Lammy and Badenoch in row over Israel’s MP ban
Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch are not known to be especially chummy at the best…
Labour MP arrested on suspicion of rape
A former Labour minister was arrested on Friday on suspicion of rape and child sex offences. The Sun on Sunday tonight reports…
Ex-Tory MSP joins the Lib Dems
The Scottish Liberal Democrats aren’t best known for their ability to grab headlines – but today the spotlight is on…
Starmer’s skills adviser founded failing school
There’s a new man about Whitehall. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed Oli de Botton – ex-adviser to David Miliband…
Labour council tells staff to take ‘privilege’ test
If you thought progressive politics couldn’t get any worse, think again. It transpires that the Labour-led Westminster city council is…
Labour’s Luton expansion plans get the green light
The economy may not be expanding, but Labour is determined Britain’s airports will. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has today approved…
Watchdog probes Prince Harry’s charity
To the monarch of Montecito, who is once again making headlines for all the wrong reasons. It turns out the…
Scottish Tory MSP storms out ‘Trump-esque’ party
All is not well in the Scottish Tory party. Onetime leadership hopeful Jamie Greene MSP has dramatically quit the party…
Arron Banks battles Bristol Council for ‘Banksy’ slogan
It’s all kicking off in Bristol. On Friday, Reform UK announced that the multimillionaire Arron Banks was going to be…
Patrick Harvie’s top five lowlights
Patrick Harvie has today announced – and not a moment too soon – that he will step down as co-leader…
Starmer claims Adolescence is a documentary – again
Does Prime Minister Keir Starmer understand the difference between fact and fiction? Mr S isn’t so sure – after the…
Support for Labour drops to new poll low
Support for Labour has dipped to a new low in more bad news for the reds. Data released today reveals…
What should Netflix do its next drama on?
How do you achieve anything in British politics? It’s simple: turn your cause into a TV drama. First, it was…
Streeting and Farage face off on Fools’ Day
Happy April Fools’ Day one and all. As it is now after 12, Mr S has been hopefully scouring the…
Marine Le Pen found guilty of embezzling EU funds
Zut alors. The trial of the decade is concluding in France today, with major ramifications for the next presidential election…
Keir’s No. 10 comms chief quits
It’s the new rule of British politics: if you’re going to quit, do it on a Friday. Labour has had…
Jolyon Maugham gets it wrong again
Oh dear. The Babe Ruth of the bar has blundered once again. Jolyon Maugham, the kimono-cladded KC, has been raging…
Watch: Sue Gray turns on Starmer
Talk about a belated Ides of March. It was less than 100 days before Keir Starmer sacked his first No.…
The truth about the Paddington statue
When two inebriated RAF engineers broke a Paddington statue in half in Newbury earlier this month, they could not have…
Darren Jones compares disability cuts to pocket money
Oh dear. It seems that some Labour ministers are in desperate need of some media training. First, there was Seema…
Labour minister confuses interest rates with inflation
Happy spring statement day, one and all. Today’s fiscal event – which is definitely NOT an ’emergency Budget’ – looks set…
Watch: Trump aide admits group chat leak
As Denis Healey said: ‘when you’re in a hole, stop digging.’ It has been a furious day in Trumpland after…
Lowe failed to tackle ‘toxic’ office culture, report finds
Ding ding ding! To the latest round of political infighting, involving Reform UK and its former MP Rupert Lowe. The…
Forced labour ban to be ditched in race to net zero
Should the race to net zero come at any cost? Ed Miliband’s crowd appears to think so. The Energy Security…
Housing minister takes a pop at Reeves over freebies
This week was never going to be an easy one for Rachel Reeves, what with her Spring Statement – likely…
