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We now have a climate change sceptic in charge of environment, a man who hates Europe in charge of Brexit, an NHS enemy in charge of health and a PM who hates human contact

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Did I mention that our justice secretary also has an appalling voting record on LGBT rights?

Jeremy Corbyn has begun to look surprisingly prime-ministerial

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It seems an age since Theresa May was able to lob insults across the despatch box at a hapless Leader of the Opposition

Double Take: Why we no longer trust the media

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Listen to Will Gore discuss the Finsbury Park Mosque attack and why people have lost trust in the press

Today Theresa May sounded as if she had lost, and Jeremy Corbyn looked like a winner

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The Labour leader sounded as if he had won the election, while his MPs called her 'the interim Prime Minister' and asked 'Why is she still here?' But at the end of the day, we know May can stay until the Tories tell her to leave

Theresa May urged to drop immigration target after it is left out of Queen's Speech

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Downing Street insists it remains 'absolutely committed' to the target

I worked on the Hillsborough panel – there are too many similarities to Grenfell Tower

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Public tragedies trigger calls for accountability and those in power who feel they might be held accountable use their positions to protect themselves

My sister has just spent 110 days in Israeli prison for refusing to serve in the IDF – and I'm so proud

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When the other prisoners find out that I'm Atalya's brother, they greet me cordially. 'You have a wonderful sister – she always supports everyone'

What politicians said in the wake of Grenfell Tower rings hollow if you've seen it all before in the Middle East

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In the Middle East, we're always suspicious when a local dictator talks about unity – 'wahda' in Arabic – because it usually means he's in trouble

Prince Harry said no one in the royal family wants to be king or queen – let's set him free from his gilded cage

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What is the point of the monarchy if no member of the royal family wishes to take up a duty they didn't ask for and can't extricate themselves from?

If you want to know the reality of being a refugee, read these claims from Britain's current asylum seekers

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Joseph first saw a dead body when he found his father's decapitated corpse. Pamela was removed by immigration officers as she got out the shower. Mohammed was threatened by the Taliban after working as an interpreter for the British in Afghanistan. Umar is a gay man who faces persecution in his home country

The people in the luxury Kensington block complaining about Grenfell Tower residents should be deeply ashamed

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The truth is that the former Grenfell residents will be housed separately from the luxury apartments in two purpose-built 'affordable housing' blocks, with more modest designs and no access to the gym or pool

The way the Government treats our emergency services is shameful

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Crazy Marxists want to give homes to Grenfell survivors – but thankfully we live in a fair capitalist society

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It's the same with those communists who went down with blankets and food. They should have set up a pop-up bedding and hot chocolate store to tap into extensive market opportunities

Brexit vote one year on: the EU is more united than ever. Whose loss is it?

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Britain's failure to pause for reflection on the life of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl – as our European partners did – is a sign that we've got our heads in the sand

After more shocking admissions about Grenfell Tower and similar blocks, it's time for urgent action

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Nicholas Holgate quit following harsh criticism of Kensington council's inadequate response, although he claimed he had been asked to stand down by the Local Government Secretary Sajid Javid. Javid's office denied the contention. Is anyone prepared to take responsibility for anything?

Brexiteers may have had their moment – it's now the Remainers who have a spring in their step

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On the anniversary of the momentous decision to leave the EU, Parliament, rather than the Government, is in the driving seat

If Donald Trump can't handle media scrutiny he should get another job

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The President has repeatedly insulted and abused the media he is obsessed with

Mea Culpa: a triply negative story about the Tories

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Confusing headlines and unnecessary, reader-repellent waffle in The Independent

The racial abuse I experienced the day after Brexit forced me to realise that I wasn't white

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Don't misunderstand me – I didn't think I had white skin, but I thought, skin aside, that inside I was as white as any of my white-middle-class peers

One year on from the EU referendum, it's become clear that the EU will decide the Brexit deal for us

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The real challenge facing this vulnerable government is agreeing the egregious Brexit 'divorce bill', which could be as much as £85bn
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