Psychiatrist shortage could derail assisted dying bill
Uh oh. Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying bill appears to have hit another bump in the road as it now transpires…
Watch: Trump critic cries at Munich
The Munich Security Conference has come to a close, but not before generating global headlines after US Vice President JD…
Ethics tsar must probe Hermer, say Labour MPs
Well, well, well. After a rather rocky ride in the Sunday papers, Lord Hermer is back in the spotlight this…
Sandie Peggie could face sack over ‘misgendering’
Back to Scotland, where the Sandie Peggie v NHS Fife case has sparked outrage across the country. After nurse Peggie…
Scottish Labour set for worst election result since devolution
Oh dear. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar will have been hoping for some positive headlines this weekend, as his party’s…
Vance: Free speech ‘in retreat’ in UK
To Germany, where the Munich Security Conference is in full swing. The city is hosting a number of political bigwigs…
£1m spent on 2024 Jobcentre translation services
Well, well, well. It turns out that just under £1 million was spent on Jobcentre translation last year, with £882,118…
Assisted dying bill could see ‘death czar’ judge cases
Back to the assisted dying bill which, it would appear, seems to be dying a slow death itself. The legislation…
How long will Sturgeon cling on in Holyrood?
To Scotland, where Nicola Sturgeon is, er, not very busy. In fact, Mr S can reveal the SNP’s former Dear…
Reeves faced expenses probe in previous job
As birthdays go, this is unlikely to be Rachel Reeves’s most enjoyable – thanks to an unexpected present from the…
Labour MP WhatsApp scandal worsens
Uh oh. Former Labour health minister Andrew Gwynne was sacked and suspended at the weekend after some rather controversial message…
Tories: Starmer misled the House
It wasn’t Kemi Badenoch’s best day in the House of Commons today. But amid Keir Starmer’s endless demands that the…
Who were Richard Hermer’s worst clients?
Sir Keir Starmer’s Attorney General has had a rather rocky start to his role. Richard Hermer KC has come under…
Treasury silent on Chagos deal costs
How much does a sell-out cost? Mr S has been trying for months now to work out what the Chagos…
Labour MP: keep illegal migrants because of Paddington
Desperate times call for desperate measures seems to the mantra of the day in Labour HQ. First a foreign office…
Labour minister: Cede Chagos to avoid war
Just when you think Labour’s Chagos saga can’t get any stranger, it does. Now foreign minister Stephen Doughty has claimed…
Watch: Sue Gray enters the Lords
And there we have it. Baroness Gray of Tottenham has entered the House of Lords. Sir Keir’s former chief of…
Reform support surges to new high, poll shows
Another day, another positive poll result for Reform. The latest Westminster voting intention poll from YouGov shows Nigel Farage’s party…
Farage and Tories in borders bill battle
It was a late-night showdown in the Commons yesterday evening. The terrain? Labour’s Border, Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. But…
Why has the BBC changed its trans tribunal headline?
The BBC is back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. As the trial between the Scottish nurse Sandie…
Six times Leadbeater promised a high court judge safeguard
Back to the assisted dying bill. It has emerged that the legislation’s requirement for a senior judge to approve whether…
Nick Robinson hacked in crypto-scam
Just what is going on at the BBC? It was only a fortnight ago that Laura Kuenssberg was ‘hacked‘ ahead…
Second WhatsApp scandal MP suspended
Another day, another Labour drama. Now a second parliamentarian involved in a rather distasteful WhatsApp group has been suspended after…
The Labour lawyer love-in with the ECHR
With Sue Gray gone, one might have expected the Labour government’s infighting to have subsided. But there is a new…
Keir Starmer’s one-line whip wonders
Is Labour on a legislative go-slow? In recent weeks, Mr S has noticed a theme from conversations in the corridors…
