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Highlights

Was Johnson behind revelations over Sunak’s wife? Some in Westminster suspect so

Normally, a PM and chancellor sink or swim together. But this is not normal politics

Lizzie Dearden How anti-vax conspiracists are blending with the far right

Geoffrey Macnab Can a modern Great Expectations ever stand up to David Lean’s version?

Editorial The government’s energy strategy leaves key questions unanswered

Voices

John Rentoul Tories think their ‘Brexit opportunity’ is to use the issue to defeat Starmer

Mary Dejevsky Will the French elections reveal a shift to the right?

John Rentoul The latest tax rise slaps the brakes on Rishi Sunak’s leadership ambitions

Long reads

Sofia Barbarani Afghan women cyclists set for new life in Italy after fleeing Taliban

Bel Trew Meet the Ukrainians risking it all to rescue civilians from Mariupol

Steven Cutts Scientific research between Russia and the west lost in no man’s land

Politics Explained

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady No, Mr Johnson, you can’t keep families out of this

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady The reasons why Le Pen is closing in on Macron in the polls

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady The Channel 4 privatisation is a dry run for the crushing of the BBC

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady How will Europe deal with Hungary’s Viktor Orban?

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Russia accused of ‘unspeakable depravity’ as 50 killed in train station attack - live

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Revealed: Johnson and ministers made dozens of false statements to parliament

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EU announces new sanctions against Russia - follow live

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Russian troops ‘fully withdrawn’ from northern Ukraine - follow live

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Editorials

Editorial Sunak’s non-dom wife’s income is of legitimate public interest

Editorial Horrific war crimes in Ukraine will leave Russia a global pariah

Editorial Silence is complicity in the face of Russia’s barbaric war crimes

News analysis

Keiran Pedley Johnson and Sunak may have to get used to negative poll numbers

Harry Cockburn The energy strategy fails to address any of the major issues we face

Jon Stone Brexit has left the UK learning a hard lesson over food production

Nikolai Petrov What are the chances of Vladimir Putin being toppled from within?

Travel

Travel questions

Simon Calder Will the CDC drop its Covid testing policy after Easter?

Travel questions

Simon Calder What is the best way to travel the US on a budget?

John Rentoul

The Independent’s chief political commentator

John Rentoul Correct the record, prime minister: it is in your own interest

John Rentoul Top 10 stories retold from the point of view of a minor character

The rise of Rishi Sunak, the most popular politician in Britain today

Andrew Grice

Political columnist who keeps his ear to the ground inside Westminster

Andrew Grice Tory backbenchers are driving Boris Johnson’s agenda into U-turns

Andrew Grice Starmer faces a dilemma – to call out Brexit disaster or stay silent

Andrew Grice The PM says we must judge Putin on his actions not words – how ironic

Chris Blackhurst

Chris Blackhurst It might be too late to revitalise the commonwealth

Chris Blackhurst Elections in France and Malta show political stagnation is spreading

Chris Blackhurst Sanctions are a great weapon – as long as they are used in right way

World

Jane Dalton Norwegian whalers sell meat for dog food or dump it in the sea

Joe Middleton ‘Significant’ fall in caesarean births since start of Covid pandemic

Culture

Mark Hudson Raphael at the National Gallery adds heroic scale to effortless beauty

Isobel Lewis Robert Lindsay brings unexpected fragility to The Fever Syndrome

Martin Chilton Books of the month: From Companion Piece to Trespasses

Sport

Tony Evans Premier League must reflect, football can’t be left to govern itself

Miguel Delaney Football needs to find better answers to new questions

Mary Dejevsky

Expert on foreign affairs, Russian politics and diplomatic relations between the Kremlin and the west

Mary Dejevsky Russia is as scared of the prospect of a third world war as we are

Mary Dejevsky The siege of Mariupol could be Putin’s template for Ukraine

Independent Premium

Mary Dejevsky Vladimir Putin: The Russian president whose eyes are fixed on Ukraine

Hamish McRae

Authority on business, finance and the intersection between the worlds of economics and politics

Hamish McRae Elon Musk can now shape the direction of Twitter – but where to?

Hamish McRae Western companies have severed ties with Russia – could China be next?

Hamish McRae This is how inflation could affect house prices

Editor’s letters

Editor’s letters

Charlotte Cripps Steve Coogan playing Jimmy Savile isn’t tasteless – it’s about life

Editor’s letters

Phil Thomas An ancient transatlantic rivalry is heating up again

Editor’s letters

David Harding We must remember those who died working on Qatar’s World Cup pursuit

Editor’s letters

Jack Rathborn Tiger Woods sparks hysteria with miracle Masters comeback

America

Eric Garcia How the war in Ukraine is affecting Republican primaries

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady This year’s Munich Security Conference has taken on a new importance

Andrew Buncombe Democratic congressman calls for US and UK to end arms sales to Saudi