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…
Starmer’s director of communications resigns
Keir Starmer has this morning lost a second key aide in less than 24 hours. Tim Allan, No. 10’s communications…
The Epstein files have triggered a crisis in Britain
It is not just in Washington that the Epstein files continue to dominate. In Westminster, the political reverberations of the…
‘It’ll be a photo finish’: inside the Gorton and Denton by-election
British by-elections are often prolonged affairs, dragging on for months. Yet in the Manchester seat of Gorton and Denton –…
Keir Starmer is losing his own MPs over Mandelson
There is a sulphurous mood in the House of Commons today. Peter Mandelson hangs over Westminster, amid ongoing revelations about…
Starmer’s China trip has been underwhelming
Keir Starmer has this morning arrived in Shanghai after two days in Beijing. He is expected to spend much of…
Badenoch shrugs off trio of Tory defections
After three defections in ten days, what exactly can Kemi Badenoch do to get back on the front foot? This…
Suella Braverman defects to Reform
Another one bites the dust. Suella Braverman this morning was unveiled as the latest defector to Reform UK. The former…
