How Rishi Sunak’s spring challenge could decide the election
Over the past month, there has been increasing optimism within the Tory party that the political situation may not be…
Will Sunak’s charm offensive on Biden pay off?
Joe Biden’s trip to Belfast was seen in government as a chance to strengthen the special relationship. The initial hope…
It’s springtime for Rishi
Two years ago when the Tories won the Hartlepool by-election at the local elections, the political mood was summed up…
Why Humza Yousaf is the Union’s best hope
After the narrow victory of the Brexit campaign in 2016, it was often said that the result would lead to…
The Tory rebellions brewing on small boats
When No. 10 first devised the Illegal Migration Bill, the hope was that Rishi Sunak’s crackdown on asylum claims would…
Why No. 10 fears Boris’s banishment
Even now, months after he was forced to resign, Boris Johnson has a potency that no other British politician can…
Sunak avoids large Tory rebellion on Brexit deal
Rishi Sunak’s Windsor Framework has won support in the House of Commons at 515 ayes to 29 noes. As expected,…
Rishi Sunak faces judgment day on his Brexit deal
Rishi Sunak has received plaudits from MPs, foreign leaders and the media over the Windsor Framework. Yet the deal has…
Next week’s privileges committee could decide Boris’s fate
Boris Johnson was reselected on Thursday night as the Conservative candidate for Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency. Yet the future…
Budget 2023: Restraint now, reward later?
The paradox of Rishi Sunak’s premiership is that even though he became Prime Minister because of the economy, it’s the…
Small boats bill sails through parliament
When No. 10 first planned the illegal migration bill – to stop those who enter the UK illegally from claiming…
Rishi Sunak tries to defuse the Gary Lineker row
Any hopes in No. 10 that Rishi Sunak’s French charm offensive with Emmanuel Macron would dominate the weekend papers were…
Why small boats are a big election issue
Rishi Sunak started the year with a speech announcing his five priorities. That was quickly followed by Keir Starmer, who…
The problem with Boris’s honours list
There are plenty of Boris Johnson hangovers to give Rishi Sunak a headache these days. The privileges committee investigation into…
What Sunak needs from Macron
Is a new bromance about to blossom? That’s the hope in government when Rishi Sunak meets Emmanuel Macron in Paris…
The Illegal Migration Bill will define the next election
The government’s Illegal Migration Bill is finally here. Speaking in the House of Commons this lunchtime, the Home Secretary unveiled…
Sunak’s plan to stop the boats
Another weekend, another set of stories on the chances of a Boris Johnson return. Allies of the former prime minister…
Rishi’s new momentum
When Rishi Sunak appeared in the House of Commons to outline the details of his new agreement on the Northern…
How Labour can win: Bridget Phillipson on childcare, Brexit and faith
Bridget Phillipson, shadow education secretary, on how her party can win
Boris Johnson criticises Sunak’s Northern Ireland deal
Boris Johnson has made his first comments on Rishi Sunak’s protocol deal. In a speech at the Global Soft Power…
Has Rishi Sunak pulled this off?
Ahead of Rishi Sunak unveiling his revised deal on the Protocol, there was no shortage of Tory MPs – including…
Rishi Sunak unveils his ‘breakthrough’ Protocol deal
Rishi Sunak has hailed his new deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol a ‘turning point’ for the people of Northern…
Tory unrest over King Charles’s role on the Protocol
An agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol has been reached. That’s according to a senior government source after Rishi Sunak…
Sunak and Von der Leyen to meet as Brexit deal nears
A new deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol is imminent. Today, Rishi Sunak will meet with European Commission president Ursula…
Sunak’s Brexit gamble
Since Britain voted to leave the European Union, every prime minister has had to grapple with the conundrum of the…
