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Denis MacShane

Is the far right set to surge in this year’s European elections?

We could be 100 days away from a far right takeover of the European Parliament. But is winning headlines the same as winning votes?

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‘They all sat in hate-filled silence’. The Tories and the birth of Brexit

In an exclusive extract from his diaries of 1999 and 2000, former Labour minister Denis MacShane reveals the growing xenophobia in the Tory Party under William Hague’s leadership – and how it sowed the seeds of Brexit

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Orbán and Michel: the EU’s toxic twins

The Council president who U-turned over resignation and Hungary’s populist head bring shame on Brussels

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Sánchez’s return as Spain’s PM is messy - but it punctures the narrative of Europe moving rightwards

The amnesty causing outrage in Madrid is no different to what happened with Blair and Northern Ireland

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Three lessons from the defeat of Poland’s authoritarian government

The populists have been stopped in their tracks. It will soon be Britain’s turn to do likewise

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Poland’s election is a battle for the country’s soul

Can Donald Tusk turn back the populist tide in this weekend’s election? Or will PiS deal yet another blow to the EU’s hopes of unity?

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The EU’s wild card

In a union built on diplomacy, foreign minister Josep Borrell’s undiplomatic language has caused a stir - yet he has made more progress than his predecessors

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The echoes of Nixon in Greece

A phone-tapping scandal threatens to end the rule of prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and give power back to a reinvigorated left

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Poland's war on its own press

The country’s media is being forced back to the dark days of the Iron Curtain, warns ex-Europe minister DENIS MACSHANE, a former journalist once arrested in Warsaw by the communist authorities

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Europe's populists who got left behind

This was meant to be its moment but across the continent, populism has peaked. So what is replacing it?

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Tribute to a lifelong European

Denis MacShane on the late Dick Leonard, former Labour MP and dedicated campaigner to the European cause

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How Mitterrand won over an unlikely partner

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Former minister blasts Boris Johnson's defence policy for cutting links with European allies

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Why Boris Johnson is opting for a semi-Brexit

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The man who sped up France and Europe

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Will Labour become Brexit's little helpers?

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Can our royals salvage links between Europe and Brexit Britain?

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11 reasons why Boris Johnson will be bounced into securing a Brexit deal

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Five Brexit scenarios looming on horizon

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Former David Cameron aide is right to blast Tories for ignoring Brexit extension

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How Britain turned its back on Churchill’s vision for Europe soon after celebrating VE Day

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Boris Johnson’s return will lead to more agonising over Brexit rather than coronavirus

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What should Europe do after Brexit?

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DENIS MACSHANE: The threat of no-deal is now very real - Labour must unite to end it

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Reclaiming Churchill as the European campaigner

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DENIS MACSHANE: Chances of a Brexit deal between May and Corbyn are becoming less and less likely

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DENIS MACSHANE: Labour’s election message must be about a final say referendum

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The populist rise: Europe’s new politics

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Keep the People’s Vote celebrations on hold

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DENIS MACSHANE: Paddy the hero

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DENIS MACSHANE: Balkans in the balance

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DENIS MACSHANE: 10 compelling reasons to stay in the EU

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