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Salvini’s face mask filter joins long list of digital touch-ups for politicians

February 4, 2022 4:43 am

Were Italian League leader’s colleagues wearing masks in photo? Yes, he says, just blame it on the software.

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Wanted: PR folk to help with fallout from cake ambushes and online erotica

January 28, 2022 4:00 am

Some politicians need no help, others need a great deal.

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Sun, sea, sex and scandal on Europe’s party island

January 21, 2022 4:00 am

French education minister in hot water over island retreat, but who will be next to fall for Ibiza’s charms?

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Why cleaning up politics is so hard to do

January 14, 2022 4:00 am

The UK government is making a big mess, but a German company that could help wants nothing to do with politics.

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Emmanuel Macron’s pissed off. He’s not the only one.

January 7, 2022 4:02 am

The French president hits out at the easiest of targets — the anti-vaxxers.

POLITICO’s most-read stories of 2021

December 30, 2021 4:00 am

From royal succession to vaccination rollouts, Joe Biden’s fart and the violent outbursts of a diplomat’s wife, these are the stories that got readers clicking this year.

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The world’s most admired people? Has-beens and online poopers

December 17, 2021 4:01 am

Look, let’s just pretend none of this happened.

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It’s Christmas party season (for politicians, not for you)

December 10, 2021 4:01 am

Boris Johnson should own up, Sanna Marin did own up, and in Poland, they party like it’s 1999.

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Happy ‘They’re Trying To Cancel Christmas!’ everyone

December 3, 2021 4:00 am

It’s time for the annual tradition of right-wingers getting cross about language.

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French government gets coronavirus, wages war on the world’s oddest website

November 26, 2021 4:03 am

Paris sets it sights on Wish, home to some of the strangest items imaginable.

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Weird war on migrants and the Great British F*** Off

November 19, 2021 5:02 am

You can’t buy a canoe in northern France, or a British pie.

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Joe Biden’s fart and other embarrassing royal moments for Americans

November 12, 2021 4:01 am

US president lets rip at COP26 meeting with Camilla.

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Climate protests and France vs. Everyone

November 5, 2021 4:00 am

Greta Thunberg and a walrus lead the way at COP26.

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Putin the gas overlord, filthy seas and the rise of the rat army

October 29, 2021 4:00 am

Gas costs a fortune and the seas are literally full of crap.

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Ungracious Trump, clueless Farage and a foul-mouthed interpreter

October 22, 2021 4:00 am

‘If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.’ Unless you’re in politics.

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Bad EU jargon and Squid Game summits

October 15, 2021 4:04 am

To improve the EU, ditch the jargon and ramp up the violence.

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Netflix and threats to kill!

October 8, 2021 4:56 am

Does the EU really want its own version of ‘Diana: The musical’?

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Don’t believe everything you hear about people having sex with animals

October 1, 2021 4:02 am

Polish ministers try extreme shock tactics to warn people of the dangers posed by foreigners.

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A warm welcome back to … the dark days of the 1970s!

September 24, 2021 4:04 am

A three-day week, no beer or fizzy pop — but at least you can use pounds and ounces.

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Ursula von der Leyen or Nicki Minaj: Choose your fighter

September 17, 2021 4:02 am

Ursula von der Leyen did her best but all anyone could think about was Nicki Minaj’s vaccine story.

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How to fool anti-vaxxers into getting the coronavirus jab

September 10, 2021 4:30 am

If in doubt, do what The A-Team would do.

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Bad dancing, dad dancing and right-wing drumming

September 3, 2021 4:05 am

Micheal Gove’s stock goes up, Marine Le Pen’s goes down.

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Michael Gove and other politicians who shouldn’t be dancing

August 29, 2021 6:18 pm

Tory at a nightclub and other dancefloor embarrassments.

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Bad news for press officers for milkshakes, porn and the sea

August 27, 2021 4:00 am

Thought you were in for a quiet summer? Think again, communications people.

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