Ian Birrell

Award-winning columnist and foreign reporter. Contributing editor of The Mail on Sunday and weekly columnist in the 'i' paper. Writes regularly for many other papers, platforms and magazines. Frequent broadcaster and speaker at events. Co-founder wth Damon Albarn of the Africa Express music project and executive producer of 4 albums...Read more

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Washington Post

The latest ‘Partygate’ revelations may prove too much even for the great escapologist Boris Johnson

Published by The Washington Post (11 January, 2022) The House of Commons on Tuesday was aroar with ranting and catcalling... Read Full Article

Labour has a choice: the centre or the abyss

Published by The Washington Post (13th December, 2019) As results started rolling in from Britain’s 650 constituencies in Thursday’s election,... Read Full Article

The Hong Kong protesters are scared but resolute even as a crackdown by China may loom

Published by The Washington Post (13th August, 2019) HONG KONG — As the hopes of the Arab Spring dissolved into... Read Full Article

Jeremy Hunt shows the depressing state of the Conservative Party

Published by The Washington Post (17th July, 2019) British Prime Minister Theresa May is a diminished figure after three years... Read Full Article

Trump is terrible – but the sabotage of Brexit will outlast him

Published by The Washington Post (18th February, 2019) For most of my life, Britain and the United States have felt... Read Full Article