Labour by-election campaign in meltdown
Oh dear. It’s not just in Westminster that Keir Starmer’s party is having trouble. Welsh Labour are also having a…
Farage: UK ambassador to US job ‘very tempting’
A day is a long time in politics. On Wednesday Keir Starmer said during PMQs he had full confidence in…
Labour MP’s office targeted in suspected arson attack
It’s not been a quiet news week. From Israel’s strikes in Qatar to Russian drones appearing in Polish airspace to…
Six questions Lord Mandelson must answer over his Jeffrey Epstein links
Can Lord Mandelson cling on as Our Man in Washington? That is the question all of Westminster is asking this…
More disruption for Starmer as strategist quits after two weeks
It’s all change in Sir Keir Starmer’s government. After his former deputy Angela Rayner resigned from both her government and…
Will Rayner take her £17k handout?
On Friday, Angela Rayner resigned as Deputy Prime Minister after a probe into her tax affairs by Sir Laurie Magnus,…
Will Emily Thornberry be Starmer’s new deputy?
It is a plot line worthy of a Sopranos episode. A newly-elected Prime Minister, flushed with electoral success, triumphantly sacks…
Mark Thatcher savages Starmer
In Tory world, it is a year for big anniversaries. One hundred years ago, Margaret Thatcher was born; fifty years…
Zia Yusuf awarded yet another Reform role
Senior Reform figure Zia Yusuf has been on quite the journey within the party. The businessman first came to prominence…
Poll: what do Brits think of Farage?
It is day one of Reform UK’s conference today and thousands are flocking in to the Birmingham NEC. But while…
Nadine Dorries defects to Reform
On the eve of Reform’s annual conference, the party has dropped another bombshell. Former Tory culture secretary Nadine Dorries has…
Reform to launch new campaign app
Reform UK kicks off party conference season tomorrow. Thousands of attendees are expected to flock to the Birmingham NEC to…
Linehan in court over criminal damages charges
To Westminster magistrates’ court, where Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan appeared today to face charges of harassment and criminal damage…
Tories beat Labour and Reform in donations
They may be trailing both the party of government and the unofficial opposition in the polls, but it’s not all…
TaxPayers’ Alliance invite Rayner to join anti-stamp duty campaign
It would be putting it mildly to say that Angela Rayner has had better weeks in politics. The Deputy Prime…
Tories seek ‘digital army’ to take on Farage
It is a tough time for the Tories right now. Nigel Farage’s grinning face appears to be everywhere, as the…
Watch: Farage warns Congress about UK speech laws
Prime Minister Keir Starmer took aim at Nigel Farage in PMQs today for not being in the Chamber. In fact,…
Rayner admits she didn’t pay enough stamp duty on second home
To the Deputy Prime Minister, who has been in the spotlight over the last week over accusations she avoided tax…
Zack Polanski: the police were right to arrest Graham Linehan
The arrest of comedian Graham Linehan at Heathrow Airport this week over his Twitter posts sparked outrage across the country…
Streeting suggests law should be changed after Linehan arrest
Well, well, well. The arrest of Graham Linehan this week sparked outrage after the Father Ted co-creator was taken into…
Listen: Yvette Cooper’s bizarre bunting claim
Summer recess has only just ended but the government has not enjoyed a relaxed return to Westminster. After Reform UK…
Corbyn and Sultana’s party split over trans stance
As if it hadn’t experienced enough splits over the last few weeks, it transpires that Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s…
Flashback: Rayner hits out at tax avoidance
If there are two things Angela Rayner can’t stand, it’s Tories (previously labelled scum) and tax avoiders. So Tories avoiding…
A fifth of MPs’ questions now ‘carded’
The House of Commons returns next week – and not a moment too soon for some in government. After a…
Ed Davey to boycott Trump’s state banquet
Buckingham Palace has endured its fair share of shocks and crises over the years. But last night, His Majesty was…
