Ms May must not allow her determination to reduce immigration blind her to the need to recruit the best in the world in order to ensure the UK is the best in the world on innovation

Under its current structure, the lawyers and officials involved have to be acceptable to the many victims involved. That, as we have seen in recent months, is an invitation to chaos

Any attempt to narrow the parameters of what is and is not permissible on the site would be beset by legal challenges and ultimately add further fuel to the conspiracy theorists who see establishment stitch-ups at every turn

The left has been here before: it hoped the 2008 financial crisis would be a 'progressive moment'

Donald Trump must settle the position of America as the leader of the free world – he has given the impression that he would rather the country was tucked away in the wings

Democracy is changing, and not for the better, but those who believe in liberal values, tolerance and protecting the environment can learn from this setback and fight back

The charitable explanation is that the FBI messed up, but without any partisan bias. Unfortunately, many Americans may be more prone to the rich array of conspiracy theories already circulating, none of them helpful to restoring trust in politics and the federal bureaucracy

To adapt an old expression about the dilemmas of UK foreign policy, Britain has lost a union with Europe but has not yet found a role

A campaign that has exposed many flaws presents only one competent candidate

If MPs give the Government a sensible and realistic negotiating remit, then there is that much more chance that the new relationship between the UK and the EU, when eventually settled, will be sustainable and democratically legitimate

That is not to say that the great machine of American governance will grind to a halt; but it is a reminder about just how unsatisfactory the choice facing the American people is

Those who are opposed to a hard Brexit need to make sure that they are not painted into the corner of appearing to stand against the referendum result

America, with varying levels of success but consistent bravery, resisted Russian domination of Eastern Europe and it is unthinkable that Washington would now stand idly by while Putin re-establishes Stalin’s empire

As the saying goes, this is not the end of the matter, though it is perhaps the beginning of the end. Even if things go relatively smoothly, there will still be sufficient turbulence to delay the first operational flights for a decade or so

It is time, then, to take a look at the plumbing, to explore the interstices of the internet to identify the weaker links and secure them

The UK wants to continue to pay a full role in the EU, which it is entitled to, and would be fine if it were to be positive; but vetoing any number of federalist moves, for example on defence co-operation, seems in bad taste for a departing member of the club

Our exclusive poll suggesting the former Prime Minister should come back to lead Labour also points the way – more realistically – to a soft Brexit alliance against Theresa May

Alexis Jay will need to work hard and smartly if she is to regain the confidence of victims and to get her investigation back on track

The tragedy of Aleppo is so grotesque, however, that the prospect of what Boris Johnson calls ‘kinetic action’ has to be kept under consideration