Who was the real audience for Rachel Reeves’s speech?
Rachel Reeves had to deal with unexpected turbulence in her party conference speech, after anti-Israel protesters interrupted her. But that…
How much trouble is Keir Starmer in?
To Liverpool for Labour’s first party conference since Keir Starmer triumphed in the general election. On paper, this ought to…
Nigel’s next target: Reform has Labour in its sights
At this weekend’s Reform conference in Birmingham, the opening speech will be given by a man who wasn’t even a…
No. 10 change tack on ‘wardrobe-gate’
A week is a long time in politics. Keir Starmer began the week sending out his senior ministers to defend…
Nigel Farage’s unlikely inspiration
Nigel Farage has just finished his keynote speech at the Reform party’s annual conference. In a performance enhanced by Eminem,…
What the Sue Gray row is really about
Another day, another story about Sue Gray. Today the BBC reports the details of Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff’s…
Can Starmer’s border security commander ‘smash the gangs’?
Keir Starmer finally has a chair for the government’s Border Security Command. When the Prime Minister first entered government, the…
Is Gordon Brown back?
Last week, there was a surprise visitor to the Treasury: Gordon Brown. The former prime minister and chancellor secretly returned…
The winners and losers from today’s Tory leadership vote
The names of the final four candidates left in the Tory leadership contest are in. Mel Stride has been eliminated…
Will Rachel Reeves hold her nerve over the winter fuel cut?
Will Rachel Reeves hold her nerve over the winter fuel payment? That’s the suggestion inside government ahead of a Commons…
The rise of the Gaza Five
What should the Tories do about Nigel Farage? The leadership candidates have made many speeches and written many columns explaining…
The two winners from the first Tory leadership round
Priti Patel is out of the race to be the next Tory leader. In the first knockout round of the…
Britain’s arms crackdown on Israel could end up pleasing no one
Is the UK still a ‘staunch ally’ of Israel? Defence Secretary John Healey insisted so on the broadcast round this…
Why Neil O’Brien’s support for Robert Jenrick matters
What is the most significant development in the Tory leadership contest in the past week? The race is heating up…
Kemi Badenoch’s leadership pitch? Tough love
It’s a busy day for the Tory leadership race in Westminster as the six candidates attempt to build momentum and…
How long will Starmer’s new MPs stay loyal?
It’s show time for Keir Starmer as MPs return to parliament today following the summer recess. The Prime Minister and…
Inside the long race for the Tory leadership
Conservative MPs who hoped for a relaxing summer break have had a nasty shock: their phones have been ringing on…
How far will Starmer’s smoking ban go?
When Rishi Sunak announced his plan to create a ‘smoke-free generation’ at conference, some of his own MPs were bemused.…
Just how ‘painful’ will Starmer’s October Budget be?
Winter is coming. That’s the message from Keir Starmer’s set-piece speech this morning from the No. 10 rose garden. After…
How serious is the Starmer sleaze row?
Another week, another accusation of sleaze in relation to the Labour party. After initially winning some plaudits over the summer…
What should Keir Starmer do about Elon Musk?
How should the Labour government deal with Elon Musk? It’s a question that Keir Starmer has been grappling with since…
Starmer’s first big test
During the election campaign, Keir Starmer confessed to taking Friday nights off. ‘I’ve been doing this for years – I…
Are the riots about to get worse?
When will the violent disorder across England and Northern Ireland dissipate? That’s the question being asked in Westminster as ministers…
Keir Starmer slaps down Elon Musk over ‘civil war’ comment
When Rishi Sunak was prime minister, he welcomed Elon Musk as a guest of honour at the government’s AI summit,…
Starmer blasts ‘far-right thuggery’ in wake of weekend riots
After a weekend of violent disorder breaking out across the UK, the Prime Minister has this evening issued a statement from Downing…
