Boris Johnson’s popularity problem
The Westminster rumour mill is in overdrive today on the question of whether Rishi Sunak will be Boris Johnson’s successor in…
Is the government bluffing on vaccine passports?
Over the past week, the government have been upping the ante when it comes to calls for vaccine passports. Long…
Why the Tories are losing support
Boris Johnson hoped to mark his two year anniversary with a series of big domestic policy announcements as part of…
Now what?
The government’s Covid optimism is fading fast
Boris Johnson’s sombre ‘freedom day’ press conference
On the day that nearly all legal Covid restrictions go, one could be forgiven for presuming ministers would be in the…
Boris Johnson’s plan for ‘freedom day’
Four weeks later than planned, ministers are preparing to lift nearly all Covid restrictions from 19 July. This afternoon, Boris…
Sajid Javid’s optimistic Covid forecast
Sajid Javid used his first appearance at the despatch box since his appointment as Health Secretary to paint an optimistic…
Will Sajid Javid champion the end of Covid restrictions?
As the row over Matt Hancock’s relationship with his married adviser Gina Coladangelo continues to dominate the news, attention in…
Johnson vs Sunak: The political battle of the autumn?
As ministers grow increasingly confident that they will be able to unlock by 19 July, Boris Johnson is facing a…
Revealed: How the UK-Australia deal was struck
The UK’s first bespoke trade deal agreed since leaving the EU was finalised with Australia over two dinners. One took…
The long Covid revenge
Boris Johnson’s predecessor was destroyed by her inability to meet deadlines. Theresa May extended the Brexit transition period so many…
The political advantages of the UK-Australia trade deal
The UK government has agreed its first bespoke trade deal since leaving the EU. After Boris Johnson met with Australian…
Boris Johnson delays the end of lockdown
Boris Johnson has this evening confirmed that he will delay the lifting of all Covid restrictions by four weeks to…
What Tory MPs fear most about a lockdown delay
As Boris Johnson prepares to announce a four-week delay to the final stage out of lockdown, he faces a mixed reaction.…
The ‘sausage war’ escalates between the UK and EU
Any hope that a solution to the Northern Ireland protocol could be found ahead of the G7 summit have been…
Boris clamps down on foreign travel over Covid variant fears
Those hoping for a holiday abroad this summer were dealt a blow this afternoon with the announcement of the government’s…
Northern exposure
Scotland is open – and desperate for English tourists
What will Cummings say?
As the government puts the final touches to its social distancing review and Foreign Office ministers ponder the best response…
Will the 21 June easing go ahead?
The roadmap out of lockdown is the signature document of Boris Johnson’s new team in No. 10. It’s intended to…
Labour recriminations begin: Angela Rayner sacked as party chairman
The local election results are not over yet but the recriminations in Labour over the party’s bad results are already well…
Andy Burnham makes life more difficult for Starmer
As Keir Starmer spends the weekend working out how exactly to bounce back from disappointing results for his party in the…
How much trouble is Starmer in?
Keir Starmer is facing a rocky few days as the party’s results from the local elections start to come in.…
Goveites on top
But can they restrain the PM?
Can Boris Johnson’s green makeover woo red wall voters?
COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference due to be held in Glasgow, isn’t until November, but work is already…
Boris scraps daily White House-style briefings
Boris Johnson has axed plans for televised White House-style press conferences. The announcement came six months after Allegra Stratton was unveiled…
