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Starmer has left Europe in quiet despair
Foreign diplomacy is usually a refuge for Keir Starmer. But as the Prime Minister touched down in Evian-les-Bains, France for…
Wes Streeting: Starmer must resign after Makerfield
Labour leadership hopeful Wes Streeting today demanded that Sir Keir Starmer quit the top job once the Makerfield by-election concludes.…
Kemi Badenoch: Starmer must stop pony slaughter
Kemi Badenoch today demanded that Sir Keir Starmer step in to stop the ‘mass slaughter’ of Dartmoor ponies by bureaucrats…
Has America given up on Israel?
On Sunday night, Israelis went to bed expecting to be woken by sirens. The Israeli Air Force had bombed a…
Could Thames Water be Andy Burnham’s first test?
It is still a bit of a mystery to most of us – and possibly to the candidate himself –…
Roy Hattersley’s fascination with English Catholicism
When Margaret Thatcher died a joke did the rounds after her funeral that most of her cabinet, by then in…
How Sadiq Khan could actually improve London’s reputation
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced plans for a taxpayer-funded campaign to combat online ‘disinformation’ about the capital.…
Will Burnham avoid the Starmer trap?
Voters in Makerfield haven’t even gone to the polling stations, but already the Labour leadership contest is well into a…
Did fears about homophobia prevent Preston Davey from being saved?
Poor baby Preston didn’t have much of a start in life. His mother Sarah, now 42, was jailed aged 14…
The problem with Ben ‘Stokesy’
Ben Stokes, until very recently captain of the England cricket team, isn’t playing in the second Test match of the…
Why the West should be suspicious of Islam
Has Jacob Rees-Mogg converted to Islam? Obviously not. Why would I even ask such a question? Later this week, Rees-Mogg…
France is braced for World Cup violence
France kick off their World Cup campaign today against Senegal – and it seems almost inevitable that, win or lose,…
Twenty ways to fix Doctor Who
The BBC has binned its planned Doctor Who Christmas special and put the show ‘out to tender’. This is a…
Spencer Pratt teams up with Karen Bass’s brother to sue Mayor for ‘reckless negligence’ during fires
Spencer Pratt may not be the next mayor of Los Angeles. But he’s not letting his primary defeat subdue him…
Watch: Remaining defence minister admonishes Starmer
Luke Pollard tells MPs he is only still in the job because John Healey asked him to stay. In a…
Jerry Seinfeld and the dark truth about ‘Free Palestine’
I see Jerry Seinfeld has got the pompous left sobbing into their keffiyehs. His sin? He refused to buckle to…
Assisted suicide is morally inadmissible
Harold Shipman wasn’t as keen on bumping off vulnerable people as the average member of Britain’s euthanasia lobby. Not that…
We’ve been too tolerant of Palestine Action for too long
In a sensible but hard-hitting judgment this morning, the Court of Appeal upheld the ban on Palestine Action, overturning the decision of…
Trump can forge a lasting peace in Iran
President Trump is giving peace a chance in the Persian Gulf, and for Iran’s leadership this is literally a matter…
A snap election need not be a disaster for Reform
We live in a time of ifs and wills. If Reform and Restore split the right-wing vote in Makerfield, will…
The social media ban is stupid and unenforceable
The government’s announcement today of a ban on social media for under-16s doesn’t show it in a good light. The…
Reform pledges new migrant worker levy
British workers will come first every time under a Reform UK government. ✅ pic.twitter.com/ko8cEAPdW6 — Reform UK (@reformparty_uk) June 15,…
How serious is Starmer about building a fighter jet with Japan?
It was all smiles for the press when Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi visited Keir Starmer at No. 10 on…
Is the White House trying to hurt Anthropic?
The US government has finally intervened in the AI regulation question, albeit in the kind of haphazard, incoherent, and possibly…
How popular will Starmer’s social media ban actually be?
Yesterday, the think tank the IPPR released YouGov polling showing that a majority of Britons, 83 per cent, believe there should…
