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Cold War: Is Germany caving to Putin’s gas blackmail?
After a summit in Tehran yesterday, Putin spoke about the massive Russia to Germany Nord Stream 1 pipeline – currently…
Boris Johnson’s final PMQs was a let down
Boris Johnson’s farewell Prime Minister’s Questions was rather like his premiership: full of the unexpected, rather chaotic and a bit…
The next PM must be ready for Putin
Westminster is understandably obsessed with the question of who makes the final two of the Tory leadership race, but today…
Kemi Badenoch will be the new Tory leader’s secret weapon
There was an unmistakable whiff of an Addams Family portrait about the cabinet photocall that marked the final gathering of…
Kemi Badenoch’s role in the Tory leadership race isn’t over yet
Kemi Badenoch, the Tory leadership contest’s Emma Raducanu, finally lost momentum. She put on just one vote to secure 59…
The Union is in trouble whoever wins the Tory leadership race
It’s not a question that has enjoyed much play in the Tory leadership election but it’s a pretty important one:…
The Conservative party has ceased to be serious
I’m not sure that the Conservative party wants to win elections. Tom Tugendhat was knocked out of the leadership contest…
Kemi Badenoch eliminated
Kemi Badenoch has been eliminated from the Tory leadership contest. Rishi Sunak came first with 118 Tory MPs backing him; Penny Mordaunt was…
Germany is at Russia’s mercy
While Britain bakes in a heatwave, politicians in Germany are worrying about the winter. The Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom…
What Netflix’s RRR gets wrong about the British Raj
Netflix is promoting a new pseudo-historical blockbuster. RRR, which stands for Rise, Roar, Revolt, is an Indian film which has been…
The Tory leadership race is at its most unpredictable
The fast pace of this Tory leadership contest means that MPs are voting again in just a couple of hours.…
Tobias Ellwood stripped of the whip
Oh dear. It seems that not all Tory MPs got the memo about last night’s no-confidence vote. Tobias Ellwood, a…
Kemi Badenoch’s last chance
Kemi Badenoch has one last chance. With Tom Tugendhat out on Monday evening, the MP for Saffron Walden is now…
It’s impossible to know which crisis to take seriously
As I write this, the first day of the heatwave has just dawned. FEAR COMES THE SUN is the Daily…
Prince Harry should stop lecturing Americans
Washington, DC Prince Harry is once again mouthing off about American politics despite a rudimentary understanding – at best – of…
Boris Johnson is irreplaceable
It has been less than a fortnight since Boris Johnson’s premiership exploded so spectacularly just three short years after his…
Prince Harry’s clunky Mandela day address
Every time that a picture of the Duchess of Sussex arriving at the United Nations is beamed around the world,…
The journalists who got it wrong about the Good Guy with a Gun
On Sunday, at a mall in Indiana, a mass shooter’s rampage was cut short after he was shot by a…
Parly staff make a mess of their House
It’s not just the Tory party that’s in a bit of a mess. Fresh off the back of Partygate –…
Why feminists like me are backing Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch is the surprise candidate in the Tory leadership contest. Badenoch was, until a few weeks ago, a relatively lowly…
The ghost of Thatcher is haunting the Tory leadership race
At least one groundless anxiety has surfaced during the Tory leadership contest. It concerns Boris Johnson’s future and the fear…
Whisper it, but we’re allowed to enjoy the heatwave
It was with some trepidation that I set off into the hills of Pyrenees Orientales on Saturday. The temperature was…
What a tale of two political ‘scandals’ says about the French elite
Two of Emmanuel Macron’s ministers were rebuked last week for words they had spoken in the past, but only one…
‘Taking back control’ will end up biting the Tories
Unfriendly commentators can recite insults against the Conservative party in our sleep. It is a rolling shambles, populated by backstabbing…
The heatwave green hysteria is out of control
If you find yourself wondering over the next few days why it is so swelteringly hot, I have an answer…
