Katy Balls

Katy Balls is Diary Editor at The Spectator.

Boris’s staffing dilemma

4 February 2022 7:38 pm

How much trouble is Boris Johnson now in? The Prime Minister suffered one of his most tumultuous days in office…

What's the purpose of the levelling up white paper?

3 February 2022 4:00 am

After months of delays, the government’s levelling up white paper is finally out. Boris Johnson has viewed this document as…

Boris Johnson’s position is still uncertain

2 February 2022 11:08 pm

Since the publication of Sue Gray’s update on partygate a trickle of letters of no confidence have been sent to…

Johnson faces a mauling from his own MPs

1 February 2022 4:20 am

Ahead of the publication of Sue Gray’s report into partygate, there had been talk that the police investigation — which…

Is Boris Johnson out of the woods?

31 January 2022 7:38 pm

As Downing Street aides await the arrival of Sue Gray’s report, there is a growing sense amongst Boris Johnson’s allies…

The Met calls for the redaction of Sue Gray’s report

28 January 2022 7:52 pm

After a week of speculation about the release of Sue Gray’s report into partygate, its publication has now been complicated…

Downing Street braces for Sue Gray’s party report

26 January 2022 4:58 am

It’s groundhog day in Westminster as once again hacks and ministers ask: when will Sue Gray’s report come out? On…

Met Police to investigate parties in Downing Street

25 January 2022 9:46 pm

Boris Johnson’s team thought that the biggest problem they would encounter this week was Sue Gray’s report into allegations of…

Inside Operation Save Boris

25 January 2022 7:30 pm

Will Boris Johnson still be Prime Minister in a year’s time? It’s the question that haunts Johnson’s closest allies. After news…

When will Johnson discover his fate?

24 January 2022 8:30 pm

As concerns rise in government over the possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, Boris Johnson is facing problems both…

The collapse: how Red Wall MPs turned on Boris

22 January 2022 9:00 am

The Red Wall is crumbling

Boris Johnson vs the red wall MPs

19 January 2022 5:10 am

Is anger dying down among Conservative MPs over ‘partygate’? That was the suggestion overnight. But in the House of Commons today…

Did Johnson mislead the Commons?

18 January 2022 5:12 am

Boris Johnson had hoped to move attention this week from parties — with a series of policy announcements planned as part of…

After Boris, who?

15 January 2022 9:00 am

Even Boris Johnson’s longest-standing supporters now think he might be on the way out. His admission that he attended a Downing…

Boris Johnson is running out of road

12 January 2022 5:05 am

There has been no good news for Boris Johnson today. After an email leaked on Monday evening showing that the Prime…

Johnson's critics are circling once again

10 January 2022 7:50 pm

As Boris Johnson feels he has been vindicated in his resistance to new Covid restrictions, Downing Street had hoped that…

Boris Johnson holds off on new restrictions – for now

21 December 2021 4:57 am

When Boris Johnson held a Cabinet call this afternoon, the expectation was that an announcement on new restrictions would be…

Can Boris take back control of No. 10?

18 December 2021 9:00 am

Can Boris take back control of No. 10?

The three problems facing Boris Johnson

10 December 2021 7:40 pm

Boris Johnson may be celebrating the birth of a baby daughter but that doesn’t mean the pressure on him is…

Stratton resigns – but the row isn't over

9 December 2021 3:50 am

The row over the Downing Street ‘party’ has claimed its first victim. On Wednesday Allegra Stratton announced that she was…

No. 10 in crisis over leaked Christmas party video

8 December 2021 6:31 pm

Downing Street is in crisis mode this morning following the publication of a leaked video showing senior No. 10 staff…

Afghanistan: five shocking claims made by the Foreign Office whistleblower

7 December 2021 10:55 pm

Dominic Raab faced the media round from hell this morning. The former Foreign Secretary faced a series of questions about…

Why the No. 10 Christmas 'party' story matters

7 December 2021 3:15 am

It’s crime week for the government — with Boris Johnson and his ministers set to unveil a range of measures…

Could there be a Tory upset in North Shropshire?

30 November 2021 10:50 pm

As the government turns its attention to the new Covid variant, the ramifications of the Owen Paterson sleaze row are…

Prime Minister's rambling speech revives Johnson jitters

23 November 2021 1:05 am

After three torrid weeks, Tory MPs were hoping for a better start to this one. Alas, it has got off to…