To kick off season 14 of Westminster Insider, we’re diving into the honey trap sexting scandal that rocked Parliament last month.

Host Aggie Chambre was one of the reporters who broke the story.

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COMMENTARY: Every now and then, Russia likes to flirt with the idea that it’s open to peace talks with Ukraine and its Western allies.

But Kyiv's officials say that for Vladimir Putin, negotiations are just another weapon of war.

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The Party of European Socialists declared it would not work with far-right forces in the next EU Parliament.

The declaration is aimed at their conservative rivals, the European People’s Party, which has opened the door to some right-wing parties.

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Sadiq Khan secured a third term as mayor of London after a bitter contest that focused heavily on the hot-button issues of crime and clean air.

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BREAKING: Leading Socialist member of the European Parliament Matthias Ecke was left ‘seriously injured’ and in need of surgery after being attacked by a group of four young men in the eastern German city of Dresden.

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For those fleeing war, famine or poverty, it’s always been easier to reach Britain than Ireland.

But with the UK’s tough new immigration laws, Dublin is experiencing an unprecedented surge in asylum seekers.

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“Pedro Sánchez’s government has more important problems to deal with.'

Argentinian Prime Minister Javier Milei slammed his Spanish counterpart after Transport Minister Óscar Puente suggested Milei may have been on drugs while campaigning for office.

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This year marks 50 years since Portugal's Carnation Revolution, a military uprising that ended a 41-year dictatorship.

But for the country's young far-right supporters, are the lessons of the regime all but forgotten?

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Eighty percent of Georgians want to join the European Union.

So why is the country’s government so confident it will hold onto power despite torpedoing the nation’s EU prospects?

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Suzanne Lynch brings you POLITICO's Global Playbook direct from Los Angeles, where the Milken Institute’s Global Conference will start on Sunday.

Here's everything you need to know before the event kicks off:

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Activists are pushing an initiative that would give women in Europe access to abortion, regardless of where they live.

The petition already has 90,000 signatures — but will it win enough support to be considered by the EU executive?

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The EU Parliament’s election is, in the institution’s own words, the largest transnational election in the world.

But look closer, and you’ll find it’s really a collection of 27 different elections.

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Poland said it was also “among the targets” of the Russian-controlled hacking group that attacked Germany and the Czech Republic.

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As the number of disabled veterans increases in Ukraine, attitudes towards disabilities are still lagging behind.

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War is raging on its doorstep, the economy is in the doldrums and a European-wide election looks set to deliver a massive blow to its establishment.

Now the EU is gearing up for its bitterest battle yet — over its finances.

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Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner plans to redevelop an informal memorial to the 1999 NATO bombing in Belgrade into a high-rise complex.

The proposal has generated no shortage of outrage in Serbia.

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