Keir Starmer, we all saw this coming — even if you and Rachel Reeves didn't
As Winston Churchill, the Chancellor of the 1920s, memorably once put it: “For a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity ...
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Labour’s credibility trap
The chancellor is caught in a credibility trap, where abiding by one promise made in the name of credibility undermines ...
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The last secrets of Kim Philby, the Soviet double agent who betrayed the UK
The British secret service has declassified new documents about the famous spy who ended up fleeing to Moscow, where he died ...
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Kim Philby owned up to spying for Russia – but said he would do it all again
Newly declassified files show the moment the notorious Cambridge double agent finally confessed to his treachery.
On This Day, Jan. 10: U.S. establishes 1st diplomatic ties to Vatican in 116 years
On Jan. 10, 1984, the United States established full diplomatic relations with the Vatican for the first time in 116 years.
Have any British prime ministers fought in a battle?
The 1st Duke of Wellington was a celebrated military hero before entering politics, and his extensive battlefield experience ...