The new opposition: an interview with Ed Davey
Ed Davey on why the Lib Dems are the only party voting against lockdown laws
Backlash builds over vaccine passports
As Boris Johnson prepares to deliver an update on Monday on government plans for immunity passports and international travel, the Prime Minister…
Gove hints at vaccine passport app
It wasn’t so long ago that ministers were lining up on broadcast to insists vaccine passports were out of the…
Boris Johnson's vaccine problem
On the day that people are finally allowed to gather in groups of six outside, tennis games get underway and wild…
Boris tries to avoid a vaccine war
After France’s Europe Minister became the latest politician to threaten a vaccine export ban on the UK, Boris Johnson used today’s…
Is the UK about to be forced into a vaccine war?
Is the UK about to be forced into a vaccine war? That’s the concern in Westminster after Brussels upped the…
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…
