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src="https://static.the-independent.com/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/09/07/23/david-guake.jpg?quality=75&width=640&crop=3%3A2%2Csmart&auto=webp" srcSet="https://static.the-independent.com/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/09/07/23/david-guake.jpg?quality=75&width=375&auto=webp 375w, https://static.the-independent.com/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/09/07/23/david-guake.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp 640w" loading="lazy" alt="<p>Former justice secretary David Gauke has delivered his review into the UK prison system</p>" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 bNNNXy sc-ntudqq-2 kReBNB"></a></div><div class="sc-1p30kpk-3 dzCVvT capsules"><a href="/voices/editorials" class="sc-1p30kpk-0 gtPuCr capsule">The Independent View</a></div><div class="sc-qm89yg-0 IZGy"><div class="sc-umxyss-2 sc-qm89yg-1 jVmuMO icxedz sc-umxyss-2 sc-qm89yg-1 jVmuMO icxedz content"><h2 class="sc-9tb5ao-0 sc-9tb5ao-1 hhUBPB"><a class="sc-oq6ovx-0 ibWBzf title" href="/voices/editorials/uk-prison-system-crisis-david-gauke-review-b2700178.html">Politicians have pushed Britain’s prisons to breaking point </a></h2><div class="sc-1ywx8j1-0 iQNszd sc-umxyss-1 bXLnYx"><svg class="sc-eaj12q-0 fnAcWz sc-culv3z-0 kOpooG sc-1ix0cah-0 gaEsju sc-1ywx8j1-1 cDvILv"><use href="#6f32993abbd14fa8"></use></svg> Premium</div></div></div></div><div class="sc-qm89yg-4 kPHvdk sc-qm89yg-5 FTyuX sc-qm89yg-6 dUFPzE hero-article article-premium article-voices article-image-overlay"><div class="sc-ntudqq-0 kesoGE image-wrap"><a href="/voices/boris-johnson-trump-ukraine-russia-war-peace-b2699964.html" aria-label="Read more about GettyImages-1242689790.jpg" class="sc-ntudqq-1 jYpOAY"><img src="https://static.the-independent.com/2024/11/13/04/GettyImages-1242689790.jpg?quality=75&width=640&crop=3%3A2%2Csmart&auto=webp" srcSet="https://static.the-independent.com/2024/11/13/04/GettyImages-1242689790.jpg?quality=75&width=375&auto=webp 375w, https://static.the-independent.com/2024/11/13/04/GettyImages-1242689790.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp 640w" loading="lazy" alt="<p>‘Boris Johnson staunchly advocated for Ukraine when prime minister, but has all but abandoned the ship now that Trump is back in power’</p>" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 bNNNXy sc-ntudqq-2 kReBNB"></a></div><div class="sc-1p30kpk-3 dzCVvT capsules"><span class="sc-1p30kpk-0 gtPuCr capsule">Sean O'Grady</span></div><div class="sc-qm89yg-0 IZGy"><div class="sc-umxyss-2 sc-qm89yg-1 jVmuMO icxedz sc-umxyss-2 sc-qm89yg-1 jVmuMO icxedz content"><h2 class="sc-9tb5ao-0 sc-9tb5ao-1 hhUBPB"><a class="sc-oq6ovx-0 ibWBzf title" href="/voices/boris-johnson-trump-ukraine-russia-war-peace-b2699964.html">Trump thinks Ukraine is to blame for the war – got anything to say, Boris?</a></h2><ul class="sc-1seilop-0 fAbUqO sc-1seilop-1 eEKpFF"></ul><div class="sc-1ywx8j1-0 iQNszd sc-umxyss-1 bXLnYx"><svg class="sc-eaj12q-0 fnAcWz sc-culv3z-0 kOpooG sc-1ix0cah-0 gaEsju sc-1ywx8j1-1 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https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/12/17/01/FILES-RUSSIA-US-UKRAINE-nr68rex5.jpeg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp 640w" loading="lazy" alt="<p>The fate of Ukraine may rest in the hands of the United States and Russia</p>" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 bNNNXy sc-ntudqq-2 kReBNB"></a></div><div class="sc-umxyss-2 kREFYR content"><div class="sc-1p30kpk-3 dtFJbr capsules"><span class="sc-1p30kpk-0 gtPuCr capsule">james holland</span></div><h2 class="sc-9tb5ao-0 sc-9tb5ao-1 hhUBPB"><a class="sc-oq6ovx-0 jYFXTF title" href="/voices/trump-ukraine-reparations-minerals-colony-james-holland-b2700205.html">Ukraine cannot afford to let Donald Trump near its natural resources</a></h2></div></div><div class="sc-umxyss-3 iNaLBo sc-umxyss-4 jSokxo article article-voices article-premium"><div class="sc-ntudqq-0 kesoGE image-wrap"><a href="/voices/keir-starmer-defence-budget-ukraine-russia-war-b2700120.html" aria-label="Read more about Prime Minister business leaders meeting – London" class="sc-ntudqq-1 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href="/voices/keir-starmer-defence-budget-ukraine-russia-war-b2700120.html">If Labour increases defence spending, will it declare war on itself?