Keir Starmer’s Israel problem is growing
It wasn’t so long ago that Keir Starmer was being widely praised for keeping his party united and on message…
The SNP’s reckoning is coming
The SNP party conference in Aberdeen this week wasn’t the nationalist jamboree activists had hoped for. Even though it was…
Tories suffer double by-election defeat
Keir Starmer has reason to celebrate this morning after his party triumphed overnight in both the Mid-Bedfordshire and Tamworth by-elections.…
How long can the cross-party consensus on Israel hold?
When Rishi Sunak spoke in the Commons chamber on Monday, he reiterated the UK government’s ‘total condemnation’ of the attacks…
‘Weaponising Jewish people is wrong’: Sadiq Khan on anti-Semitism, Ulez and the upcoming electoral battle
Sadiq Khan on anti-Semitism, Ulez and the upcoming electoral battle
Starmer faces tough questions as Labour’s conference begins
Keir Starmer began his big conference interview with the BBC talking about the story that has dominated the weekend –…
Battle begins: inside Rishi Sunak’s plan to take on Labour
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Rishi Sunak’s conference speech gamble
After spending most of his conference refusing to say much at all, Rishi Sunak used his speech to make three…
Sunak comes out fighting on net zero in tetchy Kuenssberg clash
Rishi Sunak is in Manchester for what could be the final party conference ahead of next year’s election – and,…
‘The zealots are turning people off’: Claire Coutinho on net zero and her bond with Rishi Sunak
The new Energy Secretary on net zero and her bond with the PM
How close is Britain to leaving the ECHR?
Will the UK government pledge to leave the European Convention on Human Rights? It’s a cause that Tory MPs on…
What’s behind Labour’s private school U-turn?
Another day, another policy shift from the Labour party. As the i paper first reported, Keir Starmer has U-turned on…
Sunakism meets the Tory party
As the Liberal Democrats attempt to seize the political agenda at their annual conference in Bournemouth, Rishi Sunak is facing…
Sunak’s new strategy: hard truths
The last time Tory activists and MPs gathered for their annual party conference, it didn’t end well. Liz Truss had…
Boris leads Tory backlash against Rishi’s net zero climbdown
It’s back to the good old days of Tory wars. Rishi Sunak hasn’t even got to the microphone to unveil…
Rishi Sunak dilutes net zero
Here we go. As Rishi Sunak prepares for next year’s election, the government has been on the hunt for dividing…
What Liz Truss’s big speech is really about
Liz Truss will take to the stage this morning for her first major intervention on the economy since leaving No.…
How America’s 2024 election will affect Britain’s
There were many potential titles for Liz Truss’s memoir: 49 Days that Shook the World, perhaps, or simply What Happened,…
Will Rishi axe the pensions triple lock?
Will the pensions triple lock survive the election? That’s the question being asked in Westminster after Rishi Sunak refused to…
Does the public want reheated Blairism?
To understand the political journey of Sir Keir Starmer, look to Liz Kendall. This week the Blairite and one-time leadership…
The Tories need a shake-up – and Sunak knows it
When prime ministers sense the end is near, they tend to follow a similar pattern. They change senior civil servants…
Inside the No. 10 shake-up
Thursday’s cabinet reshuffle may have been minor but the No. 10 shake-up is proving more substantive. Amber de Botton has…
Why weren’t police forces investigating every theft?
Police must investigate every theft. This is the message from the Home Secretary as the government heralds an agreement from…
Nadine Dorries isn’t making life easy for Rishi Sunak
Nadine Dorries has finally bowed to pressure from Labour, the Liberal Democrats and her own party and quit as an…
Corbyn’s plan to cause trouble for Sir Keir
Earlier this summer, a hundred or so Londoners gathered around a solar-powered stage truck at Highbury Fields to celebrate 40…