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.

Labour dragged into betting probe

26 June 2024 3:45 am

Uh oh. On the same day that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced his party would be dropping the two Tory…

Badenoch blasts David Tennant over trans debate

26 June 2024 2:28 am

With only nine days left until the general election, tensions are flying high and parties are under more scrutiny than…

Which cars are stolen most often in London?

26 June 2024 1:08 am

As the election campaigns continue to pick up pace ahead of the national poll in nine days’ time, Mr S has…

JK Rowling slams Rayner and Reeves over trans debate

25 June 2024 10:23 pm

Following JK Rowling’s rather scathing attack on Sir Keir’s Labour party on Sunday, some in Starmer’s army have been grovelling…

Reform candidate slammed for pro-Putin remarks

25 June 2024 7:26 pm

Another day, another election mishap. This time it’s Reform UK under fire after one of the party’s candidates was found…

Watch: Sunak fumes over betting scandal

25 June 2024 3:30 am

‘Betgate’ might be giving us some laughs but there’s one person who clearly isn’t cracking jokes. A notably vexed Rishi…

Voting Reform will strengthen the Nats, Sunak warns Scots

24 June 2024 10:15 pm

Back to Scotland, where Rishi Sunak is attending the Scottish Conservatives’ manifesto launch in Edinburgh. Leaving the ongoing betting scandal…

Badenoch blasts Alastair Campbell over Brexit

24 June 2024 9:37 pm

Uh oh. In the latest election drama, Tory candidate for North West Essex and business secretary Kemi Badenoch has taken…

Green leader’s heat pump hypocrisy

24 June 2024 7:05 pm

Oh dear. In the latest election campaign blip, it’s the Green Party in the spotlight. It has now transpired that…

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…