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Is Labour about to go on a borrowing spree?
At Prime Minister’s Questions this afternoon, Rishi Sunak took a technical turn. Why is Rachel Reeves considering changing the fiscal…
Keir Starmer’s reset comes unstuck at PMQs
Keir Starmer’s reset isn’t going very well. He turned up at Prime Minister’s Questions today clearly hoping to talk about…
MI5 must stop Russia
The semi-regular speeches given by the heads of Britain’s intelligence services are always described as a ‘rare intervention’, and yesterday…
Watch: Sunak’s ‘fire and rehire’ Sue Gray jibe
It’s the first Prime Minister’s Questions since conference season and Labour’s recent woes have given the leader of the opposition…
Cleverly slams Home Secretary over Taylor Swift’s special escort
Well, well well. The Labour lot are under the spotlight once again. It transpires, after the Sun newspaper’s splash this…
The battle between Badenoch and Jenrick
It’s crunch day in the Tory leadership contest. This afternoon, Tory MPs will vote in the final knock-out round of…
Why MI5 is so worried about Russia’s GRU
Ken McCallum, head of the Security Service (MI5), has warned of the serious threat to Britain posed by the Russian…
Does Britain really want less immigration?
The economy shrinks quarter by quarter; whole streets of houses in northern towns are abandoned, schools start closing for want…
Farage predicts Tory leadership finalists
Today’s the day that the nation finds out who the final two Conservative leadership candidates will be – after a…
We have no idea how many people are living in Britain
A few years ago, a conspiracy theory was born, based on the idea that the population of Britain was far…
Reform’s new AI ad is dispiriting and strange
Digital modernity has reached the world of political campaigning. Reform’s new video is the first party political broadcast to use…
Boris: I could have saved Britain from ‘insane Marxist Labour party’
Last night former prime minister Boris Johnson hosted his official book launch for new memoir ‘Unleashed’. The ex-Tory leader welcomed…
Why Threads is still the most terrifying film ever made
As we inch ever closer to Halloween, the inevitable lists of the scariest films ever made have already begun to…
Why is Labour ignoring Jewish academics over the Free Speech Act?
It is difficult to complain about the sentiments expressed by Bridget Phillipson, the Secretary of State for Education, in her…
The SNP fraud probe has gone on too long
So here’s a thing. Last week a prominent defence lawyer broke ranks and declared that the police investigation into alleged…
Are bankers still welcome in Paris?
In the wake of the UK’s departure from the European Union, French president Emmanuel Macron made a big effort to…
What the West could learn from Israel
A brief update from Agence France Presse underscores the shift in power in the Middle East. The report, citing a…
The unlikely Christian conversion of Russell Brand
Questioning the sincerity of a fellow Christian’s faith is a big no-no. It would be wrong, then, to doubt the…
Sarwar faces mini-rebellion over winter fuel payment cuts
To Holyrood, where Scotland’s politicians have overwhelmingly voted to oppose the Labour government’s winter fuel payment cuts. 99 MSPs voted…
Why Israel is expanding its operation against Hezbollah
As Israelis marked a sombre day commemorating the 7 October massacre, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) expanded their operation in…
How James Cleverly can stitch up the Tory leadership race
Today’s third round of MP voting in the Tory leadership race has given James Cleverly an almost perfect result. Not…
James Cleverly storms into the lead
It’s official: the Tories believe in JC. Following last week’s party conference in Birmingham, James Cleverly has this afternoon topped…
Why City’s ‘victory’ against the Premier League leaves me cold
‘The Premier League has the champions it deserves’, read the message from an old pal in May, after Manchester City’s…
Channel 4 books Stormy Daniels for US election night coverage
Well, well, well. Channel 4 has announced that it has booked none other than Donald Trump-nemesis Stormy Daniels as a…
Ordering water firms to cut bills is a mistake
Water companies have sweated the assets they were handed upon privatisation in the late 1980s. They have failed to invest properly,…
