Farmers won’t be quick to forgive Labour
Thousands of farmers descended on Westminster today to protest the government’s plans to raise inheritance tax. Hundreds of men, women…
Get ready for farmageddon
Is Westminster ready for farmageddon? Tomorrow will see the greatest political demonstration for a rural cause since the repeal of…
Biden allows Kyiv to strike inside Russia with US missiles
Joe Biden has 64 days left in the White House – and clearly he intends to make the most of…
Badenoch puts the punch back in PMQs
It was a strong start for Kemi Badenoch in her debut performance at Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs). After the obligatory…
Can Starmer stop the small boats?
It’s small boats week in government. Following last Wednesday’s Budget, No. 10 is turning its attention to the ceaseless flow…
Has Rachel Reeves killed the family farm?
As the post-Budget scrutiny gets underway, there is one group of obvious losers from today’s statement: farmers. The rural community…
Teen accused of Southport murders facing terror charge
The teenager accused of murdering three girls in Southport in July is now facing two further charges. Axel Rudakubana, 18,…
Has Robert Jenrick run out of momentum?
There are just ten days to go until the end of the great Tory leadership race. It has been a…
Andrew Bailey’s pessimistic pre-Budget warning
With a week to go until Rachel Reeves’s first Budget, Andrew Bailey has today sounded a note of gloomy caution.…
Inside the race for the Chancellor of Oxford
What do we mean these days when we talk about the British ‘establishment’? When Henry Fairlie coined the term in…
Tories try to hammer Labour on freebies
It seems that one of the great posts in British politics has been filled at last. The title of ‘Minister…
Can Morgan McSweeney reboot the government machine?
The Queen is dead: long live the King. This week brought an end to Downing Street’s unhappy experiment in dyarchy.…
James Cleverly storms into the lead
It’s official: the Tories believe in JC. Following last week’s party conference in Birmingham, James Cleverly has this afternoon topped…
Cleverly gains momentum as Tory MPs prepare to vote
Tory MPs are today preparing to cast their votes in the next round of the party’s leadership contest. The final…
Can Keir Starmer sell carbon capture?
The Prime Minister is in Liverpool today, outlining plans for green investment. Nearly £22billion is pledged for projects to capture…
Tugendhat clashes with Cleverly over Chagos Islands
With less than a week to go until MPs vote in the Tory leadership race, a row has blown up…
Britain could regret handing over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius
The United Kingdom will shortly be ceding sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Under the terms of a new…
Robert Jenrick promises a ‘new Conservative party’
The Tory front runner was third up in Birmingham. Throughout this race, Robert Jenrick has sought to position himself as…
Tom Tugendhat fails to rouse the Tories
It is the final day of Tory conference and the event for which we have all been waiting: the four…
Kemi Badenoch comes out fighting
It has been a busy Conservative conference for Kemi Badenoch, whose comments on Sunday about maternity pay have dominated the…
Liz Truss: I would have won more seats than Rishi
There are noticeably fewer people here at Tory conference in Birmingham this week. But one former MP can still reliably…
Rishi Sunak urges unity in farewell as Tory leader
It was a curious farewell for Rishi Sunak this afternoon. The Tory leader has just finished his final speech to…
Inside Labour’s love affair with Lord Alli
As a peer who hates publicity, Lord Alli might have been expected to dodge the Labour conference – given the…
Will ‘flatgate’ damage Keir Starmer?
Labour conference has been and gone and still Lord Alli remains in the headlines. The latest claims regarding the multimillionaire…
