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Paul Waugh

Paul Waugh is i's Chief Political Commentator

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Paul Waugh

Watch out for a Boris Johnson comeback (if Donald Trump becomes president again)

The former PM will be among first to congratulate him, as he ponders his own return

Paul Waugh

2024 will be the year the housing crisis dwarfs the cost of living

Paul Waugh

MPs' pay is going up to £92k next year – public sector workers will be scratching their heads

Article thumbnail: PABest Chief medical officer Sir Chris Whitty arrives to give a statement to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry at Dorland House in London, during its second investigation (Module 2) exploring core UK decision-making and political governance. Picture date: Tuesday November 21, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story INQUIRY Coronavirus. Photo credit should read: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire
Paul Waugh

Binning Blackpool’s sleazy MP is the easy bit - tackling its poverty is harder

Paul Waugh

Kemi Badenoch is her own worst enemy

Article thumbnail: Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reacts outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Article thumbnail: Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reacts outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Article thumbnail: MP's gather in the House of Commons, London, ahead of the second reading vote of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, is struggling to reconcile Tory MPs' competing demands over his Rwanda plan. Would-be rebels have warned that major surgery is still required to fix the flagship asylum legislation. Picture date: Picture date: Tuesday December 12, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Rwanda. Photo credit should read: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: MP's gather in the House of Commons, London, ahead of the second reading vote of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, is struggling to reconcile Tory MPs' competing demands over his Rwanda plan. Would-be rebels have warned that major surgery is still required to fix the flagship asylum legislation. Picture date: Picture date: Tuesday December 12, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Rwanda. Photo credit should read: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: MILTON KEYNES, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 12: Labour leader Keir Starmer delivers a speech at Silverstone Technology Park on December 12, 2023 in Milton Keynes, England. The Labour leader speaks on the fourth anniversary of the General Election saying that he has changed the Labour Party so that it 'shares Britain's values'. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: MILTON KEYNES, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 12: Labour leader Keir Starmer delivers a speech at Silverstone Technology Park on December 12, 2023 in Milton Keynes, England. The Labour leader speaks on the fourth anniversary of the General Election saying that he has changed the Labour Party so that it 'shares Britain's values'. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Screen grab from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry live stream of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak giving evidence at Dorland House in London, during its second investigation (Module 2) exploring core UK decision-making and political governance. Issue date: Monday December 11, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story INQUIRY Coronavirus. Photo credit should read: UK Covid-19 Inquiry/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Article thumbnail: Screen grab from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry live stream of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak giving evidence at Dorland House in London, during its second investigation (Module 2) exploring core UK decision-making and political governance. Issue date: Monday December 11, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story INQUIRY Coronavirus. Photo credit should read: UK Covid-19 Inquiry/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.