James Heale

Suella Braverman defects to Reform

27 January 2026 12:21 am

Another one bites the dust. Suella Braverman this morning was unveiled as the latest defector to Reform UK. The former…

The two winners from the Burnham block

26 January 2026 12:29 am

Andy Burnham has been blocked from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election. The vote this morning by Labour’s ruling…

chagos

The fight over the future of the Chagos Islands

25 January 2026 5:00 pm

Westminster, London Donald Trump might be determined to acquire more US land – here in Britain, however, our leaders are…

Andy Burnham confirms he wants to stand for parliament

25 January 2026 5:05 am

Andy Burnham has tonight confirmed that he wants to be a candidate in the forthcoming Gorton and Denton byelection. The…

Starmer pauses Chagos deal

24 January 2026 7:51 am

Keir Starmer has tonight been forced to stall the Bill which would hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius. The…

Badenoch pledges to MPs to keep right

22 January 2026 7:05 am

To committee room 14, where many of the remaining 117 Tory MPs crammed in tonight to hear from their leader.…

Keir Starmer chooses jaw jaw over trade war with Trump

19 January 2026 9:40 pm

There used to be a sign up in No. 10 which quoted Gilbert and Sullivan. ‘Quiet calm deliberation disentangles every…

Andrew Rosindell defects to Reform

19 January 2026 7:48 am

Reform UK has gained its seventh MP after Andrew Rosindell switched sides on Sunday night. The longtime Member for Romford…

Robert Jenrick joins Reform

16 January 2026 4:43 am

Robert Jenrick has rounded off an extraordinary day on the British right by formally joining Reform. Sacked by Kemi Badenoch…

Kemi sacks Robert Jenrick

15 January 2026 10:43 pm

Kemi Badenoch has sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet, removed the Tory whip and suspended his party membership. In…

Starmer’s gags fail to save his PMQs

15 January 2026 12:33 am

It used to be said that Keir Starmer had a magic lamp, such was his fortune in opposition. If this…

Why Ed Davey is happy being boring

14 January 2026 12:51 am

The Sopranos is not an obvious starting point when discussing the Liberal Democrats. But a TV programme about mafia, murder…

Why Nadhim Zahawi joined Reform

12 January 2026 11:52 pm

How many Tories is too many? That’s the question that Westminster is asking after the unveiling of Reform’s latest defector.…

Labour’s next rebellion

10 January 2026 9:00 am

When Bridget Phillipson arrived at the Department for Education, she knew which issue would define her tenure. Within days, she…

Can Laila Cunningham win London for Reform?

7 January 2026 10:13 pm

Laila Cunningham has been unveiled as Reform’s candidate for the 2028 London mayoralty race. Cunningham, who was elected as a…

Is Labour’s ‘war on farmers’ cranking up a gear?

23 December 2025 4:33 am

After a difficult year for No. 10, what better way to end it than by unveiling a nice package of…

Keir Starmer just declared war on the lobby

19 December 2025 5:50 am

This evening, Downing Street has announced a major overhaul of the ‘lobby’ briefing system. Currently, accredited political reporters are invited…

Keir Starmer’s union woes just got worse

17 December 2025 11:33 pm

During the dying days of Rishi Sunak’s regime, Labour politicians liked to encourage the idea that a change of government…

Starmer’s liaison committee grilling revealed three things

16 December 2025 4:17 am

Today’s liaison committee meeting was not one for the history books. It was a fairly lacklustre affair, with some of…

Will Keir still be Prime Minister in a year?

13 December 2025 9:00 am

Keir Starmer will start the new year as he means to go on: by attempting to convince his troops that…

Farage and Bardella’s small boats pact

10 December 2025 9:49 am

What will European politics look like in 2029? Nigel Farage is hoping that it resembles something like the pictures he…

Lammy’s jury reforms face an uphill battle

9 December 2025 12:17 am

If you speak to Labour MPs about looming battles in the new year, most are quick to mention the elections…

The meaning of Lord Offord’s defection

7 December 2025 2:29 am

Malcolm Offord has today quit Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives to join Reform UK. The peer was unveiled at a press conference…

Will Robert Jenrick join Reform?

4 December 2025 4:52 am

For more than a decade, Westminster has been obsessing about whether Nigel Farage will do a deal with the Tories.…

Lammy unveils plans to slash jury trials

2 December 2025 11:08 pm

David Lammy has this afternoon set out his plans in parliament to drastically reduce the use of jury trials in…