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.

Watch: Sunak admits to Sky TV sacrifice

12 June 2024 8:29 pm

Oh dear. The first clips of Rishi Sunak’s now infamous ITV interview have started to surface ahead of the full…

Watch: Animal rights activists vandalise King’s portrait

12 June 2024 12:00 am

Good heavens. Protestors are back to their old tricks and now it’s the King’s first official royal portrait that has…

Farage attacked again on campaign trail

11 June 2024 11:30 pm

Nigel Farage is continuing his cross-country campaign as he makes the case for voters to back Reform UK on 4…

Former Green leader jumps ship to Labour

11 June 2024 8:35 pm

Another day, another drama. As general election campaign shenanigans continue, it now transpires that Robin Harper — the UK’s first…

Reform candidate apologises for his Hitler neutrality comments

11 June 2024 3:24 am

Oh dear, it seems like the election scandals are coming thick and fast at the moment. Today, it was the…

Starmer’s shadow cabinet split on private schools

10 June 2024 8:30 pm

Labour have made much of their VAT raid on private school fees, proudly trumpeting the policy as one of the…

Watch: Green leader’s nuclear disaster

10 June 2024 5:33 am

There are some decent arguments in favour of unilateral disarmament. So it’s a pity then that Carla Denyer did not…

Watch: Tory aide stops Holden grilling

10 June 2024 4:59 am

Which Tory minister is having the worst week in politics? It’s a title that Rishi Sunak seemed to have sewn…

Minister: ‘No question’ of replacing Sunak

9 June 2024 8:09 pm

It’s three days since Rishi Sunak’s Normandy gaffe but there’s no sign of the row going away anytime soon. The…

Watch: Galloway blasts ‘believers’ who support Labour

8 June 2024 4:14 am

Oh dear. While Prime Minister Rishi Sunak struggles to fend off criticism about leaving Thursday’s D-day commemorations early, another party…

Watch: Sunak grovels over D-day ‘mistake’

7 June 2024 10:37 pm

Oh dear. The story of the day may well become the story of the election campaign as Prime Minister Rishi…

Greens investigate ‘antisemitic’ candidate posts

7 June 2024 8:42 pm

As the general election date creeps ever closer, the Green party has found itself in hot water. It transpires that…

Why did Sunak leave the D-Day commemorations early?

7 June 2024 9:27 am

Politics took a back seat on Thursday as the great and good of the British establishment marked the 80th anniversary…

Could Labour change its tune on Trident?

7 June 2024 1:59 am

As election day looms closer, parliamentary candidates continue to wreak havoc on party campaigns. This time Labour is in the…

Labour candidate’s D-Day blunder

6 June 2024 9:11 pm

It’s been a long hard slog for Keir Starmer and his team as they work to prove that he leads…

Tories take £5 million from racism row donor

6 June 2024 7:47 pm

Oh dear. As election campaigns ramp up, the Tories have found themselves in another spot of trouble. It transpires today…

Listen: Ashworth slams Sunak’s debate ‘lies’

5 June 2024 7:32 pm

Well, well, well. The gloves are coming off as election campaigns ramp up. Both Conservative and Labour politicians have launched…

‘Livid’ ex-Labour candidate resigns from party

5 June 2024 5:07 am

Another day, another drama. Labour has been thrown back into the spotlight after deselected candidate Faiza Shaheen today announced her…

Farage doused in drink during Clacton trip

5 June 2024 1:11 am

Reform’s new leader Nigel Farage has been busy wooing crowds in Clacton as he launched his election campaign in the…

BBC in bother as pundit accused of antisemitism

4 June 2024 10:25 pm

Back to the blundering BBC, whose latest mishap involves one of the broadcaster’s cricket pundits. Qasim Sheikh, formerly a Scotland…

Keegan’s campaign launch confusion

4 June 2024 9:50 pm

Another day, another Conservative campaign gaffe. This time it involves Education Secretary Gillian Keegan who has enthusiastically thrown her support…

Watch: Lib Dems photobomb Sunak event

4 June 2024 12:48 am

Can anything go right on Rishi Sunak’s magical mystery tour? Nothing seems to be going right for the Prime Minister…

Tories to amend Equality Act to protect biological sex

3 June 2024 8:30 am

The Tories have continued their habit of making a big election pledge at 10:30 p.m every weekend. Last time, it…

Diane Abbott confirms she will stand for Labour

3 June 2024 4:27 am

Oh dear. It seems that Diane Abbott has outmanoeuvred Keir Starmer once again. Week one of Labour’s much-vaunted election campaign…

Sir Keir’s private jet hypocrisy

31 May 2024 10:06 pm

Oh dear. In yet another campaign blunder for Sir Keir Starmer, the Labour leader has been forced to fess up…