Penny Mordaunt's embarrassing start
Penny Mordaunt, the second-favourite to be the next Prime Minister, has declared that she’s running – via a video where…
Are the Tories ready for a real contest?
Will this leadership contest provide a debate? The Tories got into this mess because have spent years asking who can…
The problem with Tom Tugendhat’s ‘clean start’ manifesto
Tom Tugendhat has become the first of the Tory MPs depicted on our cover this week to confirm that he…
A double cabinet resignation is a blow Boris is unlikely to survive
So it has started. The joint resignation of Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid marks a cabinet coup against Boris Johnson,…
Voters are looking beyond partygate – and that’s Boris’s problem
Why did the Tories lose the by-elections so badly? Boris Johnson is offering answers in his various interviews at the…
The attempt to depose Boris may be premature
As Tory MPs vote this evening, Jesse Norman’s letter stands as the most recent case for the deposing of the…
How are five million Brits without work?
Last week, I came across a figure so staggering that I was convinced it was wrong: 5.3 million Brits (almost…
Biden's vow to defend Taiwan marks the end of Obama-era neutrality
Joe Biden will be flying back from his trip to Asia having made a big promise: that the US will…
Why the new Anglo-Swedish pact matters
Boris Johnson will arrive in Stockholm tomorrow to sign a defence agreement with Sweden to tide the country over until it…
Can Elon Musk take on the tech censors?
Is Elon Musk a match for the tech censors?
Earth Day – and the untold story of environmental progress
It’s Earth Day today, the anniversary of the 1970 event that kick-started the modern environmentalist movement. in her recent column, my…
Have we hit peak Netflix?
This time last year, Netflix was fêted as the future of television. Its subscriptions grew by 30 per cent over 2020…
Is Rishi just too rich for politics?
The obvious and perhaps only way out of this mess for Rishi Sunak was for his wife to pay double…
Putin’s terror: the politics of war crimes
The politics of prosecution
Boris’s Brexit-Ukraine comparison was a mistake
After years of post-Brexit rancour,the last few weeks have been a striking display of European (not just EU) unity. Britain…
Why it was a mistake for Ofcom to remove Russia Today
In conflicts, there is always a temptation to mirror the tactics of one’s opponents – which is why it’s depressing…
Boris Johnson rejects Europe’s open approach to Ukrainian refugees
One of the most extraordinary (and moving) videos to have emerged since the invasion of Ukraine shows scenes at Berlin…
Why Britain should offer unconditional asylum to Ukrainians
There is much more that Britain can do for Ukraine. We have done more than most: sent 2,000 anti-tank missiles…
Boris is about to give Silicon Valley censors more power than ever
Four years in the making, the Online Safety Bill has now been sent to senior ministers for review — a…
Why Munira Mirza’s resignation matters
Boris Johnson’s great strength has always been his ability to spot, recruit and hire a great variety of brilliant people.…
Michael Gove says 'Christian forgiveness' is needed over partygate
Andrew Neil is back on our TV screens (‘Boris Johnson: Has He Run Out of Road?’, Channel 4 this evening).…
What Patrick Vallance doesn't say about Sage
Does Sage have a pro-lockdown bias? Sir Patrick Valance, the government’s chief scientific adviser, wrote an article in the Times…
My Twitter conversation with the chairman of the Sage Covid modelling committee
The latest Sage papers have been published , envisaging anything from 200 to 6,000 deaths a day from Omicron depending on how…
Is Omicron really no less severe? A look at South Africa’s data
It’s an open secret that ministers are nervous about advice from Sage, given its track record in exaggerating the risk…
Can Boris really blame the press for his defeat?
When asked what went wrong in North Shropshire, Boris Johnson gave a fascinating answer: journalists. Apparently, they have been reporting…
