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Highlights

The pitfalls of Rishi Sunak’s premiership

If the government is going to turn a corner it needs to be bolder, prioritise the politics – and sell, sell, sell

John Rentoul Keir Starmer has failed to make the case for Nadhim Zahawi’s resignation

James Moore What happened to Amazon’s pledge to be ‘Earth’s best employer’?

David Barnett Forget Valentine’s Day – St Dwynwen’s Day is the true day for lovers

Voices

John Rentoul Ed Balls on the ‘shocking truth’ about Tony Blair and Gordon Brown

Marie Le Conte Hunt holds the key to the crises facing Britain – so where is he?

John Rentoul To sack Nadhim Zahawi or stand by him? Rishi Sunak’s first big test

Long reads

Sean O'Grady Has Davos outlived its usefulness?

Christian Davenport Space race 2.0: China and the US shoot for the moon

Rebecca Goodman Many parents struggle with childcare costs – what now?

Politics Explained

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Is the government about to raise the retirement age again?

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady What is behind the row over asylum hotels?

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Is there more to Boris Johnson’s trip to Ukraine?

Politics explained

Adam Forrest How tax affairs became a hot topic for Tory ministers

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Editorials

Editorial Germany and America’s tank pledge fulfils their obligation to peace

Editorial It is time for Rishi Sunak to show his ruthless side

Editorial The Nadhim Zahawi scandal risks a blow to Rishi Sunak’s reputation

News analysis

Jon Stone The EU corruption scandal is an extreme example of something common

Harry Cockburn Nothing says ‘backwards Brexit Britain’ better than a new coal mine

Lizzie Dearden Germany ‘coup plot’ shows conspiracy theories are a real-world threat

Chris Stevenson Sunak can’t afford to let U-turns and Tory rebellions stack up

Travel

Sasha Wood How to explore Bob Marley’s Jamaica

Travel questions

Simon Calder Is there a reliable website for checking the prices of aviation fuel?

John Rentoul

The Independent’s chief political commentator

John Rentoul Is Keir Starmer in the pocket of the unions – and do voters care?

John Rentoul Here is what I think will be in Sue Gray’s report

John Rentoul Mea Culpa: the fish-operated drones are coming for us

Andrew Grice

Political columnist who keeps his ear to the ground inside Westminster

Andrew Grice Why Rishi Sunak must sack Nadhim Zahawi

Andrew Grice The secrets of what Labour will tax

Andrew Grice Sunak should overrule Hunt and push through one-off payment to nurses

Chris Blackhurst

Chris Blackhurst Charting a path to a renewable energy future

Chris Blackhurst Amid Trump’s threats, the US needs to do more to protect journalists

Chris Blackhurst Completing your tax return? Don’t rush, HMRC is still missing £42bn

World

Andrew Feinberg US and Germany send tanks to help liberate Ukraine

Arpan Rai What a North Korea nuclear crisis in 2023 would actually look like

Culture

Zoe Anderson Spectrum is a rich showcase for Carlos Acosta’s company

Culture Staff The Week on Stage, including Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Culture Staff The Week on Stage, from A Streetcar Named Desire to Watch on the Rhine

Sport

Lawrence Ostlere Antoine Griezmann: One of the World Cup’s outstanding performers

Lawrence Ostlere World Cup star Mbappe is king of the chateau for France

Mary Dejevsky

Expert on foreign affairs, Russian politics and diplomatic relations between the Kremlin and the west

Mary Dejevsky Trans rights and the constitutional ‘nuclear option’

Mary Dejevsky Are we witnessing the start of a brand new entente cordiale?

Mary Dejevsky Stop blaming Trump for the Capitol riots – democracy won

Hamish McRae

Authority on business, finance and the intersection between the worlds of economics and politics

Hamish McRae Five things you need to know about the world economy in 2023

Hamish McRae What will happen to China and the West? We have the first forecasts

Hamish McRae Why is the World Cup the greatest sporting event of them all?

Editor’s letters

America

Chris Stevenson A new session of Congress – but the same old problems for Republicans

Chris Stevenson Kevin McCarthy: The Republican now facing an almost impossible job

Namita Singh Kevin McCarthy thanks Trump for ‘helping get those final votes’