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Ian Birrell

Ian Birrell writes a weekly column for i. He is a former deputy editor of the Independent and an award-winning foreign correspondent. He was awarded Health Journalist of the year in the 2018 Press Awards and was highly commended in the feature writing category.

Article thumbnail: BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - MAY 04: (L-R) Conservative party candidate Andy Street, Labour candidate Richard Parker and Independent candidate Akhmed Yakoob on stage during the declaration for West Midlands Mayor on May 04, 2024 in Birmingham, England. On the ballot for the West Midlands mayoral election, was incumbent Conservative Andy Street who was seeking a third term since his initial election in 2017, but was defeated by Richard Parker of Labour by 1,508 votes. (Photo by Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)
Ian Birrell

A further lurch to the right won't save the Tories – but Sunak doesn't want to listen

The Prime Minister pins his shrinking hopes of survival on 'stopping the boats'

Ian Birrell

Joe Biden is facing his Vietnam moment

Ian Birrell

Rishi Sunak's cruel and costly Rwanda gimmick gives you the measure of the man

Article thumbnail: BRENTWOOD, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 08: Leader of the Liberal Democrat Party Ed Davey (R) speaks with Isabelle, aged 7, during a visit to SNAP, a charity providing support for families with children and young people with disabilities or additional needs, on April 08, 2024 in Brentwood, United Kingdom. Ed Davey visited a constituent's home in Chelmsford to discuss SEN provision, and continued his local election tour to SNAP HQ in Brentwood, a charity supporting families with children and young people who have additional needs or disabilities. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Ian Birrell

The deaths of three trans teens expose the state of youth mental health provision

Ian Birrell

Hope is being extinguished in the Israel-Gaza war

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Article thumbnail: File photo dated 24/07/19 of outgoing prime minister Theresa May with her husband Philip outside 10 Downing Street, prior to a meeting at Buckingham Palace where she handed in her resignation to Queen Elizabeth II. Theresa May has said she will not fight the next general election, bringing a 27-year career in Parliament to an end. Issue date: Friday March 8, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS May. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: File photo dated 24/07/19 of outgoing prime minister Theresa May with her husband Philip outside 10 Downing Street, prior to a meeting at Buckingham Palace where she handed in her resignation to Queen Elizabeth II. Theresa May has said she will not fight the next general election, bringing a 27-year career in Parliament to an end. Issue date: Friday March 8, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS May. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: A Ukrainian soldier of 80th separate airborne assault brigade fires a D-30 cannon towards Russian positions at the front line, near Klishchiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, March 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Article thumbnail: A Ukrainian soldier of 80th separate airborne assault brigade fires a D-30 cannon towards Russian positions at the front line, near Klishchiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, March 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)