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The last few years of drama at Westminster have set the bar pretty high for shock and surprise, but the sudden departure from government of Sue Gray, second permanent secretary to the Cabinet Office, and her proposed appointment as chief of staff to the leader of the Labour Party really…

Labour leader says senior civil servant who led inquiry into No 10 lockdown parties is ‘really strong professional’

Former PM queries his appointment of Sue Gray to investigate No 10 Covid parties following news she is set to take job with Labour

The Northern Irish question has caused endless headaches in Belfast, London and Brussels throughout the Brexit saga. Now analysts say the deal Prime Minister Rishi Sunak struck with the EU Commission this week offers genuine resolution of the problem. However, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)’s backing will be needed to…

A year into his country’s fight for its very survival, Volodymyr Zelenskiy knows some in Europe are looking for a way out, says the Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

THE latest release of files from the National Archives in Kew have revealed new insights into the important business of government.

Senior ministers gathered at Chequers each year to discuss policy and politics ahead of the party conferences.

Aides to the then PM warned at the time that the new US president would not be as helpful as his predecessor Bill Clinton.

Twenty-five years on, peace fund chief Paddy Harte said the many people who helped create the circumstances for the accord should be thanked.

Canada unveiled a fresh round of sanctions against members of Haiti’s economic elite on Monday, accusing three high-profile individuals of aiding armed gangs that have thrown the country into turmoil.

Energy price hikes are rampaging through every sector of the economy and what support is made available to non-domestic customers after April is a major concern