Rishi Sunak: I'm a fiscal Conservative (unlike Boris)
When Rishi Sunak told Andrew Neil this evening that he had his eyes on the future, he was ostensibly talking…
Speaker blasts Boris again over lockdown announcement
The government has just suffered a further verbal drubbing for the way it announced it would be delaying the roadmap…
The questions Matt Hancock still has to answer
Matt Hancock’s approach to Dominic Cummings’s allegations has been to come out fighting. He believes he has spent most of today…
Is the reshuffle the answer to Labour's woes?
More than 24 hours after he started trying to reshuffle his shadow cabinet, Sir Keir Starmer has finally got what…
Can Anas Sarwar woo voters back to Scottish Labour?
Can Anas Sarwar woo Scottish voters back?
In defence of dandelions
Dandelions are one of the cheeriest wild flowers. They are loved by children for their ‘clock’ seed heads, are entirely…
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…
