The Tories must not retreat to their Cameron-era comfort zone
With Boris Johnson tanking in the polls and many MPs seemingly preparing to withdraw their support, attention is turning to who and what next. For those of…
We in No 10 know that cutting back the size of the state must be a priority
The Prime Minister promised change – and change has come. The UK is moving forward, the Prime Minister is leading the charge and I am proud to…
The decadent West has emboldened Putin
The Ukraine crisis marks the final failure of the post-Cold War international system, itself a tragically squandered opportunity. Back in the heady days of 1989-1991, the defeat…
Starstruck, review: cut-price Stars in Their Eyes made me wish I had my fingers in my ears
Saturday night television rarely gives us great moments, but I’ll tell you one of them: the 2000 Stars in Their Eyes final when the previous year’s winner,…
Both Sides of the Blade, review: Juliette Binoche embraces high melodrama in this tale of infidelity
Both Sides of the Blade is the third straight collaboration between Claire Denis and Juliette Binoche, following the loose, relatively minor Let the Sunshine In and the…
Sadiq Khan knew Met Police were failing rape victims before Cressida Dick resignation
Sadiq Khan had been briefed on a damning inquiry into the Metropolitan Police’s handling of rape and sexual assault cases before he declared that he had lost…
Boris Johnson to ‘restore a smaller state’ as part of No 10 ‘reset’, says Steve Barclay
Boris Johnson’s government will take “a step back from people’s lives” as it seeks to “restore a smaller state” in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the…
The West’s toothless attitude towards Ukraine leaves world on brink of a new Cold War
This is a dictator who is still blaming the West for the demise of the Soviet Union. Mr Putin wants to make amends and is considering his…
‘Inaction has consequences’: Telegraph readers on Dame Cressida Dick’s resignation
‘This country needs to decide what sort of police force it really wants and needs’ @D Buxton: “This country needs to decide what sort of police force…
Tory grandees urge Boris Johnson to lift ‘unconservative’ ban on fracking
Boris Johnson is facing a Tory revolt over the Government’s ban on fracking, with Lord Frost among more than 30 MPs and peers declaring the policy unconservative…
How Sadiq Khan failed London
Having decided to freeze fares – one of only two sources of funds over which he has direct control – he had no choice but to rely…
Tory figures attack Electoral Commission over failure to tackle illegal coercion in polling stations
Laws preventing family members exerting pressure on voters in polling stations could be tightened up after the elections watchdog was accused of sowing “confusion” over existing safeguards….
Boris Johnson in ‘very dangerous territory’ over ally’s ‘partygate’ police investigation comments
On Friday, Mr Johnson received a questionnaire as part of the police inquiry into allegations of lockdown-busting gatherings held in Downing Street. Anyone found to have breached…
Worst fund managers take half a billion in fees from investors
The worst performing funds will earn £463m in fees this year even if markets are flat, a new report has warned. Savers have £45bn invested with Britain’s…
How I tried to turn £10 into £140m using one simple investing method
I decided to begin by repeating what would have been the perfect stock trading year on a 365-day delay. From the new year, I bought the best-performing…
National Insurance rise could be scrapped if Government cracks down on rampant fraud
Clawing back just £1bn of public money lost to fraud would pay for 31,000 nurses and health visitors for a year, 14,000 care beds, 14,000 more police…
State pension faces biggest real-terms cut in nearly 50 years
British pensioners will suffer the biggest loss of income since 1975, as the state pension will fall by hundreds of pounds in real terms this April. A…
Middle England at breaking point as cost of living crisis bites
Rose Woolman-Alexander, 31, who rents in Somerset in council tax band F, said she was “very disappointed” in the “short-sighted” way the rebate would be paid. “Many…
Ask the expert: ‘Is there an electric car with more than 300 miles of range?’
Alex Robbins is contributing editor at Telegraph Cars where, as well as responding to readers’ queries, he also contributes reviews of new and used cars, together with…
Diana Henry’s favourite puddings from around the world
When it comes to puddings for Saturday or Sunday lunch, most of us are stuck in a rut. One friend calls me from the greengrocer’s every Saturday…
Can someone rewrite Sleeping Beauty so that she opens a Lifetime Isa instead of sleeping?
There’s a gap in the dating app market I’m surprised no one’s spotted. “Desperate, divorced middle-aged woman seeks rich man to pay for everything dot com.” Don’t…
‘My husband Bamber Gascoigne had a brilliant mind – but I wouldn’t call him an intellectual’
By this point of course, Bamber was a major star. He’d already had a musical, Share My Lettuce, in the West End when they met; featuring Maggie…
Sir Lindsay Hoyle: ‘The shock of my daughter’s death made me diabetic’
Hoyle grew up in politics. His father, the Lord Hoyle, was a Labour MP in Lancashire from the Seventies through to the Nineties. Sir Lindsay worked as…
My second brush with Covid is proof the law is an ass
I was supposed to be flying to Miami as you read this column, but on Wednesday I tested positive for Covid (again). One hundred and nine days…
Young people aspiring to be HR managers are a dire sign of a country in trouble
A new study suggests that this is the best possible time to be an employee. Apparently, with the pandemic, a small exodus of some EU workers and…