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Watch: Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns storms out of Sky interview
Andrea Jenkyns may have won the Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election with over 100,000 votes, but it hasn’t all been plain…
Did winter fuel payments win Runcorn for Reform?
There is little disguising what is surely going to be the prevailing story as council election results pour in from…
Farage: ‘Not true’ I have a woman problem
Well, well, well. It’s been a good start to the day so far for Nigel Farage’s Reform party, with the…
Has Reform sent the Tories into a death spiral?
The Turquoise typhoon that is Reform UK has swept through the English council and mayoral elections – and winning by…
Farage to Kemi: ‘Please stay’
Happy six months anniversary to Kemi Badenoch. Elected leader at the start of November, she today has to watch her…
Is Marco Rubio the next Henry Kissinger?
Tammy Bruce, the State Department spokesperson, was flummoxed. ‘I just heard this from you,’ she responded after a reporter told…
Reform’s rise seems unstoppable
The Reform party has won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election. It was announced this morning that they had captured the…
Mike Waltz’s fall from grace will change little
Oh what a circus, oh what a show. It began on Thursday morning, with stories circulating that the US national…
Reform seizes Runcorn in teal tsunami
Less than 10 per cent of council seats have declared thus far. But there already looks to be a clear…
Waltz set to take the blame for Signalgate
Mike Waltz, the national security adviser, is set to lose his job over what came to be called Signalgate. He…
Britain’s smoking ban will inflict havoc on Ireland
As Westminster and Dublin compete with performative new tobacco bans, smokers on the island of Ireland will be forced to…
King Charles is the definition of ‘rebellious hope’
While the world continues to laugh (and, on occasion, groan) at the antics of the Duchess of Sussex, there remains…
Reeves probed over late theatre ticket declarations
Dear oh dear. Rachel Reeves has found herself in yet another spot of bother, as it transpires that the Chancellor…
Make election counts great again!
In the grand tapestry of British history, few threads are as vibrant as our electoral traditions. Alas, in recent years,…
Are Reform still the rebels?
‘Reform are going to freshen things up’. Howard looks up from the candy crush-style game he is playing on his…
FA bans trans players from women’s football
Well, well, well. The ramifications of the Supreme Court’s ruling on single-sex spaces are beginning to be seen. It transpires…
Has Keir Starmer watched Groomed: A National Scandal yet?
I look forward to Keir Starmer hosting a special summit on the Channel 4 documentary, Groomed. And to hearing him…
I think I’m in love with Ronnie O’Sullivan
I’m in love with snooker legend Ronnie O’Sullivan – purely in the sporting sense, of course. I want him to…
Trump’s Ukraine minerals deal is pure extortion
So the on-again-off-again US-Ukrainian resources deal has been signed. It is perhaps appropriate that it was done without fanfare, marked…
Norway is laughing at Miliband’s net zero folly
Here’s a pub quiz question: which European country has no net zero target? I don’t mean which country is not…
Kamala Harris is back
Addressing a ballroom filled with Democratic supporters and donors in San Francisco last night, Kamala Harris asked a favor from…
The US mineral deal will give Ukraine fresh hope
Overnight, Ukraine and the US finally signed a deal on Ukraine’s mineral reserves. The agreement, signed two months later than…
Does Britain really need to share ‘geopolitical values’ with Europe?
Sir Keir Starmer will sign a new strategic partnership with Brussels at a summit on 19 May. The draft preamble…
Is anyone actually enjoying this heatwave?
It’s going to be a scorcher in Britain today, with temperatures forecast to hit 29c. Naturally, lots of people will…
Whitmer’s smart play for Trump’s voters
“I’m that same woman from Michigan,” Governor Gretchen Whitmer told Fox 2 Detroit Tuesday night, when asked about her changing…
