There is now a great opportunity for a sovereign UK

Outside the EU, the Government has all the tools we need. The Prime Minister must seize the chance

Brexit Britain can weather the storm

If we use our distinctive advantage of national sovereignty then a deal could yet be achieved

Birmingham’s bin disaster takes us back to the dark past

So long as the Unite union holds the city to ransom, there is no guarantee of any agreement sticking to overhaul its waste service

Britain should brace for another ‘Awful April’

With local elections on their way, the political consequences for both Labour and the Conservatives may be severe

Two tier justice cannot be countenanced

The idea that everyone is equal before the law should be axiomatic

Those who fear the judgment of the people favour the judgment of the courts

Lessons could have been learned from across the Atlantic

Trump cries havoc, and lets slip the dogs of trade war

The Chancellor’s assumptions are about to unravel

Much is going wrong with our children’s schooling

A Labour wealth tax is a genuine menace

Stopping the Government’s fiscal juggernaut in its tracks should be the Tories’ number one priority

Take the British people seriously

The national broadcaster, yet again, makes its position all too obvious

Standing up to the Sentencing Council

Are some people more equal before the law than others?

Britain’s water companies need cleaning up

Regulators are investigating alleged breaches of the law by at least three companies

Prepare for more economic suffering

The reality is that many Labour MPs would rather see wealth taxes than cuts in welfare

The most disingenuous Financial Statement in memory

The Chancellor kept telling us that ‘the world has changed’. But it hasn’t and neither, unfortunately, has she

The Honours Forfeiture Committee’s job isn’t to police speech

The revocation of OBEs or knighthoods is almost as old as the system itself, but was once a rarity

European freeloading is a genuine concern

Only the US and the UK seem to take Houthi attacks seriously enough to try to stop them with direct military action

Democracy in Israel must continue

The Prime Minister’s campaign against the security service and judiciary is deeply troubling

Potholes are symbolic of a can’t do culture

Heathrow is another example

To enable growth, the state must shrink

By the end of this parliament, real terms public spending will be more than double what it was at the turn of the millennium

Turkish democracy must be defended

The arrest of Istanbul mayor and opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu is a worrying development

Labour’s war on waste is welcome, but can go further

The Chancellor must beware Whitehall’s amoeba-like ability to absorb “cuts”. It is not nicknamed “the Blob” for nothing

Closer EU integration does not protect Kyiv

European cooperation on defence is welcome, but it must not be at the expense of the UK’s operational independence

Britain now has a wealth tax in all but name

Today local authorities’ responsibility for providing social care imposes a huge burden on residents

‘Stress’ can’t be an excuse for letting children off exams

Since the pandemic, young people’s ability to deal with the normal vicissitudes of life has been constrained

Has Trump forgotten the art of the deal?

The White House seems reluctant to get tough with Putin

Labour’s half measures will never free the workers from the shirkers

Ms Kendall’s measures are welcome, but it will not restore the system to sustainability

British aid to Kyiv must continue to flow

Europe is beginning to realise it needs to provide for its own defence in the face of Russian aggression

Kudos to Kemi: Conservatives must be realistic about net zero

As one of the few who raised caution when the policy went through Parliament, Ms Badenoch is entitled to preside over its demise

Labour’s reforms will make schools worse

New legislation will curb the freedoms of academies to set their own pay and follow a more flexible curriculum

Trade routes should not just be Britain and America’s responsibility

Despite a huge volume of China’s exports going through Suez, and oil and gas from the Gulf, it has been left to us to secure the route

The Government must not retreat from welfare reform

Unless Labour MPs are ready to concede welfare reform means no longer paying fit people not to work, change will never happen

Reform the welfare state to fund defence

A confrontation with reality is looming, and Sir Keir must cobble together a workable solution before the impact