Rishi’s Tory rating turns negative
As the average mortgage rate for a five-year fixed deal rises to 6 per cent, Rishi Sunak can find little…
Red Wall MPs go up against Sunak on legal migration
Rishi Sunak is facing calls from the latest Tory caucus – ‘the New Conservatives’ – to take a series of…
What does reshuffle season have in store?
Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak have something in common: both men are under pressure to reshuffle their front benches and…
Rishi’s Rwanda asylum plan ruled to be unlawful
It never rains but pours for Rishi Sunak. After a difficult few weeks for the Prime Minister, the Court of…
‘We’ve got to hold our nerve’: Rishi Sunak’s BBC interview
As mortgage rates surge and a new Opinium poll finds Labour’s lead has jumped to 18 points, Rishi Sunak appeared…
Can Labour win back Scotland?
When the political cabinet met on Tuesday, by-elections were on the agenda. The Prime Minister is facing four of them.…
The plot against the PM
The plot against the PM
Sunak comes out fighting over Boris honours row
Rishi Sunak has just delivered a direct rebuke of Boris Johnson over the resignation honours row. Sunak used an interview…
Why Rishi Sunak fears the Covid inquiry
A former Labour spin doctor recently offered some advice for governments considering a public inquiry. Rule No. 1: Don’t. But…
Is it really over for Boris Johnson?
It’s Boris day in Westminster. First, the publication of his resignations honours list and now a resignation from the man…
Boris Johnson’s honours list is a loyalty test
Finally the day has come. After countless reports over the contents of Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list, the names are…
Will the first migrant flight to Rwanda take off in September?
Rishi Sunak attempted to get on the front foot this week by giving an update on the progress he has…
Is Sunak heading for a showdown over Rwanda?
When the Prime Minister first assembled his cabinet, the most controversial appointment was Suella Braverman as Home Secretary. She had…
Boris vs Rishi, round VII
The decision by the Cabinet Office to refer Boris Johnson to the police after his ministerial diary revealed visits by…
Suella Braverman avoids speeding fine probe
Suella Braverman will not face an investigation into whether she broke the ministerial code over her handling of a speeding…
Sunak holds Braverman’s fate in his hands
Suella Braverman is in the firing line, following reports the Home Secretary asked civil servants for advice on arranging a…
Tories’ thoughts are turning to defeat
Ever since Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister, his aides have worried that May would be the month of mutiny. His…
How Keir Starmer plans to snatch the centre ground from the Tories
Tories have spent the week giving speeches about what it means to be a conservative at the National Conservatism conference…
Tories beware: the Lib Dems are back
Every prime minister has at least one guilty pleasure; Rishi Sunak has several. Colleagues tease him for his taste in…
Sue Gray, Simon Case and a tale of two appointments
When Boris Johnson appointed Simon Case to the Cabinet Office, he believed that the youngest cabinet secretary in a century…
How much trouble are the Tories in?
The Conservatives have suffered 1000 councillor losses – and the count is not over yet. This was the figure Tory…
The Starmtroopers: how Labour’s centrists took back control
How Labour’s centrists took back control
What is the point of Humza Yousaf?
A seized luxury campervan, a raid on a politician’s home and two arrests. The latest twists in Police Scotland’s investigation…
Sunak opts for loyalty first in reshuffle
What does Rishi Sunak’s mini-reshuffle reveal? When Nadhim Zahawi was sacked as party chairman, the Prime Minister took his time…
Dominic Raab resigns over bullying report
In the last few minutes Dominic Raab has announced that he has resigned from government following the findings of an…
