Is Reform now Scotland’s leading unionist party?
In Scotland, a changing of the guard is near. But while Hearts are set to break the duopoly of Celtic…
‘Even Corbyn at his worst never lost here’: how bad will it be for Labour in Wales?
Of all Labour’s heartlands, none has more mythos or magic than Wales. Its history of pits and pulpits produced Nye…
Starmer squirms on Mandelson debacle
Keir Starmer is enduring perhaps his most uncomfortable afternoon in the House Commons since being elected Britain’s Prime Minister. He…
Olly Robbins sacked over Mandelson scandal
The Mandelson scandal claims yet another victim. Late on Thursday night, Olly Robbins was sacked from his post as the…
Did Starmer mislead MPs over Mandelson?
It is the cardinal rule of British politics: never lie to parliament. For, as Boris Johnson found to his cost,…
Trump is making life increasingly hard for his allies
Here is a fun one: what do Giorgia Meloni, Pope Leo XIV, Ed Miliband and the Cato Institute all have…
Reform aim to weaponise the ‘Boriswave’
With three weeks to go until the local elections, Reform are back campaigning on their favourite subject: migration. Having talked…
Orbán concedes defeat in Hungary
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has conceded election victory in Hungary after 16 years in power, with the opposition on course…
The Tory-fication of Reform
Nigel Farage likes a gamble. Crypto bros and hedge-fund managers bankroll his enterprises; his social circle is filled with traders,…
Starmer was plodding and peevish at PMQs
One of the great gifts in politics is the capacity to surprise. Kemi Badenoch, again, demonstrated her ability in this…
Badenoch goes traditional at Tory local launch
The Tories launched their local election campaign this morning, with a beaming Kemi Badenoch surrounded by rows of flag-waving party…
Angela Rayner’s warning to Shabana Mahmood over migrant crackdown
Shabana Mahmood made an impressive start as Home Secretary. Within her first 100 days, she had set out a tough…
Revealed: Lib Dems’ plan for ‘Operation Epsom Fury’
Is any party having a ‘good war’ on Iran? After Donald Trump’s first strikes, I suggested that the Prime Minister…
Could Labour lose London?
After Gorton and Denton, where next? The scale of the Green triumph in Manchester has sent shockwaves through Sir Keir…
Where was the imagination in Reeves’s Spring Statement?
Today’s Spring Statement was intended to be the anti-Budget: no rabbits, no leaks, no lengthy speeches. After last November’s disaster,…
Starmer has few good options on Iran
Next month marks forty years since the United States bombed Libya. Ronald Reagan requested the use of British air bases…
‘I bet there are loads of women who find Farage sexy’: the writers of Industry on putting politics on screen
No TV show better encapsulates the nexus between money and power than Industry. The HBO drama sees investment bankers screwing,…
Green by-election triumph is a sign of things to come
In the end, it was not even that close. The Green party has stormed to victory in Gorton and Denton,…
Reform has stepped up its donations game
One intriguing element of the battle on the right is the arms race for donations. Twelve months ago, Kemi Badenoch’s…
The thinking behind Nigel Farage’s shadow cabinet
There is an old joke about Nigel Farage, put about by former colleagues. ‘Why is Nigel like a beech tree?……
James Orr is Reform’s new Head of Policy
It has been a busy few days for Reform UK. Having dominated the last summer recess, this week they are…
Nigel Farage unveils his shadow cabinet
It is parliamentary recess and once again, Reform is making all the running. Having successfully rebuffed Labour’s plans to cancel…
Starmer’s local election rebuff benefits Reform
The parliamentary recess ought to buy Keir Starmer a bit of much-needed breathing space. But the Prime Minister has suffered…
‘We know where the bodies are buried’: How Kemi put Keir on the ropes
What does a dying government sound like? At 12.08 p.m. on 4 February we got an answer. Keir Starmer admitted…
Keir Starmer staggers on for another day
Sir Keir Starmer is now the Black Knight of British politics. Like the mutilated pugilist of Monty Python, he stumbles around…
