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Aktuelle Ausgabe 041/2026 vom 21.10.2026

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Inhalt der Ausgabe 041/2026:

Kemi Badenoch knows the right way forward
Kemi Badenoch has steadied the Conservative Party after a difficult year: confident appearances, a by-election win in Aberdeen and Robert Jenrick’s move to Reform have strengthened her position. Despite Nigel Farage’s continuing lead and Labour’s strong majority, Conservative confidence in a route back to government is growing.

Portrait of the week: The US withdraws its bombers, Kemi promises a ‘Britannia shield’ and Christa Pike survives her execution
Terror investigations with alleged Iranian links, rising Channel crossings and the end of a migrant returns agreement with France dominate domestic politics. Kemi Badenoch promises tax relief and air defence, while Labour considers an EU referendum. Internationally, attacks, energy shortages, political crises and conflict deepen instability.

The sartorial decline of the House of Lords
Since the expulsion of hereditary peers, the House of Lords is portrayed as descending into sartorial disorder: ties are becoming optional and dismissed as the preserve of estate agents and funeral directors. Baroness Joanne Cash makes a pointed statement at the despatch box by wearing one.