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Highlights

After ‘getting Brexit done’, what next for Rishi Sunak?

The prime minister’s role isn’t only to find answers, it is also to come up with the questions to work on

Politics explained

Adam Forrest Will Rishi Sunak rely on Labour to pass protocol deal?

James Moore The government is doing little but look busy over food shortages

Donald Macintyre Netanyahu courted the far-right – and it has led down a reckless path

Voices

James Moore The one thing Jeremy Hunt should be doing over energy prices

Borzou Daragahi Are the world’s quake zones prepared for another disaster?

Fergus Drake Peace in Ukraine will depend on one crucial thing

Long reads

Ashley Parker Republicans are running on ‘wokeism’ – but don’t know what it is

UK Politics

Andrew Grice How Britain – and Boris – led the way in global fight against Putin

Geoffrey Macnab Bespectacled misfits are having the last laugh in film

Politics Explained

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady What race to replace Sturgeon could mean for the SNP and independence

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady What are Starmer’s ‘five missions’ and can they work?

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Why ministers are in the mood to talk to striking nurses

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Race to replace Nicola Sturgeon takes a personal turn

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Boris in Biden row over ‘f*** the Americans!’ outburst

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Rishi Sunak poised to defy DUP and announce Brexit deal

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UK on course to be ‘poorer than Poland’ by 2030, claims Labour

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Putin will eventually be killed by his inner circle, Zelensky predicts

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Editorials

Editorial We must find our compassion for refugees

Editorial Rishi Sunak deserves praise for fixing the mess left by Boris Johnson

Editorial The sheer toll of human misery wrought in Ukraine is incomprehensible

Culture

Culture Staff The Week on Stage, from Romeo and Julie to The Winter’s Tale

Alice Saville The Winter’s Tale is a quixotic take that gives us two shows in one

The message fights with the music in eco-conscious staging of Rusalka

Travel

Alastair Gill Walking Scotland’s West Highland Way in winter

Travel questions

Simon Calder What should we do on our trip to Northumberland?

John Rentoul

The Independent’s chief political commentator

John Rentoul How Starmer and Sunak could unite against Johnson to clean up politics

John Rentoul Rishi Sunak may not succeed, but he is trying to do the right things

John Rentoul The Top 10 cases of buyer’s remorse

Andrew Grice

Political columnist who keeps his ear to the ground inside Westminster

Andrew Grice The battle lines for next year’s general election have been drawn

Andrew Grice Sunak’s Northern Ireland decision could make or break his premiership

Andrew Grice Starmer has finally tackled Labour antisemitism – what’s next?

Chris Blackhurst

Chris Blackhurst Hiring management consultants is often just a back-covering exercise

Chris Blackhurst Sunak’s business shake-up highlights a big issue he still has to solve

Chris Blackhurst M&S has turned a corner – the tough decisions are paying off

World

Andy Gregory Sunak to urge G7 to ‘move faster’ on anniversary of Ukraine invasion

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar UK government finally defends BBC one week after India raids

News analysis

How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine spread global economic turmoil

Vicky Shaw Financial hurdles women can face throughout their lives

Craig Paton SNP leadership race: Who could replace Sturgeon?

Lizzie Dearden Leaving Isis members in camps could have ‘consequences’, expert warns

Sport

Luke Baker The death of John Motson is the death of the last ‘voice of a sport’

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

Mary Dejevsky

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

Mary Dejevsky Putin v Zelensky: The personality clash that defines the Ukraine war

What is driving Putin’s relentless assault on Ukraine?

Mary Dejevsky Russians who support the Ukraine invasion aren’t always ‘brainwashed’

America

Alastair Jamieson Witnesses in Trump election meddling probe ‘may have lied under oath’

Vishwam Sankaran ChatGPT cheating by students is already on the rise, surveys suggest

Politics explained

Chris Stevenson What does the Chinese spy balloon mean for US-China relations?