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.

Jeremy Clarkson turns his guns on the Starmer army

24 June 2024 7:03 pm

With ten days to go until polling day, all signs point to a Conservative wipeout. In such tough times, celebrity…

Boris savages Farage over Zelensky spat

24 June 2024 5:47 am

What is Nigel Farage up to? The Reform leader has doubled down over the weekend on his claim that the…

Fourth Tory embroiled in betting probe

23 June 2024 6:39 pm

Is there anyone in CCHQ currently not under investigation? The Sunday Times today reports that Nick Mason, the chief data…

Six Corbynites switching to other parties

22 June 2024 6:00 pm

There’s been a lot of focus on splits on the right during the election campaign – but what about splits…

JK Rowling’s blistering attack on Sir Keir

22 June 2024 10:00 am

It’s not just the Conservatives who are facing difficulties this election season. Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour party has found itself…

Bet probe Tory was previously married to his wife’s opponent

22 June 2024 7:16 am

Dear oh dear. With less than two weeks to go until polling day, Rishi Sunak’s campaign has been hit with…

Sunak’s election tour: where has the PM campaigned so far?

21 June 2024 7:03 pm

Over the first four weeks of the general election campaign, Sunak has so far personally made his way around 37…

Labour candidates chafe at battleground obsession

20 June 2024 10:36 pm

Just how much worse can the Tory campaign get? With a fortnight to go until polling day, the party’s field…

Second Tory candidate investigated over election betting

20 June 2024 6:30 pm

Dear oh dear. Now it transpires that a second Tory election candidate is facing scrutiny over an alleged bet related…

Sunak on course to lose seat, predicts poll

20 June 2024 3:48 am

Good heavens. One of the many polls released today has suggested that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak could become the first…

Watch: Just Stop Oil deface Stonehenge

19 June 2024 11:45 pm

Now they’ve gone and done it. The juvenile antics of the eternally brain dead Just Stop Oil will be familiar…

Labour ditches Scottish candidate over ‘pro-Russian’ posts

19 June 2024 5:00 pm

It’s a day ending in ‘y’ which means that a political party somewhere is having candidate drama. This time it’s…

Why does Labour want to ban these 15 peers?

19 June 2024 4:00 pm

Following last week’s manifesto launches, Mr S has been looking into the fine print. As part of Labour’s plans to…

Revealed: Tory member behind anti-Reform attack ad firm

19 June 2024 5:50 am

Are the Tories feeling the heat from Reform? Apparently so, if online adverts are anything to go by, with London-based…

Farage threatens vetting company with legal action

19 June 2024 12:16 am

Uh oh. After multiple reports of controversial candidates, Reform UK boss Nigel Farage has announced that he is threatening a…

Starmer flounders on phone-in over private schools and Corbyn

18 June 2024 8:38 pm

With only 16 days to go until the election – and today being the last day you can register to…

Reform candidate defends Hitler remarks

18 June 2024 2:45 am

Since the return of Nigel Farage, Reform UK has been going from strength to strength. Last week a YouGov survey…

iPad scandal MSP accepts £12,000 ‘golden goodbye’

17 June 2024 9:43 pm

Dear oh dear. Back to Scotland and the chaos of the SNP. Former health secretary Michael Matheson was suspended for…

Boris backs Sunak sceptic

14 June 2024 10:39 pm

At long last, Boris Johnson has joined the campaign trail. With less than three weeks to go until polling day,…

Watch: Starmer slams audience for ‘disrespect’ over ‘toolmaker’ jibes

14 June 2024 8:09 pm

There’s less than three weeks to go until polling day and the TV debates are continuing to roll in. This…

Watch: Dawn Butler’s bizarre campaign rap

14 June 2024 12:35 am

Today’s a big day in the election calendar. This morning, Labour launched its official manifesto, while campaigners hit the three-week…

Watch: Farage’s plans to reunite the right

13 June 2024 8:34 pm

There may only be three weeks of election season left but there’s still a new development every day. Now Nigel…

Sunak’s aide under investigation after betting on election date

13 June 2024 4:55 am

Oh dear. Now it has transpired that the Prime Minister’s closest parliamentary aide, Craig Williams, placed a £100 bet on…

Listen: Andrew Neil schools Green co-leader on wealth tax

13 June 2024 4:16 am

Another day, another campaign disaster. Now it’s the turn of the Green party’s co-leader Adrian Ramsay, who was this lunchtime…

Nicola Sturgeon’s ITV hypocrisy

13 June 2024 12:08 am

Back to Scotland, where the SNP’s Dear Leader is back in the news — literally, this time. It transpires that…