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Politics

Kemi Badenoch is kidding herself – the Tories are sliding into irrelevance

Published by The i Paper (18th May, 2026)

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Politics

Labour now has one mission: stop Reform destroying the UK

Published by The i Paper (12th May, 2026)

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Politics

Farage and the fraud of populism

Published by The i Paper (5th May, 2026) Like any successful populist leader, Nigel Farage loves to pose as a straight-talking man who dares take on the smug elites. […]

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Crime / Police / Politics

Epsom riots expose moral abyss

Published by The i Paper (27th April, 2026)

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Defence / Ukraine

The vital lesson Britain must learn from Trump’s failure in Iran

Published by The i Paper (20th April, 2026)

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Iran / Israel, West Bank & Gaza / United States

Netanyahu makes the world less safe

Published by The i Paper (13th April, 2026)

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Drugs / Health

The failure of medical cannabis reform

Published by The i Paper (29th March, 2026)

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Iran / Politics / Russia

Farage is out of his depth on the world stage

Published by The i Paper (23rd March, 2026)

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Disability / Education / Social care

We are failing the people we should most support

Published by The i Paper (16th March, 2026)

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Travel / United States

No moral person should go on holiday to the USA

Published by The i Paper (10th March, 2026)

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Defence / Iran / United States

US failed to learn first lesson of modern warfare

Published by The i Paper (10th March, 2026)

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Iran / Israel, West Bank & Gaza / United States

Beware: wars rarely go according to plan

Published by The i Paper (2nd March, 2026)

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Ian Birrell is an award-winning columnist, foreign correspondent, feature writer and investigative journalist. He is contributing editor of The Mail on Sunday, a weekly columnist in The i Paper and writes frequently for other papers and platforms. He is also co-founder with Damon Albarn of Africa Express, the acclaimed collaborative music project. (Pictured: Talking to refugees in Iraq fleeing Islamic State)... Read More.

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