</a></h2><div class="sc-1ywx8j1-0 jfIewx sc-umxyss-1 bXLnYx"><svg class="sc-eaj12q-0 fnAcWz sc-culv3z-0 kOpooG sc-1ix0cah-0 gaEsju sc-1ywx8j1-1 cDvILv"><use href="#6f32993abbd14fa8"></use></svg> Premium</div></div></div><div class="sc-umxyss-3 iNaLBo sc-umxyss-4 jSokxo article article-voices article-premium"><div class="sc-ntudqq-0 kesoGE image-wrap"><a href="/voices/gauke-prisons-report-reform-howard-league-b2700126.html" aria-label="Read more about Pentonville Prison stock" class="sc-ntudqq-1 jYpOAY"><img src="https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/18/00/b2124858dd129e84a7684b6c3ac2f37cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM5ODg1NjEx-2.16404844.jpg?quality=75&width=640&crop=3%3A2%2Csmart&auto=webp" srcSet="https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/18/00/b2124858dd129e84a7684b6c3ac2f37cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM5ODg1NjEx-2.16404844.jpg?quality=75&width=375&auto=webp 375w, https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/18/00/b2124858dd129e84a7684b6c3ac2f37cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM5ODg1NjEx-2.16404844.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp 640w" loading="lazy" alt="<p>The report comes ahead of recommendations and proposals for reform to be announced in spring this year</p>" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 bNNNXy sc-ntudqq-2 kReBNB"></a></div><div class="sc-umxyss-2 gLUoqh content"><div class="sc-1p30kpk-3 dzCVvT capsules"><span class="sc-1p30kpk-0 gtPuCr capsule">Andrea Coomber KC </span></div><h2 class="sc-9tb5ao-0 sc-9tb5ao-1 hhUBPB"><a class="sc-oq6ovx-0 jpridT title" href="/voices/gauke-prisons-report-reform-howard-league-b2700126.html">Politicians are guilty of turning our prisons into pressure cookers</a></h2><div class="sc-1ywx8j1-0 jfIewx sc-umxyss-1 bXLnYx"><svg class="sc-eaj12q-0 fnAcWz 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srcSet="https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/10/16/Israel_Palestinians_Gaza_16124.jpg?quality=75&width=375&auto=webp 375w, https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/10/16/Israel_Palestinians_Gaza_16124.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp 640w" loading="lazy" alt="<p>Gaza in ruins</p>" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 bNNNXy sc-ntudqq-2 kReBNB"></a></div><div class="sc-umxyss-2 gLUoqh content"><div class="sc-1p30kpk-3 dzCVvT capsules"><span class="sc-1p30kpk-0 gtPuCr capsule">Ahmed Najar</span></div><h2 class="sc-9tb5ao-0 sc-9tb5ao-1 hhUBPB"><a class="sc-oq6ovx-0 jpridT title" href="/voices/gaza-israel-refugee-riviera-trump-ceasefire-b2699506.html">The place I was born in Gaza is gone – so now where do I call home?</a></h2><div class="sc-1ywx8j1-0 jfIewx sc-umxyss-1 bXLnYx"><svg class="sc-eaj12q-0 fnAcWz sc-culv3z-0 kOpooG sc-1ix0cah-0 gaEsju sc-1ywx8j1-1 cDvILv"><use href="#6f32993abbd14fa8"></use></svg> Premium</div></div></div><div class="sc-umxyss-3 iNaLBo sc-umxyss-4 jSokxo article article-voices article-premium"><div class="sc-ntudqq-0 kesoGE image-wrap"><a href="/voices/starmer-ukraine-russia-troops-ceasefire-b2699724.html" class="sc-ntudqq-1 jYpOAY"><img src="https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/18/00/33ac28a2221a195c89a8e39432682c5cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM5OTIzMzA2-2.78705193.jpg?quality=75&width=640&crop=3%3A2%2Csmart&auto=webp" srcSet="https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/18/00/33ac28a2221a195c89a8e39432682c5cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM5OTIzMzA2-2.78705193.jpg?quality=75&width=375&auto=webp 375w, https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/18/00/33ac28a2221a195c89a8e39432682c5cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM5OTIzMzA2-2.78705193.