James Heale

Trading places: George Eustice on Brexit, Sunak and the Australian deal 

26 November 2022 9:00 am

Former environment secretary George Eustice on the PM’s deal dilemma

Will anyone buy my Liz Truss book?

29 October 2022 9:00 am

The horror of writing Liz Truss’s biography

Government wins fracking vote amid chaos

20 October 2022 5:36 am

The government won tonight’s vote on fracking but it truly was a Pyrrhic victory. On paper, the numbers involved –…

What does the new cabinet tell us about Truss?

7 September 2022 4:10 pm

”Loyalty’ remarked Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe is ‘the Tory party’s secret weapon.’ The near constant blue-on-blue attacks of the last six…

How far will Tugendhat go?

12 July 2022 10:05 pm

There were three leadership launches in Westminster this morning. Rishi Sunak, the frontrunner, spoke at the QEII Centre; Kemi Badenoch,…

Zahawi: I will go for growth

6 July 2022 5:37 pm

The big winner from yesterday’s drama was Nadhim Zahawi. Just ten months ago he was a junior minister: now he…

Inside the clash between Boris and Charles

2 July 2022 9:00 am

Boris and Charles have had slightly fractious dealings so far

Tory MPs split on Johnson’s absence

18 June 2022 4:00 am

Boris Johnson has left the country – but that hasn’t stopped him from annoying his backbenchers. The Prime Minister is…

Changing channels: the new war for political broadcasting

21 May 2022 9:00 am

The television will be revolutionised

Workshy Whitehall: why can’t the PM get his civil servants back to work?

23 April 2022 9:00 am

Too few civil servants are returning to the office

Five things we learnt from Johnson’s evidence to MPs

31 March 2022 3:44 am

Boris Johnson rocked up at the Liaison Committee today, fresh from last night’s bonding dinner with 250 Tory MPs. And…

The Zac Pack: the well-connected group quietly shaping Tory policy

5 February 2022 9:00 am

The well-connected group quietly shaping Tory policy

Road to Reform: is Richard Tice’s party a threat to the Tories?

22 January 2022 9:00 am

Is Richard Tice’s party a threat to the Tories?

Your guide to the 2021 election results

5 May 2021 7:11 pm

This week will see the biggest set of polls in UK history outside of a general election. Contests are under…