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How the Office for Budget Responsibility became a lightning rod for criticism
The Explainer Even before it accidentally published the Budget ahead of time last week, the OBR has been in the firing line. Why?
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Best politics podcasts: from Political Currency to Westminster Insider
The Week Recommends Make sense of it all with our pick of the top current affairs shows
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Is a Putin-Modi love-in a worry for the rest of the world?
Today’s Big Question The Indian leader is walking a ‘tightrope’ between Russia and the United States
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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The Budget fallout: did Reeves mislead us?
In Depth The chancellor has faced calls to resign over claims she overstated extent of Britain’s financial woes to create more ‘fiscal headroom’
By The Week UK Published
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Will Netanyahu get a pardon?
Today's Big Question Opponents say yes, if he steps down
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Are the US boat strikes a war crime?
Today’s Big Question Hegseth is defiant after Venezuela reports
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Hegseth blames ‘fog of war’ for potential war crime
speed read ‘I did not personally see survivors,’ Hegseth said at a Cabinet meeting
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Is a Reform-Tory pact becoming more likely?
Today’s Big Question Nigel Farage’s party is ahead in the polls but still falls well short of a Commons majority, while Conservatives are still losing MPs to Reform
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Canada joins EU’s $170B SAFE defense fund
speed read This makes it the first non-European Union country in the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The powerful names in the Epstein emails
In Depth People from a former Harvard president to a noted linguist were mentioned
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Honduras votes amid Trump push, pardon vow
speed read President Trump said he will pardon former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who is serving 45 years for drug trafficking
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Congress seeks answers in ‘kill everybody’ strike report
Speed Read Lawmakers suggest the Trump administration’s follow-up boat strike may be a war crime
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The launch of Your Party: how it could work
The Explainer Despite landmark decisions made over the party’s makeup at their first conference, core frustrations are ‘likely to only intensify in the near-future’
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Andriy Yermak: how weak is Zelenskyy without his right-hand man?
Today's Big Question Resignation of Ukrainian president’s closest ally marks his ‘most politically perilous moment yet’
By Elliott Goat, The Week UK Published
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