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp 640w" loading="lazy" alt="<p>Keir Starmer with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, who said that Ukraine has not been invited to talks between Russia and the US and will not accept the outcome if it is not involved</p>" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 bNNNXy sc-ntudqq-2 kReBNB"></a></div><div class="sc-umxyss-2 gLUoqh content"><div class="sc-1p30kpk-3 dzCVvT capsules"><span class="sc-1p30kpk-0 gtPuCr capsule">Sam Kiley</span></div><h2 class="sc-9tb5ao-0 sc-9tb5ao-1 hhUBPB"><a class="sc-oq6ovx-0 jpridT title" href="/voices/starmer-ukraine-russia-troops-ceasefire-b2699724.html">Starmer sending UK troops to Ukraine will concentrate European minds</a></h2><div class="sc-1ywx8j1-0 jfIewx sc-umxyss-1 bXLnYx"><svg class="sc-eaj12q-0 fnAcWz sc-culv3z-0 kOpooG sc-1ix0cah-0 gaEsju sc-1ywx8j1-1 cDvILv"><use href="#6f32993abbd14fa8"></use></svg> Premium</div></div></div></div><div class="sc-ck4k2b-1 sc-1i9ikq5-0 sc-7lthw0-2 fSIXCT lfDcBe kOnqhz"><div class="sc-umxyss-3 iNaLBo sc-umxyss-4 jSokxo article article-voices article-premium"><div class="sc-ntudqq-0 kesoGE image-wrap"><a href="/voices/nhs-crisis-corridor-a-e-wes-streeting-b2699532.html" aria-label="Read more about corridor-nurses.jpg" class="sc-ntudqq-1 jYpOAY"><img src="https://static.the-independent.com/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2017/02/08/14/corridorbbc.jpg?quality=75&width=640&crop=3%3A2%2Csmart&auto=webp" srcSet="https://static.the-independent.com/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2017/02/08/14/corridorbbc.jpg?quality=75&width=375&auto=webp 375w, https://static.the-independent.com/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2017/02/08/14/corridorbbc.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp 640w" loading="lazy" alt="<p>Patients in a hospital corridor awaiting treatment</p>" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 bNNNXy sc-ntudqq-2 kReBNB"></a></div><div class="sc-umxyss-2 gLUoqh content"><div class="sc-1p30kpk-3 dzCVvT capsules"><span class="sc-1p30kpk-0 gtPuCr capsule">Clair Woodward</span></div><h2 class="sc-9tb5ao-0 sc-9tb5ao-1 hhUBPB"><a class="sc-oq6ovx-0 jpridT title" href="/voices/nhs-crisis-corridor-a-e-wes-streeting-b2699532.html">Wes Streeting is right not to do a ‘victory lap’ over the NHS</a></h2><div class="sc-1ywx8j1-0 jfIewx sc-umxyss-1 bXLnYx"><svg class="sc-eaj12q-0 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srcSet="https://static.the-independent.com/2025/01/28/15/98d9484589c1ec5eb46544e0a63059e4Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM4MTYxODUw-2.78705947.jpg?quality=75&width=375&auto=webp 375w, https://static.the-independent.com/2025/01/28/15/98d9484589c1ec5eb46544e0a63059e4Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM4MTYxODUw-2.78705947.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp 640w" loading="lazy" alt="<p>The growing adoption of the four-day week comes as large corporates are rolling back pandemic-era flexible working policies</p>" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 bNNNXy sc-ntudqq-2 kReBNB"></a></div><div class="sc-umxyss-2 gLUoqh content"><div class="sc-1p30kpk-3 dzCVvT capsules"><a href="/news/business/comment" class="sc-1p30kpk-0 gtPuCr capsule">Business Comment</a></div><h2 class="sc-9tb5ao-0 sc-9tb5ao-1 hhUBPB"><a class="sc-oq6ovx-0 jpridT title" href="/news/business/comment/wfh-four-day-week-ubi-universal-benefits-b2698574.html">A four-day week? 