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.

Suella Braverman: we will be lucky to have any Tory MPs soon

5 May 2024 8:17 pm

So, it didn’t take long for the recriminations to begin. After Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives were subject to a massive drubbing…

Sadiq Khan’s five worst moments as London mayor

5 May 2024 2:47 am

Back to London for the city’s mayoral elections – and the verdict is in. In a win for Labour, Sadiq…

Could George Galloway topple Angela Rayner?

3 May 2024 10:38 pm

It’s not been a good night for the Tories – but Labour has not emerged unscathed either. Sir Keir Starmer’s…

Tory MP calls for Boris to return amid election losses

3 May 2024 8:53 pm

Election results are coming in thick and fast – and the bad news is piling up for Rishi Sunak. Labour…

Labour keeps the spirit of Karl Marx alive

3 May 2024 7:36 pm

Purging the left has been one of Keir Starmer’s main goals since his election as leader four years ago. His…

Boris Johnson forgets his ID to vote

3 May 2024 6:00 am

With millions of voters heading to the polls today, how many will forget to bring along suitable photo ID? One…

Tory members prefer Farage to Sunak

2 May 2024 4:16 pm

Happy local elections day, one and all. As voters head to the polls across the country, the talk in Westminster…

First illegal migrant paid to go to Rwanda

1 May 2024 5:52 pm

In what seems like a watershed moment for the government’s Rwanda plan, the first migrant has been sent to the…

When will the Telegraph sale be concluded?

1 May 2024 12:33 am

To the Commons, where Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer this afternoon gave a ministerial statement on the future of the Telegraph Media…

Watch: Deputy FM accidentally announces leadership bid

30 April 2024 5:35 pm

It’s a gaffe a day with the SNP. Even with hapless Humza stepping down, the Nats are still slipping up.…

Will Vaughan Gething be the next First Minister to go?

30 April 2024 1:26 am

A First Minister on the ropes, facing questions about his judgement? No, it’s not hapless Hamza Yousaf this time. Instead,…

Runners and riders for next SNP leader

29 April 2024 8:04 pm

It’s a day that ends in ‘y’ which means hapless Humza Yousaf is once again having a tough time of…

Truss book becomes a bestseller

28 April 2024 10:42 pm

Much has been made of Liz Truss’s book since its publication a fortnight ago. Jeering critics were quick to mock…

Humza Yousaf’s five worst moments as First Minister

27 April 2024 9:33 pm

Cometh the hour, cometh the Humza. Scotland’s beleaguered First Minister could have only days left as First Minister, despite insisting…

Even GB News viewers prefer Starmer to Sunak

26 April 2024 6:47 am

Oh dear. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is no stranger to poor poll outcomes – but a new survey may cut…

When will the BBC apologise to Toby Young?

25 April 2024 10:19 pm

More bad times at the BBC. The Corporation is in hot water yet again following last week’s episode of Sunday…

Watch: Greens grilled on ‘zero murders’ pledge

24 April 2024 8:35 pm

To the fantasy land of the Greens, where no promises are off the table — no matter how surreal. Just…

Does Labour really love the St George’s Cross?

24 April 2024 3:03 am

Following last night’s mammoth parliamentary ping pong session, a funny thing happened early this morning. As various members of HM…

Why is Labour so ‘angry’ about our next man in Washington?

24 April 2024 1:12 am

Civil service appointments rarely generate much excitement in Westminster. But it’s not every day that Britain’s most senior diplomatic posting…

Jon Sopel’s Rwanda Bill blunder

23 April 2024 12:44 am

It’s hard these days being a teller of truths. So many of the leading lights in British broadcasting have found…

Why won’t the Scottish Greens accept the Cass report?

22 April 2024 6:31 pm

There are many words to describe Patrick Harvie but ‘clinician’ certainly isn’t one of them. Yet his trademark arrogance was…

Scotland’s surprising new free speech champion

21 April 2024 1:38 am

Has Nicola Sturgeon discovered a sudden enthusiasm for free speech? The former SNP leader has today reviewed Salman Rushdie’s latest…

Watch: Sturgeon reacts after husband charged in police probe

20 April 2024 1:14 am

Might this be the worst week of 2024 for the Nats so far? Hapless Humza Yousaf demonstrated extraordinary indecision over…

Rayner’s eldest child was registered at husband’s home

19 April 2024 9:20 pm

It’s been a busy time for police investigations across the country and Manchester is no exception. As the curious case…

The SNP’s net zero hypocrisy

19 April 2024 5:00 pm

The Scottish nationalists are no stranger to hypocrisy, as their latest U-turn shows. For on Thursday afternoon the Yousaf regime…