Burnham’s boats problem
Andy Burnham has a boats problem – and no amount of glossy TikToks can make it go away. Since taking…
Who will pay for Burnham’s social care revolution?
Andy Burnham has all but confirmed that tax rises are coming to fund major reforms to social care. In the…
Burnham welcomes the hard-left into government
Ahead of another busy week of announcements, Andy Burnham today officially welcomed the hard left into his government’s parliamentary team.…
Inside the Green party’s defence battle
A Green party attempt to bolster its credibility on defence has triggered furious internal backlash. A group of members, academics,…
Meet Burnham’s new political strategist
Andy Burnham’s new head of political strategy is a trustee of a charity that campaigns to repatriate Isis brides and…
Burnham’s silence on Islamism speaks volumes
Andy Burnham last week issued a grovelling apology for Labour’s position on Gaza. In a three-minute social media video, he…
Man arrested in connection with Ann Widdecombe’s death
A 26-year-old man has been arrested this evening by Devon and Cornwall police in connection with the ‘suspicious’ death of…
Revealed: The Green party push to ease sanctions on Iran
The Green party is considering lifting economic sanctions on Iran and improving diplomatic relations with its fundamentalist Islamic regime, The…
How long can Burnham’s kumbaya politics last?
Labour MPs today lined up to kiss the feet of their new king and Britain’s inevitable next prime minister, Andy…
How the right can fight Burnham
Andy Burnham has not yet entered No. 10, but the Conservatives and Reform are already preparing for the possibility of…
Revealed: The Green Party proposal for menstrual leave
The Green Party is considering giving ‘all workers who menstruate’ an additional 36 days’ paid leave a year, The Spectator…
Revealed: the Green plot against Zack Polanski
As Keir Starmer struggles to keep his crown, another leadership battle is raging. Away from the media spotlight, there is…
The strange divide at Labour’s Makerfield HQ
On the eve of a by-election that could sound the death knell for his political career, Sir Keir Starmer has…
Revealed: Green party proposes circumcision ban
The Green party is considering a new policy to ban circumcision, The Spectator can reveal. The party’s Health Policy Working…
Revealed: the Green party’s workers woes
A new row has broken out in Westminster over which party truly represents workers. After a poll found Nigel Farage…
Keir Starmer vows to fight on
Defiant Sir Keir Starmer today pledged ‘I’m not going to walk away’ after Andy Burnham finally admitted openly on Question…
Danny Kruger: Reform will make Britain a great power again
Nigel Farage will seek to make Britain a ‘great power once again’, Danny Kruger announced today. Reform’s head of preparing…
Blair left Britain ‘run by HR’
In case you feared that the onslaught of political essays by wannabe (and current) prime ministers was beginning to dry…
A lot can happen in Makerfield this weekend
It’s been another bizarre week in Westminster, with Sir Keir Starmer going about business as if everything is completely normal…
Kemi has saved herself – but can she save the Tories?
Instinct matters in politics. Overthink and you can underperform. Try to box too clever and you get punched in the…
Labour’s day of trans reckoning arrives
More than a year after the Supreme Court ruled that a woman is defined by biological sex, Labour has finally…
Labour MPs are in no mood to celebrate falling migration
Net migration has hit its lowest level since the pandemic – but you won’t catch swathes of Labour MPs celebrating…
Wes Streeting prepares to challenge Starmer
Wes Streeting is preparing to resign from the government and trigger a Labour leadership contest as soon as tomorrow. On Tuesday night,…
Keir Starmer has one card left to play
As calls for Sir Keir Starmer’s head grow ever louder among Labour MPs, the British Prime Minister is digging his…