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Valentine's Day 2025 - 14th February 2025.jpg" class="sc-ntudqq-1 jYpOAY"><img src="https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/14/11/54/No-80-Valentines-Day-2025-14th-February-2025.jpg?quality=75&width=640&crop=3%3A2%2Csmart&trim=141%2C0%2C141%2C0&auto=webp" srcSet="https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/14/11/54/No-80-Valentines-Day-2025-14th-February-2025.jpg?quality=75&width=375&trim=141%2C0%2C141%2C0&auto=webp 375w, https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/14/11/54/No-80-Valentines-Day-2025-14th-February-2025.jpg?quality=75&width=640&trim=141%2C0%2C141%2C0&auto=webp 640w" loading="lazy" alt="<p>No armfuls of blood-clot roses / Or boxes of gourmet chocolates oozing ganache and liqueur / No dinner for two on a terrace overlooking a river </p>" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 bNNNXy sc-ntudqq-2 kReBNB"></a></div></div><div class="sc-1t3uya-0 sc-tpl4vh-1 iSVqlv iTOFPa"><div class="sc-umxyss-3 iNaLBo sc-umxyss-4 jSokxo article article-voices article-premium"><div class="sc-ntudqq-0 kesoGE image-wrap"><a href="/voices/wine-romance-valentines-day-best-buys-night-in-b2698227.html" aria-label="Read more about PXL_20250125_145859581-EDIT-EDIT" class="sc-ntudqq-1 jYpOAY"><img src="https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/14/9/32/PXL_20250125_145859581-EDIT-EDIT.jpeg?quality=75&width=640&crop=3%3A2%2Csmart&trim=0%2C11%2C0%2C10&auto=webp" srcSet="https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/14/9/32/PXL_20250125_145859581-EDIT-EDIT.jpeg?quality=75&width=375&trim=0%2C11%2C0%2C10&auto=webp 375w, https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/14/9/32/PXL_20250125_145859581-EDIT-EDIT.jpeg?quality=75&width=640&trim=0%2C11%2C0%2C10&auto=webp 640w" loading="lazy" alt="<p>When it comes to romance, these wines certainly deliver</p>" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 bNNNXy sc-ntudqq-2 kReBNB"></a></div><div class="sc-umxyss-2 gLUoqh content"><div class="sc-1p30kpk-3 dzCVvT capsules"><a href="/voices" class="sc-1p30kpk-0 gtPuCr capsule">Voices</a></div><h2 class="sc-9tb5ao-0 sc-9tb5ao-1 hhUBPB"><a class="sc-oq6ovx-0 jpridT title" href="/voices/wine-romance-valentines-day-best-buys-night-in-b2698227.html">Will you be my Valent-wine? 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src="https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/10/13/bd957d5d3ecf2238f970767525a36233Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM5MjgwNTI5-2.78559857.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp" srcSet="https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/10/13/bd957d5d3ecf2238f970767525a36233Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM5MjgwNTI5-2.78559857.jpg?quality=75&width=375&auto=webp 375w, https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/10/13/bd957d5d3ecf2238f970767525a36233Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM5MjgwNTI5-2.78559857.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp 640w" loading="lazy" alt="<p>Donald Trump plans to impose tariffs on steel imported into the US</p>" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 bNNNXy sc-ntudqq-2 kReBNB"></a></div><div class="sc-umxyss-2 kREFYR content"><div class="sc-1p30kpk-3 dtFJbr capsules"><a href="/voices/editorials" class="sc-1p30kpk-0 gtPuCr capsule">The Independent View</a></div><h2 class="sc-9tb5ao-0 sc-9tb5ao-1 hhUBPB"><a class="sc-oq6ovx-0 jYFXTF title" href="/voices/editorials/trump-tariffs-steel-uk-trade-war-b2695608.html">The British economy will be profoundly affected by Trump’s trade war</a></h2></div></div></div><div class="sc-ck4k2b-1 sc-1i9ikq5-0 sc-16rjmfl-1 fSIXCT lfDcBe kLacEM"><div class="sc-umxyss-3 iNaLBo sc-umxyss-4 jSokxo article article-voices article-premium"><div class="sc-ntudqq-0 kesoGE image-wrap"><a href="/voices/andrew-gwynne-whatsapp-scandal-oliver-ryan-b2695422.html" aria-label="Read more about Labour Party annual conference 2017" class="sc-ntudqq-1 jYpOAY"><img src="https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/08/21/33e0dbba3dd3cab30900acbd1cc75609Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM5MTM1NzI5-2.32991023.