Watch: Farage makes maiden speech in Commons
To the House of Commons, where today Reform’s Nigel Farage made his maiden speech after returning from Milwaukee’s RNC. Attempting…
Huw Edwards got £40,000 pay rise despite suspension
Back to the BBC, which these days is better at being in the news than making it. The six-figure salary…
Will president Biden pardon Hunter?
After President Biden announced he would be standing down on Sunday evening, it’s been all go in the White House.…
Nadine Dorries takes aim at Emily Maitlis’s ‘cosy “centrist” podcast’
Another day, another drama – only this time it’s not MPs in the spotlight. Now politician-turned-pundit Nadine Dorries has taken…
Green leader’s embarrassing U-turn over Biden remarks
Dear oh dear. With all that’s happening in the US Democratic party just now, one might have thought it would…
Is Robert Jenrick in cahoots with Kemi Badenoch?
Back to Westminster and the looming Tory leadership contest. No one has officially announced their candidacy yet, but the rumour…
Joe Biden’s presidency in Spectator covers
Over the past four years, Joe Biden has featured on 18 covers of The Spectator. They range from the upbeat…
Is this the letter that persuaded Biden to resign?
There are rare few quiet days in politics and today is not one of them. Tonight President Joe Biden has…
Seven key reactions to Biden dropping out
Well, it’s finally happened. After all the speculation, the spin and the denials, Joe Biden has today, finally, announced he…
Starmer facing rebellion over two-child benefit cap
Uh oh. While Sir Keir Starmer’s popularity has had a post-election bounce (with an approval rating now at 19 per…
Watch: Badenoch tears into Rayner
Back to the Commons, where Kemi Badenoch has been making waves. The shadow housing secretary has been ruffling feathers in…
Starmer’s army in private plane hypocrisy
Well, well, well. Off the back of his thumping majority, Sir Keir Starmer has been making good use of the perks of…
Watch: David Lammy refuses to apologise for calling Trump a ‘sociopath’
David Lammy is in the firing line over comments he made in the past about Donald Trump. The Foreign Secretary…
Truss attacks civil service over King’s Speech document
Today’s King’s Speech was filled to the brim with bills – the most jam-packed since 2005. While Sir Keir can’t…
Green leader opposes green pylon plan
Good heavens. Now it seems that Green co-leader Adrian Ramsay has forgotten his own party’s raison d’être. Today the MP…
Watch: Marjorie Taylor Greene turns on Times Radio
What is it with Marjorie Taylor Greene and the Brits? First, she advised the-then Foreign Secretary David Cameron to ‘kiss…
Boris reunites with Trump at Republican jamboree
The great and the not-so-good of the international conservative movement have descended on Wisconsin this week. Liz Truss and Nigel…
Tory finances worsen as donations dry up
In a further blow for outgoing Tory leader Rishi Sunak figures have revealed that donations to the Conservative party this…
‘I’m voting for the felon’: Republican National Convention in pictures
To Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where the great and the good of the Republican elite have arrived to crown Donald Trump as…
Welsh Labour leader resigns
Another day, another drama. This time it’s in Wales, where Labour leader Vaughan Gething has this morning resigned from his…
Watch: Trump’s VP says UK will be first Islamist nuclear power
Donald Trump has chosen JD Vance as his US vice-presidential running mate – but the author of Hillbilly Elegy has some,…
The National U-turns over Anglo-bashing splash
Oh dear. The National is renowned for neither grace nor charm and Saturday’s front page was no exception. Scotland’s only…
Badenoch best to beat ‘Reform dragon’, claims ex-MP
As Rishi Sunak prepares to step down, the race for a new Tory leader is underway. Although no one has…
Failed Nats receive ‘golden goodbyes’ worth thousands
Back to Scotland, the land of failing upwards. Very recently, Humza Yousaf held the top political job in the country…
Labour splits emerge over puberty blockers
Sir Keir’s Labour government may have only been in power for a week, but already it is experiencing party splits.…
