Big Ange just can’t say sorry
When John Profumo had to resign due to scandalous behaviour, he famously went to clean lavatories. Angela Rayner, by contrast,…
Tories launch new crime attack ads
There is a spring in the step of some Tories these days. After the recent downfall of Angela Rayner and…
Will Ivory Coast’s old guard ever let go?
Next time you bite into a bar of chocolate, spare a thought for Ivory Coast. As the world’s largest supplier…
It won’t be long before pensioners are out-earning workers
Oh, the horrid injustice of it all! By the skin of their teeth, pensioners on the state pension and with…
Watch: Starmer backs Prince Andrew probe
To the Commons, where Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) has just wrapped up. The focus on Prince Andrew continues – and…
Robert Jenrick is right about a burqa ban
Robert Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary, has expressed his support for Britain banning the burqa. ‘I probably would ban the…
Farage to upstage PMQs with gallery stunt
It’s been a funny old time for Nigel Farage in parliament. Elected to the House of Commons at his eighth…
Keir Starmer can’t blame the cabinet secretary for his own failures
There have been 14 cabinet secretaries since the post was established in 1916. The first, Lieutenant Colonel Sir Maurice Hankey,…
Starmer won’t stop Putin exploiting Europe’s migrant crisis
Another week, another migration scandal. On Monday, the Times reported that Russian spies have been working with international human rights…
Non-crime hate incidents aren’t dead yet
The Met has announced that it will stop investigating non-crime hate incidents, or NCHIs. The pressure on other forces to…
The lethality of ‘Islamophobia’ accusations
The debate over an official definition of Islamophobia is reaching a crescendo – with Dominic Grieve’s proposed definition in the…
Steady inflation gives Reeves some reprieve
Prices are still rising fast. The Consumer Prices Index rose by 3.8 per cent in September – the same pace…
Britain is frozen by fear
What do the following things have in common? The ‘Safety Advisory Group’ of Birmingham City Council banning the sale of…
France has failed its daughters
It is just over three years since a 12-year-old Parisian girl called Lola was raped and murdered in a crime…
Say goodbye to betting shops
Of all the industries you’d think would know how to avoid a shakedown, the gambling sector is if anything overqualified.…
The LNP needs a clear policy direction
Instead of being caught between the devil and the deep blue sea
Trump saves Albo from diplomatic disaster, but Rudd must go
In international diplomacy, it is common for egos to clash and alliances to teeter on the edge of rhetoric. Australian…
Tories raise £500k post Kemi speech
Tomorrow marks a fortnight since Kemi Badenoch’s conference speech. After a difficult first year when the Conservatives have sometimes struggled…
Backlash after Lords restrict assisted suicide evidence
Well, well, well. Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill has made it to the House of Lords, where the legislation will…
Jess Phillips is letting down grooming gang victims again
Remember when feminists rallied behind the mantra ‘Believe All Women’? It was back in 2017, at the peak of the…
Full list: MPs attacking Prince Andrew
The government is facing a rather strange dilemma: what to do about Prince Andrew. Last week the royal voluntarily gave…
It’s about time abusive fathers were stripped of their parental rights
It’s not often the Ministry of Justice gets it absolutely right. But they have today. It has been announced that…