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp" srcSet="https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/08/21/33e0dbba3dd3cab30900acbd1cc75609Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM5MTM1NzI5-2.32991023.jpg?quality=75&width=375&auto=webp 375w, https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/08/21/33e0dbba3dd3cab30900acbd1cc75609Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM5MTM1NzI5-2.32991023.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp 640w" loading="lazy" alt="<p>Andrew Gwynne was sacked as health minister after private WhatsApp messages came to light in which he said he hoped an elderly constituent would die</p>" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 bNNNXy sc-ntudqq-2 kReBNB"></a></div><div class="sc-umxyss-2 gLUoqh content"><div class="sc-1p30kpk-3 dzCVvT capsules"><a href="/voices" class="sc-1p30kpk-0 gtPuCr capsule">Voices</a></div><h2 class="sc-9tb5ao-0 sc-9tb5ao-1 hhUBPB"><a class="sc-oq6ovx-0 jpridT title" href="/voices/andrew-gwynne-whatsapp-scandal-oliver-ryan-b2695422.html">The House of Commons still has a WhatsApp problem… thank goodness </a></h2><div class="sc-1ywx8j1-0 jfIewx sc-umxyss-1 bXLnYx"><svg class="sc-eaj12q-0 fnAcWz sc-culv3z-0 kOpooG sc-1ix0cah-0 gaEsju sc-1ywx8j1-1 cDvILv"><use href="#6f32993abbd14fa8"></use></svg> 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src="https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/09/10/newFile.jpg?quality=75&width=640&crop=3%3A2%2Csmart&auto=webp" srcSet="https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/09/10/newFile.jpg?quality=75&width=375&auto=webp 375w, https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/09/10/newFile.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp 640w" loading="lazy" alt="<p>Clarkson’s constant calls for sympathy about how hard it is to make money feel, to me, entirely disingenuous</p>" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 bNNNXy sc-ntudqq-2 kReBNB"></a></div><div class="sc-umxyss-2 gLUoqh content"><div class="sc-1p30kpk-3 dzCVvT capsules"><a href="/voices/letters" class="sc-1p30kpk-0 gtPuCr capsule">Letters</a></div><h2 class="sc-9tb5ao-0 sc-9tb5ao-1 hhUBPB"><a class="sc-oq6ovx-0 jpridT title" href="/voices/letters/jeremy-clarkson-farmers-migrants-diane-abbott-letters-b2695371.html">With Jeremy Clarkson, do I detect the smell of burning martyr?</a></h2><div class="sc-1ywx8j1-0 jfIewx sc-umxyss-1 bXLnYx"><svg class="sc-eaj12q-0 fnAcWz 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following Farage on migration</a></h2><div class="sc-1ywx8j1-0 jfIewx sc-umxyss-1 bXLnYx"><svg class="sc-eaj12q-0 fnAcWz sc-culv3z-0 kOpooG sc-1ix0cah-0 gaEsju sc-1ywx8j1-1 cDvILv"><use href="#6f32993abbd14fa8"></use></svg> Premium</div></div></div></div><div class="sc-1t3uya-0 sc-tpl4vh-1 iSVqlv iTOFPa"><div class="sc-umxyss-3 ewVAQw sc-umxyss-4 jSokxo article article-voices"><div class="sc-ntudqq-0 kesoGE image-wrap"><a href="/news/uk/politics/mp-pay-rise-uk-parliament-inflation-b2695399.html" aria-label="Read more about Real Living Wage rates increase" class="sc-ntudqq-1 jYpOAY"><img src="https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/05/10/a706b065ebd49b64d4268943001a1118Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM4ODMzOTY1-2.77923474.jpg?quality=75&width=640&crop=3%3A2%2Csmart&auto=webp" srcSet="https://static.the-independent.com/2025/02/05/10/a706b065ebd49b64d4268943001a1118Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM4ODMzOTY1-2.77923474.jpg?quality=75&width=375&auto=webp 375w, 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