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China hawks demand spy probe answers
Oh dear. It seems that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has blundered again. The latest furore is about the agency’s…
Does Pam Bondi know what free speech is?
Good morning Britain. Donald Trump is flying to the United Kingdom today for his big state visit. Yet his Attorney…
Labour is in a migration trap of its own making
The failure to deport any illegal migrants at all on the first designated flight to France yesterday under the agreement…
If Tony Radakin couldn’t reform the MoD, who can?
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, having handed over his responsibilities last week after four years as chief of the Defence Staff…
Trump is living in Putin’s world
It all began with such promise. Donald Trump would sweep away all the failures of past administrations, sit astride the…
Rachel Reeves: destroyer of jobs
Over the past year, some 142,000 payrolled jobs have been lost, according to the latest labour market figures from the…
The long history of Peter Mandelson’s scandals
The politician now known as Lord Mandelson is an unmitigated stranger to the truth who has been prepared to use…
Cutting prison education is a calamity
Prisons across the country are slashing education funding. According to the Guardian, public money for prison education courses is being reduced…
Barring Israeli soldiers from the Royal College of Defence Studies is a mistake
The government has announced that owing to the war in Gaza, students from the Israeli Defence Forces will no longer…
Trump returns to backwater Britain
President Trump returns to Britain this week for his second state visit, to a country which is much changed yet…
Progressives can never be wrong
The progressive and idealistic left will never admit that they are wrong. That’s because, possessed with a sense of mission…
Why I like Pope Leo
The Pope has given his first interview, with the news agency, Crux, and the nice thing about it is there…
Tories granted emergency debate on Mandelson
Peter Mandelson is no longer US ambassador to the UK, but tough questions remain for Keir Starmer about why he…
It’s time to admit that high-speed rail is a dead end
For those who think there could never be a worse disaster than HS2, or hope that governments can learn from…
Starmer aide quits over explicit Diane Abbott messages
When it rains for Starmer, it pours. As if the Prime Minister didn’t have enough on his plate – what…
Full list: Labour MPs slamming Starmer
Oh dear. If Sir Keir Starmer thought his first 12 months in office had been rocky, his second year in…
Danny Kruger is Reform’s best recruit yet
In fairness, I suspect plenty of Tory MPs are looking for reasons to get out of party conference this year.…
Labour is gunning for GB News
GB News has had a good summer. Buoyed by a summer of small boat crossings and immigration protests and arrests…
Can Trump force Nato to get tough on Russian sanctions?
The pipelines would be sealed off. The supertankers would be left in the ports, and the wells would have to…
The NHS is right to drive a hard bargain for new drugs
It is not often that the NHS gets accused of being too good at negotiating down costs. But that seems…
Why Danny Kruger’s defection matters
This morning Nigel Farage unveiled his latest defector: Danny Kruger. The Wiltshire MP boasts impeccable Tory credentials. He served as…
The truth about Britain’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march
On Saturday morning, I skipped synagogue and went to the Tommy Robinson march instead. By the time I arrived at…
Danny Kruger defects to Reform
Another day, another defector joins Reform. This time it’s Tory MP Danny Kruger, who has joined Nigel Farage’s outfit to…
Alastair Campbell apologises over false Charlie Kirk claim
Well, well, well. It’s not often that onetime New Labour spinner Alastair Campbell expresses any form of contrition. But after…
Pope Leo is naive about Europe’s migrant crisis
Giorgia Meloni has not cracked Italy’s migrant crisis. On the contrary, the number of migrants crossing the central Mediterranean is…
