How Labour will spin defeat in Hartlepool
Campaigning in the Hartlepool by-election is reaching its feverish final hours as the Labour party tries to hold onto the…
Can Labour make the Tory sleaze allegations stick?
One of the reasons the row isn’t fading about Tory sleaze allegations and the Prime Minister’s conduct is that there…
Is No. 10 planning a vaccine passport ruse?
Michael Gove’s trip to Israel to study the country’s ‘green pass’ system isn’t diminishing the impression among Conservative MPs that…
Starmer will regret his submission to liberal intolerance
Keir Starmer obviously regrets visiting Jesus House last week because of the furore it has caused in his own party.…
Is Matt Hancock trying to spin a vaccine supply crisis?
Matt Hancock was tremendously smiley when he led Wednesday’s coronavirus press briefing. In between beaming, he managed to tell us…
Rishi Sunak's real opponent
Things are starting to get more awkward for Rishi Sunak — something the Chancellor has long been prepared for. He…
Did Boris Johnson do 'everything he could' to limit Covid deaths?
Boris Johnson, Chris Whitty and Simon Stevens held a very sombre press conference in Downing Street this evening to mark…
The delicate balancing act of lockdown messaging
Matt Hancock spent Monday evening trying to explain a very delicate tension to the public. There’s the good news of…
The healthcare backlog will be Boris Johnson’s next challenge
Boris Johnson’s coronavirus press briefing this evening was largely an upbeat discussion of how the vaccination programme is being rolled…
Boris Johnson’s Christmas Covid gamble
Boris Johnson is taking a gamble with his decision to stick with the easing of Covid restrictions for Christmas. The…
The Tory Covid wars aren't going away
The Covid wars in the Tory party aren’t going away any time soon, not least because MPs are expecting a…
Boris hasn't seen the last of the Tory lockdown rebels
Boris Johnson is wrong if he thinks this week’s Tory rebellion on the tiered system marks the end of his…
Have Boris and Starmer worked out each other's weaknesses?
Sir Keir Starmer is continuing to use his Prime Minister’s Questions to build a narrative about the government’s lack of…
Corbyn's Labour party suspension lifted after just 19 days
Jeremy Corbyn has been readmitted into the Labour party just 19 days after he was suspended for saying that anti-Semitism…
Boris set to unveil 'Ten Point Plan' for a green industrial revolution
Boris Johnson wants to use this week to relaunch his leadership after a torrid few days in his top team.…
Does Boris have a supporters’ club left in Parliament?
Boris Johnson needs to use the departure of Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain to repair relations with his Parliamentary party.…
Boris's 'Captain Hindsight' attack backfires
Boris Johnson may be able to explain his U-turn on imposing a second national lockdown on England in policy terms,…
Angry Burnham takes on No. 10
Keir Starmer has made life difficult for Boris Johnson this week with his demand for a circuit-breaker lockdown. But the…
MPs can no longer stomach government by decree
This evening’s Commons debate has shown the extent of Tory backbench frustration over ministers refusal to consult them on increasing…
Can Rishi Sunak win back the Tory backbenches?
It’s not going to be an easy autumn for the Tories, which is why the top brass have started holding…
The real test for Starmer will come post-Covid
Labour is gearing up for its first big Commons clash since returning from recess this afternoon, with shadow education secretary…
Boris's back to work campaign is strangely un-Conservative
If you want a measure of how in control of things the government currently feels, look no further than today’s…
Why hasn’t the government done more to protect domestic abuse victims?
Ministers have failed to help abuse victims in lockdown
The hidden costs of Covid
We do not know what the long-term impact of coronavirus will be on mental health. We are still not through…
Stripping Julian Lewis of the Tory whip could backfire on Boris
Boris Johnson hasn’t had as much authority over his MPs as he might have expected over the past few months.…
