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Tory lead more than halved in final YouGov MRP poll
When the first YouGov MRP poll of the election campaign was published last month, it was a cause of anxiety…
Piers Corbyn: My brother Jeremy’s green policy is ‘nonsense’
Vote Corbyn, says Corbyn. That is the unsurprising message from the Labour leader’s brother Piers in a video filmed at…
Boris vs Corbyn: the key seats to watch on election night
Will Boris Johnson return to Downing Street on Friday? Or will it be prime minister Jeremy Corbyn? There are now only…
Sturm und Drang at the impeachment hearings
Is it time to bag impeachment? That may have been the subliminal signal that GOP counsel Steve Castor was trying…
Could this be the defining moment of the election campaign?
An interview earlier today with my colleague Joe Pike captures the contradiction at the heart of Boris Johnson’s campaign. He…
Where did the money come from for Rudy Giuliani’s Ukraine operations?
Donald Trump is about to become only the third US president to be impeached —or charged with a crime —…
The three things that would have to happen to block a Tory majority
In 72 hours time, voting will be well underway. We will be talking about turnout being ‘brisk’. Right now, the…
How the Conservative strategy is faring across the country
It’s the week of the election and Boris Johnson is to spend the final days of the campaign visiting every…
Why I’m still convinced Boris will win a majority
Everyone seems agreed. Although the numbers may not have moved much, this election is still wide open. So anyone who…
Tories benefit from no-show at chaotic TV debate as election enters final days
Believe it or not, there was yet another televised election debate tonight, this time on Channel 4, called the ‘Everything…
The 15 Scottish seats that could decide the general election
For at least a generation — something we define loosely up here — Scottish hacks have been trying to interest…
Never mind Big Pharma and Big Oil – watch out for Big Uni
Climate alarmists and Corbynistas (the former increasingly a front organisation for the latter) often put the word ‘Big’ in front…
There are only two likely outcomes to this election
There are, as I say in the Sun this morning, two possible outcomes to this election: a Tory majority or…
Only Brexit voters can save Nigel Farage from himself now
Nigel Farage last painted himself into a corner at the end of the 2015 general election. Now he has done…
The leaders debate was revealing, but hasn’t turned the tide
In Friday night’s final TV debate between Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson, neither leader landed a sucker punch on the…
Corbynomics won’t help the poor
Here’s a curiosity of the 2019 general election: given that both the big parties agree that austerity is over and…
Has Boris Johnson changed his campaign strategy?
Stump speeches and battle bus stop-offs are a staple of political campaigning. And while much of the battle for votes now…
The margin between a Tory landslide and defeat is tiny
In next week’s election, it feels like if voters had the choice they would elect a Conservative president and a centre-left…
Watch: Andrew Neil eviscerates Boris Johnson over interview no show
Boris Johnson has so far refused to take part in an election interview with Andrew Neil. Jeremy Corbyn, Jo Swinson,…
Pelosi’s rush to impeachment
‘Breaking news’ sirens sounded over the Twitter webs when Nancy Pelosi announced she is instructing House Democrats to draft articles…
Impeachment really is a pathetic clown show
First it was COLLUSION! Can you believe it? Trump was colluding with the Russians to steal the election from its…
Impeachment doesn’t work
So, impeachment it is. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced that the House will begin articles of impeachment against President Donald…
American breakup: secession is much closer than we think
The United States is ripe for secession. Across the world, established states have divided in two or are staring down…
Bob Willis’s contribution to English cricket will never be forgotten
Certain days in the long and sometimes glorious history of English cricket are so brightly coloured they can never fade.…
Trump flies home as Tories breathe a sigh of relief
Donald Trump is on his way back to the US, and—as Katy says —they’ll be breathing a large sigh of…
