Starmer’s long game: party repair comes before opposition politics
There’s logic behind the Labour leader’s approach
Nicola Sturgeon to face no confidence vote
Since the pandemic began, Nicola Sturgeon has been a regular sight at the daily Covid press conferences in Scotland. Where…
Boris Johnson attempts to calm vaccine concerns
The message from Boris Johnson’s press conference this evening was one of reassurance. Following the decision by several EU member…
The moral debate over Covid jabs for children
The ethics of Covid jabs for children
Will Keir Starmer change tack?
A sign that the political landscape is changing in favour of the Conservatives can be found in a YouGov poll…
The break-up: is Boris about to lose Scotland?
The Holyrood elections are looming. But infighting dominates No. 10
Is Boris Johnson opening the way for vaccine passports?
The government’s position on vaccine passports is a cause of continuing intrigue. Although Downing Street has insisted on several occasions…
Boris hits vaccine target – what happens next?
The government has good news to shout about this afternoon with ministers reaching their target of offering a first dose vaccine…
Tory nerves are growing over Boris Johnson's Covid strategy
When the third lockdown was voted on in the House of Commons last month, there was a smaller Tory rebellion than the previous…
Secrets of the Vaccine Taskforce’s success
How the Vaccine Taskforce did it
Concern grows over South African variant
Although there’s plenty of positive vaccine news to go around, the latest government press conference offered a sobering reminder of…
The true cost of school closures – an interview with the children's commissioner
Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner, on why schools must reopen
Sturgeon has become the real opposition leader
A few months ago, Tory aides spotted a suspicious pattern. If they agreed on a new Covid policy to be…
Covid sparks a major incident in London
Is the NHS at risk of being overwhelmed? That’s a question of increasing concern in Westminster as hospital admissions rise. Sadiq Khan…
Johnson's Brexit deal sails through the Commons
Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal has passed the Commons with a majority of 448 at its third reading – with MPs voting…
Tory Brexiteers approve Boris Johnson's deal
When Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal comes to a vote in the Commons on Wednesday, expect a bigger rebellion on the…
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock suggests Tier 4 could stay until vaccine 'rolled out'
As 16.4 million people wake up to the first day of Tier 4 restrictions, many are asking for how long…
Liz Truss's equalities speech is a sign of things to come
Liz Truss has set the cat among the pigeons today with a speech entitled ‘the new fight for fairness’. The…
Is Boris Johnson braced for a Brexit deal?
Prime Minister’s Questions may have proved a rather dreary affair this week but there was one reply that has become a source…
Four-nations Christmas Covid truce hangs in balance
It’s become a regular refrain to hear that Brexit talks have been extended. Now the same applies to negotiations over…
Johnson and von der Leyen agree a new Brexit deadline
Ahead of Boris Johnson’s dinner with Ursula von der Leyen, the hope in government had been that the discussion would…
Johnson's 'last throw of the dice' in Brexit talks
The UK’s chief negotiator David Frost has arrived in Brussels for last-minute talks with the EU’s Michel Barnier. After a phone…
Brexit talks resume despite 'critical issues'
Brexit talks are back on between the UK and EU after a brief break. After both sides paused talks due…
Brexit negotiations paused ahead of crunch talks
Those hoping for white smoke in the Brexit negotiations tonight will be left disappointed. After a week of intense negotiations,…
Boris Johnson suffers his biggest Tory revolt since the election
When Boris Johnson addressed MPs this evening on a Zoom call ahead of the Commons vote on his new tier…
