Badenoch’s conference speech will calm Tory jitters
Kemi Badenoch wrapped up Conservative conference with a well-received speech that was bursting with policy ideas. The Tory leader’s hour-long…
Robert Jenrick steals the limelight at Tory conference
It is day three of Conservative Party conference and the punchiest speech of the event has just been made. Robert…
Will this be Kemi’s last conference?
The Conservative party conference kicks off today in Manchester. Dominating the headlines is the long-awaited announcement that the next Tory…
Inside London’s embassy parties
Like the new school year, ambassadors to Britain usually change each September. Among those leaving this summer are the German,…
Starmer has bought himself time. Can he use it wisely?
The Labour conference in Liverpool was a curiously upbeat affair. Much of the good spirit came from schadenfreude at the…
The political climate suits Wes Streeting right now
Timing is everything in politics. So it was intriguing to see Wes Streeting – the great hope of Labour moderates…
Rachel Reeves takes the fight to Reform
The Chancellor has just finished her speech at the Labour party conference. It has been a pretty torrid 12 months…
Keir Starmer: Reform’s migration policy is ‘racist’
Labour conference has begun this weekend in Liverpool under something of a cloud. The run-up to the five-day shindig has…
Panic and plotting inside Labour conference
The Labour party returns to Liverpool this weekend for its annual four-day jamboree. Twelve months after a dismal conference, dominated…
What’s really behind Reform’s rise
It is the question dominating bars and fringe debates this party conference season: what exactly is driving Reform UK’s popularity?…
Labour unveils its Reform fightback
After a summer of drift, Labour today launches a fresh fightback against the rise of Reform UK. Leading the charge…
Burnham fires warning shot at Starmer
Labour conference begins on Sunday. Keir Starmer is under fire, besieged by all sides. The party’s left think he is…
Ed Davey savages Nigel Farage in his Lib Dem conference speech
Liberal Democrats have been looking forward all summer to Sir Ed Davey’s party conference speech. For months, Nigel Farage’s Cheshire…
The secret behind Ed Davey’s stunts
Each new day at Liberal Democrat conference means one thing: another stunt with the party’s MPs. Flower-arranging, morning swims and…
Reform thinks Boris Johnson is finished
This morning Nigel Farage will unveil Reform’s latest policy. The party plans to abolish the status known as indefinite leave…
Keir Starmer: UK recognises a Palestinian state
This afternoon, Keir Starmer declared that the UK now formally recognises a Palestinian state. In a six-minute video, posted on…
Danny Kruger: ‘There’s no going back for the Tory party’
‘The Conservative party is over.’ Until recently, such talk could be dismissed in Westminster as typical Nigel Farage hyperbole. But…
Starmer survives another Trump encounter
Every time Keir Starmer meets with Donald Trump, journalists ask each other the same question. ‘Will today be the day…
Why Danny Kruger’s defection matters
This morning Nigel Farage unveiled his latest defector: Danny Kruger. The Wiltshire MP boasts impeccable Tory credentials. He served as…
The return of Keir vs Andy
When Labour MPs met to hear from their leader on Monday, there was one group who felt particularly aggrieved. In…
Lord Mandelson sacked as US ambassador
Peter Mandelson has been sacked as British Ambassador to the United States after further revelations emerged about his relationship with…
Emily Thornberry drops out of Labour deputy leadership contest
Emily Thornberry has this morning dropped out of the race to be Labour’s new deputy leader. The one-time shadow foreign…
Bridget Phillipson stands to replace Angela Rayner
The resignation of Angela Rayner on Friday created two vacancies. The first was in her formal role as deputy leader…
Labour’s deputy leadership race could tear Starmer’s party apart
The rules have been fixed and the timetable agreed. So, who will be the key players in the race to…
Starmer’s reshuffle has Morgan McSweeney’s fingerprints all over it
After 48 hours, the final appointments have been made to complete the government’s reshuffle. A raft of rising stars from…
