James Heale

What will Tory leadership hopefuls do about Farage?

4 June 2024 8:27 pm

What comes next? That is what many Tories are asking as they stare down the barrel of defeat. Even before…

Why Farage is back as Reform leader

4 June 2024 2:53 am

He’s back. After all the teasing and all the rhetoric, Nigel Farage has finally announced his return as Reform leader.…

What is Nigel Farage planning?

4 June 2024 12:06 am

Nigel Farage continues to tease Westminster with his endless ‘will he, won’t he?’ dance. The former Ukip leader is hosting…

Mega-poll suggests worst ever Tory result

1 June 2024 8:42 am

Another day brings another devastating poll for the Tories. The first MRP polling of the election campaign is out and…

Labour’s parachute regiment bolsters the Starmtroopers

1 June 2024 3:58 am

If you put the Diane Abbott row to one side, it has been a very successful week for the clique…

I’ll still work with Trump, says Starmer

1 June 2024 12:04 am

Keir Starmer really is a lucky general. The news that Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felonies helped ensure…

Police drop investigation into Rayner housing claims

29 May 2024 2:36 am

Labour’s election campaign continues to get off to a good start. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has today confirmed that it…

Farage speaks of ‘six-year plan’ as he launches campaign

28 May 2024 11:06 pm

The Royal Cinque Ports Yachts Club was an appropriate place for Nigel Farage to make his first big speech of…

Tories race to find 160 candidates

27 May 2024 7:08 pm

The decision to call a snap election last Wednesday caught many in Tory and Labour high command by surprise. Both…

Sunday shows round-up: Farage brands national service plan ‘a joke’

26 May 2024 11:01 pm

Today saw the first set of Sunday shows since the election was called on Wednesday. Rachel Reeves was interviewed by…

Sunak’s smoking ‘legacy’ goes up in flames

24 May 2024 9:11 pm

When Rishi Sunak announced his decision to call a July election, he used his rain-soaked speech to list his apparent…

Reform’s election launch overshadowed by Farage

23 May 2024 11:08 pm

It’s been a big morning on the right of British politics. First, net migration figures were published showing 685,000 people…

Sunak makes security central to his stump speech

23 May 2024 7:49 am

Rishi Sunak tonight made his first stump speech, kicking off the Tory election campaign with an appearance at the Excel…

Starmer pitches stability

23 May 2024 4:16 am

Within 20 minutes of Rishi Sunak announcing plans for a July election, Keir Starmer was up delivering his response. The…

Gove sounds the alarm on anti-Semitism

21 May 2024 10:07 pm

Multiple ministers are out giving speeches today but none will be as hard-hitting as that made by Michael Gove this…

Will Labour fall into the migration trap?

18 May 2024 9:00 am

Brexit was the issue that won the last general election for the Tories but botching it may well lose them…

Welsh government in crisis after Plaid pull the plug

18 May 2024 1:12 am

Throughout the last 25 years of devolution in the UK, one thing has remained consistent: Welsh Labour’s stranglehold on Cardiff…

Starmer is copying the Tory small boats strategy

10 May 2024 10:45 pm

Today is one of those rare occasions in British politics – a day when Rishi Sunak’s government has a bit…

Sunak’s ex-ministers demand Home Office overhaul

8 May 2024 11:56 pm

Eight months ago, Robert Jenrick and Neil O’Brien were serving ministers under Rishi Sunak. But both are now out of…

Tory MP Natalie Elphicke defects to Labour

8 May 2024 10:26 pm

Shortly before Prime Minister’s Questions today, Labour dropped a bombshell. Natalie Elphicke, one of the most hawkish Tory MPs on…

The Lib Dems are ready for a general election

4 May 2024 8:35 pm

‘Consolidation’ is the word on Lib Dem lips today, as the party mulls its solid, if not spectacular, progress in…

How big is Labour’s Gaza backlash?

3 May 2024 8:36 pm

From Hartlepool in the red wall to true blue Rushmoor, Labour has made gains across the country. But as Keir…

Poll shows Khan’s lead slashed in London

1 May 2024 9:28 pm

Could Labour really lose London? A new poll out today shows that Sadiq Khan’s lead over Susan Hall is down…

Is the Rwanda plan already working?

29 April 2024 6:45 pm

It is fashionable within Westminster to criticise the Rwanda plan. The likes of Suella Braverman, Robert Jenrick and Reform on…

Why Labour won’t be bounced by Sunak’s defence plans

29 April 2024 12:40 am

British politics in recent years has sometimes resembled a waltz. Both main parties show little compunction in mirroring each other’s…