate
Opinion: The public oration was at its most powerful before the arrival of mass literacy
Mandela remarks on ceasefire reflected close links with Irish republicans
Opinion: Comparison of situation in Ireland to that in Rhodesia was invalid and maladroit
Obama, Cameron pose for ‘selfie’ at service
Leaders criticised for inappropriate behaviour at Nelson Mandela service
Cameron hoping party will uncover from Ukip damage in time for general election
Opinion: Tories hope to scare electorate by painting opponents as Old Labour villains
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