Steerpike

Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk.

Labour backbenchers snub immigration questions

15 May 2024 1:23 am

Dear oh dear. Has all Labour’s tough talk on tackling immigration been purely for show? That’s how things appear after…

Prince Harry’s memoir loses out on top awards

14 May 2024 10:40 pm

The renegade royal never manages to stay out of the news for long. Now the spotlight is back on Prince…

Half of Scots want Hate Crime Act repealed

14 May 2024 6:48 pm

Back to Scotland, where hapless Humza Yousaf is still managing to cause the SNP problems even after his resignation. It’s…

David Cameron’s top six blunders in six months

13 May 2024 11:02 pm

How time flies. Half a year has passed since former prime minister David Cameron made a shock return to frontline…

Police to interview Angela Rayner over second home

13 May 2024 10:21 pm

Another day, another development in the curious case of Angela Rayner’s tax affairs. It now transpires that the deputy Labour…

Will John Swinney abandon Sturgeon’s gender bill?

10 May 2024 10:38 pm

There may be a new First Minister in the driving seat but can the SNP overtake Labour’s lead in the…

Labour celebrate largest poll lead since Truss

9 May 2024 9:11 pm

Poor Rishi Sunak is not having a very good week. After a bruising set of local elections and two defections…

Five times Natalie Elphicke criticised Starmer’s Labour

9 May 2024 12:11 am

Another one bites the dust. The second Tory to defect to Labour in as many weeks is none other than…

Second Green councillor investigated for ‘inflammatory’ comments

8 May 2024 10:12 pm

The Green party has no problem getting attention these days – but it’s for all the wrong reasons. A second…

BBC immigration coverage falls short over ‘racism’ fears

8 May 2024 8:43 pm

Another day, another BBC slip-up. This time the much-lauded public service broadcaster has been dragged back into the spotlight after…

Rufus Wainwright blames Brexit for his failed musical

7 May 2024 11:38 pm

These days it seems there’s little you can’t blame on Brexit. From low ratings to school bullying, Britain’s departure from the European Union…

Milei asks: who is Liz Truss?

7 May 2024 7:24 pm

Since coming to office in December, Javier Milei has won right-wing fans across the world for his bombastic rhetoric and…

Greens embroiled in anti-Semitism row

7 May 2024 5:40 pm

Oh dear. The Green party is in hot water after it emerged that one of its newly-elected councillors labelled a…

Suella Braverman: we will be lucky to have any Tory MPs soon

5 May 2024 8:17 pm

So, it didn’t take long for the recriminations to begin. After Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives were subject to a massive drubbing…

Sadiq Khan’s five worst moments as London mayor

5 May 2024 2:47 am

Back to London for the city’s mayoral elections – and the verdict is in. In a win for Labour, Sadiq…

Could George Galloway topple Angela Rayner?

3 May 2024 10:38 pm

It’s not been a good night for the Tories – but Labour has not emerged unscathed either. Sir Keir Starmer’s…

Tory MP calls for Boris to return amid election losses

3 May 2024 8:53 pm

Election results are coming in thick and fast – and the bad news is piling up for Rishi Sunak. Labour…

Labour keeps the spirit of Karl Marx alive

3 May 2024 7:36 pm

Purging the left has been one of Keir Starmer’s main goals since his election as leader four years ago. His…

Boris Johnson forgets his ID to vote

3 May 2024 6:00 am

With millions of voters heading to the polls today, how many will forget to bring along suitable photo ID? One…

Tory members prefer Farage to Sunak

2 May 2024 4:16 pm

Happy local elections day, one and all. As voters head to the polls across the country, the talk in Westminster…

First illegal migrant paid to go to Rwanda

1 May 2024 5:52 pm

In what seems like a watershed moment for the government’s Rwanda plan, the first migrant has been sent to the…

When will the Telegraph sale be concluded?

1 May 2024 12:33 am

To the Commons, where Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer this afternoon gave a ministerial statement on the future of the Telegraph Media…

Watch: Deputy FM accidentally announces leadership bid

30 April 2024 5:35 pm

It’s a gaffe a day with the SNP. Even with hapless Humza stepping down, the Nats are still slipping up.…

Will Vaughan Gething be the next First Minister to go?

30 April 2024 1:26 am

A First Minister on the ropes, facing questions about his judgement? No, it’s not hapless Hamza Yousaf this time. Instead,…

Runners and riders for next SNP leader

29 April 2024 8:04 pm

It’s a day that ends in ‘y’ which means hapless Humza Yousaf is once again having a tough time of…