21 h. ago Who was Andrew Pierce's favourite monarch and stars in their own Ladybird book?

This week, Andrew Pierce answers our burning questions, what is he reading, what book would he take to a desert island, what gave him the reading bug, what left him cold?

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4 d. ago ANDREW PIERCE: Will Angela Rayner stay mum about her Ritzy partying?

As Britain's first female deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner is a poster girl for social mobility. She certainly never misses a chance to highlight her rise from a humble upbringing.

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1 week ago What DID they do to me in that orphanage?: Haunting question ANDREW PIERCE was left with after he saw pictures of himself as a baby for the first time

As I tore open the brown envelope, three small black-and-white photographs slipped from a single sheet of paper on to my desk. I gazed at them and thought my heart might miss a beat.

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2 w. ago ANDREW PIERCE: As the struggling Tories scramble for ideas to reinvigorate the party... will they go back to the future?

ANDREW PIERCE: Little-known Tory party chairman Nigel Huddleston (right) and the entire party board are heading to the Bodleian Library in Oxford to examine the official party archive.

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2 w. ago Inside the battle for Reform: Exactly how Nigel Farage is taking the catfight that's torn apart his party and the very nasty briefings, revealed by ANDREW PIERCE

Arriving by helicopter for the Cheltenham Gold Cup yesterday, Nigel Farage was full of his trademark swagger. Behind the scenes, however, he has been less self-assured over recent days.

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3 w. ago ANDREW PIERCE: Keir Starmer plays his Trump card ... Piers Morgan!

The PM was overheard inviting the rumbustious broadcaster to No 10 to share a few tips on 'dealing with the Donald', after the pair were both on Laura Kuenssberg's BBC1 Sunday show.

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