Rishi Sunak, the ‘Swiftie’
Taylor Swift mania has hit Los Angeles this weekend as the best-selling songstress takes her sold out Eras tour to…
Why won’t Keir Mather apologise to Germaine Greer?
Labour’s newest and youngest MP, Keir Mather, is fresh out of Oxford – and on a path to the very…
Eddie Izzard tries again to become a Labour MP
As the earth orbits the sun and leopards avoid changing their spots, so Eddie Izzard is again attempting to become…
Watch: Tory minister prepares for a Labour election win
Oh dear. It seems Health Minister Maria Caulfield failed to get the memo on government lines to take this morning,…
Where did it go wrong for the Scottish Greens?
Dear oh dear. Things haven’t been going well for for the Green party lately and now they’ve just got a…
‘Do you not speak English?’: Trump ally blasts BBC’s Chris Mason
Poor old BBC political editor Chris Mason got a rude awakening during his interview with Donald Trump’s former aide this…
Coutts gives Nigel Farage his account back
Is Nigel Farage’s war with Coutts finally over? The former Brexit party leader has claimed that the bank – which…
Watch: Trump calls Biden a ‘dumb son of a b****’
It feels as if almost every American presidential election is billed as the ‘nastiest in US history’. Steerpike, contrarian that…
Listen: Sunak hits back at BBC host over ‘private jet’ jibe
Rishi Sunak is up in Scotland today, hoping to woo voters with his plan to issue hundreds of new oil…
Nigel Farage faces another media battle
It never stops for Nigel ‘Rocky’ Farage. Having seen off the chief executive of both NatWest and Coutts in successive…
Has Gina Miller also fallen victim to ‘debanking’?
It might come as some small comfort to Nigel Farage to discover that it’s not just those on his side…
Farage claims another scalp as Coutts boss quits
Two down, one to go. Following the humiliating midnight departure of NatWest chief Alison Rose, Peter Flavel is the next…
Listen: Nigel Farage snaps at ‘condescending’ Nick Robinson
Nigel Farage blasted Nick Robinson for his ‘condescending tone’ during a fiery interview on the Today programme. The BBC host…
Why Alison Rose had to quit as NatWest chief
Last night, the board of NatWest announced that it had ‘full confidence’ in Dame Alison Rose as its chief executive.…
Cameron shines at gay marriage reception
It’s ten years this month since legislation to legalise same-sex marriage was passed by parliament. So what better way to…
BBC issues another grovelling apology
Sorry doesn’t seem to be the hardest word over at the BBC. The Corporation has had to issue another grovelling apology –…
Gove rows back on 2030 petrol car ban U-turn
If you U-turn on a U-turn, does that make it an O-turn? That’s the question Mr S is wondering this…
BBC finally apologises to Nigel Farage
Dogs bark, cows moo and the BBC makes a hash of it. After holding out for a week, the Corporation…
Minister calls in the banks after Farage account closed
It’s a month since the Farage Coutts row blew up and there’s no sign of it calming down any time…
Watch: Stonewall chair grilled on transgender issues
It’s been a difficult time for the gay rights charity Stonewall. Chief Executive Nancy Kelley is due to leave her…
Starmer turns on Sadiq over Ulez
You just hate to see it. Less than 12 hours after the Uxbridge result and already the Labour blame game…
Labour’s Uxbridge chair quits and attacks Starmer
For all Keir Starmer’s eager spin, last night wasn’t the great Labour triumph it was supposed to be. While the…
Watch: Johnny Mercer attacks Labour ‘Inbetweeners’ MP
An enjoyable bit of by-election telly this morning. As political bigwigs trooped into the news studios to discuss last night’s…
Humiliation for Coutts as they grovel to Farage
Gerald Ratner, eat your heart out. The decision by Coutts to ‘de-bank’ Nigel Farage over reputational concerns and then brief…
Do the public really support Mick Lynch’s rail strikes?
Britain is once again stuck at a red signal – with yet another set of rail strikes bringing the country’s trains…
