Katy Balls

Katy Balls is Diary Editor at The Spectator.

Sunak wins the Rwanda vote – but the battle is far from over

13 December 2023 6:49 am

The government has won Tuesday’s vote on the ‘Safety of Rwanda’ Bill comfortably at 313 votes to 269 against. This…

What if Rishi Sunak loses his crunch Rwanda vote?

12 December 2023 7:19 pm

Rishi Sunak faces the most important vote of his premiership this evening when his ‘Safety of Rwanda’ bill has its…

What the ERG verdict on the Rwanda bill means for Sunak

12 December 2023 12:42 am

It’s back to Brexit in parliament this week as Rishi Sunak puts his plan B to salvage the government’s flagship…

Does Keir Starmer stack up?

9 December 2023 9:00 am

What Jenrick’s resignation means for Sunak’s premiership

7 December 2023 7:24 am

Rishi Sunak used his appearance before the 1922 committee this evening to tell MPs – once again – that the…

Inside Sunak’s meeting with MPs on his Rwanda ‘Plan B’

7 December 2023 5:29 am

Rishi Sunak made an impromptu appearance at the 1922 committee tonight as he sought to sell his ‘Plan B’ on…

Sunak to unveil new measures on legal migration

5 December 2023 1:21 am

Rishi Sunak has had a bad start to the week, with the latest ConservativeHome cabinet league table placing him at…

Sunak under pressure to curb legal migration

28 November 2023 12:00 am

Rishi Sunak goes into the week on the defensive over legal migration. After figures late last week revealed net migration…

Has Hunt opened the door to a spring election?

23 November 2023 8:52 pm

Rishi Sunak wakes up to the most positive front pages his government has had in months. The decision to use…

Inside David Cameron’s meeting with Tory MPs

21 November 2023 6:59 am

David Cameron addressed Tory MPs this evening at a meeting of the 1922 committee following his shock return to government…

Sunak changes his tune on tax cuts

20 November 2023 11:56 pm

Tax cuts are around the corner. That was the message from Rishi Sunak when he addressed hacks this morning in…

‘Your plan is not working’: Suella Braverman goes on the attack

15 November 2023 4:57 am

When Suella Braverman was sacked by Rishi Sunak on Monday morning, the departing Home Secretary promised to say more in…

Hope might be the only strategy Sunak has left

11 November 2023 9:00 am

The first King’s Speech for more than 70 years was a festival of the expected: the royal reading of a…

Where does the Suella Braverman debacle go next?

10 November 2023 9:33 pm

The debacle concerning Suella Braverman makes the front page of most papers today after No. 10 confirmed that the Home…

Starmer’s foreign policy problem is only just beginning

4 November 2023 9:00 am

This could have been the week that Keir Starmer buckled under pressure from his party and called for a ceasefire…

Starmer takes on his party over Gaza ceasefire demand

31 October 2023 11:11 pm

Keir Starmer has tried to get back on the front foot today over his party’s position on Israel and Palestine.…

How long will Jeremy Hunt remain as chancellor?

30 October 2023 1:33 am

As Jeremy Hunt prepares for next month’s autumn statement, the question being asked among Tory MPs isn’t so much what…

The Tory vote squeeze

28 October 2023 9:00 am

When the cabinet gathered on Tuesday morning, the meeting started as a sombre affair. Just days before, the Conservatives had…

Keir Starmer is losing grip on his Israel problem

27 October 2023 9:29 pm

Keir Starmer is losing grip on his party’s position on Israel. So far, over 25 Labour councillors have quit over…

Keir Starmer’s Israel problem is growing

25 October 2023 10:34 pm

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

21 October 2023 9:00 am

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

20 October 2023 4:10 pm

Keir Starmer has reason to celebrate this morning after his party triumphed overnight in both the Mid-Bedfordshire and Tamworth by-elections.…