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.

Green leader opposes green pylon plan

17 July 2024 10:15 pm

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

17 July 2024 6:46 am

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

17 July 2024 6:20 am

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

16 July 2024 11:29 pm

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

16 July 2024 10:52 pm

To Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where the great and the good of the Republican elite have arrived to crown Donald Trump as…

Welsh Labour leader resigns

16 July 2024 9:21 pm

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

16 July 2024 4:22 pm

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

16 July 2024 4:14 am

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

15 July 2024 11:32 pm

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

15 July 2024 10:50 pm

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

15 July 2024 6:40 pm

Sir Keir’s Labour government may have only been in power for a week, but already it is experiencing party splits.…

Watch: Biden calls Zelensky ‘Putin’

12 July 2024 9:39 am

Oh dear. It’s a day ending in ‘y’ which means Joe Biden has caused another diplomatic incident. As the gaffe-prone…

Reform members warned of Farage scam

12 July 2024 5:08 am

Uh oh. It’s a busy time for elected politicians trying to work their way around Westminster and no party knows…

Spoilsport councils warn football fans to keep quiet

11 July 2024 10:33 pm

As if London mayor Sadiq Khan and his night tzar Amy Lamé weren’t already taking it upon themselves to be…

Tories turn on Suella Braverman

11 July 2024 9:23 pm

Oh dear. While no one has officially announced that they’re standing for the Tory leadership, prospective candidates are already rocking…

Listen: Patrick Vallance slams Brexit

11 July 2024 12:49 am

Another day, another drama. This time Sir Patrick Vallance is in the limelight, after attacking Brexit on the BBC. The…

Labour slammed over cost of scrapping Rwanda plan

10 July 2024 10:43 pm

Uh oh. It’s day five of Sir Keir’s new Labour government and already the reds are running into trouble. Politicians…

Badenoch attacks Sunak over election decisions

10 July 2024 8:57 pm

The Tories faced a difficult election campaign and things aren’t much improving for the party. Now it transpires that Kemi…

Watch: Farage attacks Bercow in first Commons speech

10 July 2024 2:04 am

To the House of Commons, where party leaders are making their first post-election speeches. And for the first time, Nigel…

Braverman turns on Jenrick

9 July 2024 10:54 pm

All is not well in the Conservative party. Tory leadership hopeful Suella Braverman has turned on fellow MP Robert Jenrick…

Suella hits out at pro-LGBT Tories

9 July 2024 7:02 pm

As rumours continue to swirl about who will make a bid for the Tory leadership, Suella Braverman has been on…

Cameron and Holden resign as Sunak announces shadow cabinet

9 July 2024 6:20 am

Richard Holden has resigned from his role as Conservative party chairman. The news comes as the Tory party has announced…

JK Rowling takes aim at Labour women’s minister

8 July 2024 10:49 pm

It’s the third day of Sir Keir’s Labour government and Starmer has finished making his ministerial appointments. But not everyone…

Conservative party Twitter/ X account is deleted

8 July 2024 10:22 pm

Has Rishi Sunak officially killed off the Tory party? As members of his battered party dusted themselves off to return…

Thornberry fumes at Starmer snub

8 July 2024 9:14 pm

Uh oh. Not everyone in Sir Keir’s Labour party is in celebration mode right now. The Prime Minister has finished…