Priti Patel’s migration defence was a serious misstep
This week looks to be a significant one for polling in British politics. For the first time, every poll released…
Will Marco Rubio kibosh the Chagos deal?
There’s a new sheriff in town. Trump’s election means a new Secretary of State; the world’s most powerful foreign minister…
Home Office: ‘two-tier’ police claims are an ‘extreme right-wing’ narrative
You can tell a government report has gone down badly when ministers are distancing themselves before it has been officially…
How Pierre Poilievre led Canada’s Conservatives back from the wilderness
Ottawa For the past fortnight, Canada’s parliament has been empty. When Justin Trudeau resigned as Liberal leader, he announced a…
John Healey hails Rolls-Royce’s £9bn nuclear submarine deal
A £9 billion deal for nuclear submarine reactors was announced this morning between the Ministry of Defence and Rolls-Royce, the…
Can Reeves get Heathrow’s third runway off the ground?
After last week’s bond market jitters, the Chancellor pledged to go ‘further and faster’ to improve the UK’s anaemic economic…
Trudeau’s assassin could be Canada’s next leader
Less than 24 hours after Mark Carney’s launch, Chrystia Freeland announced her bid to be the next Liberal party leader…
Why Labour is cosying up to China
It used to be said that parties were Eurosceptic in opposition but Europhile in government. The same might be true…
Keir Starmer defends his record on grooming gangs
Keir Starmer’s speech this morning served as a neat microcosm of his six-month premiership. There he was, all primed to…
Justin Trudeau’s rule could end this week
The next 48 hours could well spell the end of Justin Trudeau. The Canadian Prime Minister – the last major…
Rachel Reeves’s new year’s resolution
On Christmas Day, 12 million people watched the will-they-won’t-they couple Smithy and Nessa finally marry after 17 years in the…
Labour rejects calls for Oldham grooming gang inquiry
State failure was a consistent theme of British politics in 2024. So as the new year begins, attention has turned…
Jimmy Carter offered dignity in failure
He was the peanut farmer from Georgia who rose to become the leader of the free world. Jimmy Carter, who…
Mandelson to be named US ambassador
Peter Mandelson is expected to shortly be named the next UK ambassador to Washington. The announcement – broken by the Times –…
Starmer won’t get an easier Liaison Committee grilling than this
Close your eyes in today’s Liaison Committee hearing and you might have thought Rishi Sunak was still prime minister. Keir…
Rayner’s revolution enrages Reform
This afternoon Angela Rayner will unveil potentially the biggest shake-up of local government since the 1970s. The Housing Secretary will…
The role of political spouse has changed completely
The changing nature of political power was neatly demonstrated in Westminster yesterday. In the House of Lords, members debated Labour’s…
Gaza independents to register new party
There has been much focus in recent weeks on Reform’s potential impact on British politics. But a rival quintet of…
The new diplomacy of Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage is not generally seen as one of nature’s diplomats. Yet the Reform leader is proving to be a…
Why the Welsh Tory leader has quit
Andrew RT Davies has quit this lunchtime as the leader of the Conservative group in the Welsh parliament. It follows…
Is Starmer planning a foreign policy reset too?
Keir Starmer is preparing to give his big reset speech on Thursday. But the more interesting address is perhaps the…
Labour risks death by consultation
After 14 years in opposition, you might have expected Labour to come into government bursting with plans for Britain. Yet…
Sir Chris Wormald is the new cabinet secretary
Keir Starmer has today resolved one of his longstanding headaches: who to appoint to lead the civil service. The man…
Why Reform has Wales in its sights
A spectre is haunting Wales. Fresh from Reform’s election victories in Westminster, Nigel Farage is turning his attention westwards, to…
Transport Secretary admits to fraud conviction
In recent years, Labour has made great political hay out of allegations of rule-breaking. The party was never slow to…
