Kemi Badenoch comes out fighting
It has been a busy Conservative conference for Kemi Badenoch, whose comments on Sunday about maternity pay have dominated the…
Liz Truss: I would have won more seats than Rishi
There are noticeably fewer people here at Tory conference in Birmingham this week. But one former MP can still reliably…
Rishi Sunak urges unity in farewell as Tory leader
It was a curious farewell for Rishi Sunak this afternoon. The Tory leader has just finished his final speech to…
Inside Labour’s love affair with Lord Alli
As a peer who hates publicity, Lord Alli might have been expected to dodge the Labour conference – given the…
Will ‘flatgate’ damage Keir Starmer?
Labour conference has been and gone and still Lord Alli remains in the headlines. The latest claims regarding the multimillionaire…
Keir Starmer is in the mood to fight
Keir Starmer’s first conference speech as Prime Minister neatly embodied the past three days in Liverpool: patchy, uninspiring, with a…
Ed Davey’s game plan
Ed Davey owes much of his election success to Boris Johnson – and in more ways than one. The slide-loving,…
Two takeaways from Ed Davey’s conference speech
Sir Ed Davey has just finished his conference speech in Brighton. No party is likely to hold a more upbeat…
Labour’s winter fuel woes are a sign of things to come
On paper, the result was a success for Labour. Despite excited reports, government whips managed to keep their party’s great…
The ‘British Muslim patriot’ on a mission to get Farage into No. 10
Few people had heard of Zia Yusuf before he spoke at Reform’s final campaign rally in Birmingham. But after a…
How select committees could cause trouble for Keir Starmer
It’s not just the Tories facing a big vote next week. Across the House of Commons, MPs will be choosing…
Inside the 1922 hustings for Tory leader
This evening Tory MPs filed into parliament’s Committee Room 14 to hear from the six hopefuls aspiring to lead their…
Tom Tugendhat’s pitch: I’m a proper conservative, honest guv
Tom Tugendhat finally launched his leadership campaign today with a big speech in Whitehall – the third he has made…
Farage’s next move in his plan to destroy the Tories
On Tuesday afternoon, a familiar figure pulled up at a Westminster café to plot the Tories’ downfall. Nigel Farage beamed…
Yvette Cooper has her work cut out on illegal migration
Happy immigration stats day, one and all. The Home Office has this morning released a raft of data on visa…
Reeves risks a grey backlash over winter fuel grab
A backlash has been steadily growing since Rachel Reeves announced the scrapping of the winter fuel allowance a fortnight ago.…
Prison overcrowding triggers emergency measures
At last, it’s happened. After months of warnings, the government has today activated emergency measures to ease prison overcrowding. Across…
Keir Starmer’s mission impossible
Labour backbenchers have spent years dreaming of the day they are in power and get ‘the call’ from the Prime…
More rail strikes are an embarrassment for Labour
It is less than 48 hours since the government hailed a new deal with train drivers as proof that two…
Can Keir cope with Kamala?
After a year of speculation about how Keir Starmer would work with Donald Trump, the situation stateside has changed dramatically.…
Is Tom Tugendhat the law and order leadership candidate?
There is still a fortnight to go until parliament returns – but one Tory contender clearly cannot wait to get…
Why aren’t the Lib Dems being taken more seriously?
In four weeks’ time, the Liberal Democrats will descend on Brighton for their annual conference. It’s likely to be the…
Woody Johnson: What a second Trump term would mean for the UK
If Donald Trump does return to the White House, then another restoration could soon follow. Woody Johnson, a confidant of…
Who is Richard Fuller, the unknown Tory chairman?
When you ask Tory MPs about Richard Fuller, you’re likely to get one of two replies. ‘Nice guy’ from those…
What the Labour Growth Group is really about
In a month full of parliamentary firsts, we now have another: the formation of the first new Labour caucus. More…
