Politics
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What’s behind Europe’s sharp drop in illegal migration?
Today's Big Question Fall in migrant crossings won’t head off tougher immigration clampdowns
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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How the One Piece manga flag became a Gen Z resistance symbol
The Explainer Straw-hat skull seen at protests in Indonesia, Nepal and France shows how young people are ‘reshaping the vocabulary of dissent’
By The Week UK Published
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Can Shabana Mahmood ‘save Starmer’s skin’?
Today's Big Question Home Secretary aims to draw a line between Labour and Reform on immigration
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The UK’s five greatest prime ministers
In Depth A new YouGov poll gives the latest indication of the fame and popularity of the UK’s past leaders
By Will Barker, The Week UK Last updated
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Your Party: a Pythonesque shambles
Talking Point Comical disagreements within Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana's group highlight their precarious position
By The Week UK Published
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The Liberal Democrats: on the march?
Talking Point After winning their highest number of seats in 2024, can the Lib Dems marry ‘stunts’ with a ‘more focused electoral strategy’?
By The Week UK Published
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Why Trump is so focused on getting a Nobel Peace Prize
The Explainer A recent poll found that three-quarters of Americans say Trump doesn’t deserve the award
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Amazon reaches ‘historic’ $2.5B Prime settlement
speed read The company allegedly tricked customers into signing up for Prime membership that was then difficult to cancel
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Should Tony Blair run Gaza?
Today's Big Question Former PM is a key figure in plans for a post-war Palestine and could take up a formal leadership position
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Rise of the far-right: what’s behind the popularity of Vox in Spain?
The Explainer Disillusioned younger voters are being drawn to Santiago Abascal’s party
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Why the UK’s drug pricing scheme is under pressure
The Explainer Eli Lilly says scheme effectively charges pharmaceutical firms ‘for our own success’
By The Week UK Published
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Will recognising Palestine make any difference?
Talking Point Coordinated action is a ‘deliberate tactic to increase the diplomatic pressure on Israel’
By The Week UK Published
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The conditions inside asylum-seeker hotels
The Explainer Investigators have discovered ‘cramped rooms’ and ‘suicidal’ residents
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Trump says Ukraine can win, UN nations ‘going to hell’
Speed Read In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, the president criticized the UN and renewable energy, plus made a sudden pivot on the war in Ukraine
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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