Does Rachel Reeves have the answers?
Rachel Reeves has given her much-anticipated speech about what she’d do as the first female chancellor in history. As briefed,…
Could a fight over Rwanda get Sunak the poll boost he needs?
Downing Street has warned that peers will show a lack of ‘compassion’ if they do not pass the Rwanda Bill…
Has Labour spied an opportunity in the Tory National Insurance pledge?
A curious attack from Labour in the Commons this afternoon: shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall used her slot…
Kemi Badenoch refuses to toe the line – again
It’s been another deeply uncomfortable day for the Tories, where the line to take on an issue of racism has…
Can the Tories actually make their free extra childcare plan work?
Is the government’s expansion of free childcare actually going to work? The early years sector says not. They have warned…
Will the NHS step count app get people back to work?
Is there really any point to the NHS app monitoring people’s step count? This is the latest announcement from Health…
Jeremy Hunt’s low-key Budget
If Jeremy Hunt’s Budget was the final flourish before a May election, it’s going to be a very low-key campaign…
Labour will find it hard to get tough on benefits seekers
Liz Kendall gave a speech this morning in which she promised to ‘build a better future’ for young people, with…
Can Lindsay Hoyle survive as Speaker?
Lindsay Hoyle’s justification for tearing up convention on the Gaza vote was that he had become worried for MPs’ safety…
Lindsay Hoyle apologises amid Commons chaos
The Commons has gone into meltdown this evening over the Speaker’s handling of the Gaza ceasefire motion, with the Speaker…
Why is Labour going after Kemi Badenoch?
One person dominated Prime Minister’s Questions, and it wasn’t Rishi Sunak or Keir Starmer. It was Kemi Badenoch, who appears…
Why are the Tories, Labour and the SNP changing their tune on Gaza?
The government has now tabled its own amendment to the SNP motion calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. This change…
Is Starmer changing his mind on Gaza?
Labour has significantly shifted its language on Israel’s conflict with Hamas over the past 24 hours. But has it changed…
Kemi Badenoch is a one-woman attack unit
Kemi Badenoch has been launching a few more grenades into the Post Office row, with a bullish statement in the…
David Cameron is taking a harsher line on Israel
Lord Cameron has shown again this afternoon how much the government’s tone on the conflict in Gaza has changed recently.…
Who’s to blame for Labour’s green U-turn?
Who to blame for the demise of Labour’s £28 billion annual green investment pledge? According to Keir Starmer, it’s the…
Nicola Sturgeon’s torrid time at the Covid Inquiry
Nicola Sturgeon’s afternoon at the Covid Inquiry was pretty brutal. She was subjected to a difficult round of questioning on…
Starmer and Sunak argue about a man called Phil
Keir Starmer opened PMQs by describing ‘the plight of the Member for Mid Norfolk’, whose mortgage had gone up by…
The Lords’ debate exposed the holes in the Tories’ Rwanda Bill
What sort of trouble is the Rwanda deportation legislation going to get into in the Lords? It passed its second…
Do the Tories really ‘have a plan’?
Tory ministers are now well rehearsed in the latest slogan that Rishi Sunak wants to take into the election. Today’s…
NHS consultants have created another headache for the Tories
The government has just lost one of its bargaining chips in the long-running junior doctors’ strikes: hospital consultants have narrowly…
Sunak dodges Tory revolt on council cash crisis
Rishi Sunak sidestepped another Tory rebellion this afternoon with the announcement of an extra £500 million in funding for councils…
When will Starmer and Sunak get with the times at PMQs?
‘Another week with no ideas. Absolutely no ideas for this country and absolutely no plans.’ Either Rishi Sunak or Keir…
Simon Clarke isn’t the only Tory MP unhappy with Sunak
Simon Clarke’s detonation last night didn’t come as a huge surprise. The Tory whips had already pre-briefed a group of…
