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…
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.…
Where do the Tories go from here?
The hardest thing for any political party to achieve is renewal in government. The Tories have managed it twice since…
Gove backs Kemi Badenoch for prime minister
Michael Gove has endorsed Kemi Badenoch for Tory leader. Badenoch, who was one of his junior ministers at the Department…
Tories adopt American-style campaigning
We have seen two Tory Leadership bids this morning that aim to show they can bridge the party divides. Jeremy Hunt,…
The battle for the Tory right
Who will be the candidate of the right in this contest? There is this morning a mighty tussle on to…
After Boris: the leadership contest has begun
Who are the Tories lining up to replace Boris?
Boris should leave No. 10 immediately
Boris Johnson should stand down with immediate effect. Yes, he has managed to fill various cabinet posts. But he will…
Boris Johnson will go down fighting
Tonight it is clear that the only way Tory MPs can remove Boris Johnson is through the new 1922 executive…
Is the end nigh for Boris?
Boris Johnson is now facing a situation where if he doesn’t resign he will face more cabinet resignations. Johnson is…
How Boris Johnson could be deposed
Late last night, Boris Johnson appeared to have stabilised the situation, albeit temporarily. He had managed to appoint a new…
Who will join Sunak and Javid in quitting the cabinet?
The Chancellor and the Health Secretary have both resigned and at least one more cabinet minister is considering their position.…
Why tactical voting is so dangerous for the Tories
Boris Johnson has always been a celebrity politician. It is one of the reasons why the normal rules of politics…
Nato is no longer 'brain dead'
Finland and Sweden will be formally invited to join Nato today. Them joining the alliance will bolster Nato’s presence in the…
British politics is stuck
One of the favourite phrases of British political commentators is ‘oppositions don’t win elections, governments lose them’. As with all…
Is Boris heading for a 1997 moment?
Why was the Tory defeat in 1997 so heavy? One of the reasons was that the anti-Tory vote tended to…
Boris Johnson’s loss of authority
There is an uneasy truce in the Tory party. The 148 MPs who voted no confidence in Boris Johnson last…
Boris's Protocol shake-up faces two major challenges
The UK government has now published both the text of the Northern Ireland Protocol bill and a summary of its…
How the rebels plan to finish off Boris
The rebels still plan to see off Boris
Boris's narrow win is bad news for the Tories
Tonight’s confidence ballot has deepened the Tories’ problem. Yes, Boris Johnson won – but by nowhere near enough to resolve the…
Boris may be toppled by accident
Every Tory leader fears a plot against them. Their paranoia isn’t helped by the layout of Westminster, which lends itself…
Biden's Ukraine policy should bolster the Western alliance
After the confusion about what weaponry the US would supply to Ukraine and growing talk of divisions within the Western…
Partygate is not going away
Tory MPs just want partygate to go away. The hope that the Sue Gray report would be the end of things…
For Boris, the hard bit is just beginning
Boris Johnson has been plunged back into the mire of partygate. The publication of a photograph of Johnson raising a…
Zelensky’s choice: can Ukraine force Russia to negotiate?
What should his endgame be in any negotiations with Putin?
