Five things we’ve learned from Hancock’s lockdown files
It’s not just the spectre of Brexit that is haunting Westminster. Overnight the Telegraph has released a smorgasbord of stories…
Coming soon: Matt Hancock’s media empire
Boris, Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol – all are dominating the news agenda yet again. So it only seems…
Why was EU chief due to meet King Charles?
There’s been a sense of deja vu in Westminster in recent days, with a Tory leader under pressure on Europe…
Grandees attack the Guardian over its Corbyn leader
It seems the wokest paper in all the west has blundered once again. Last Wednesday the Guardian published a leader…
Kate Forbes’ nightmare 24 hours
It seems that Kate Forbes’ stance on same-sex marriage hasn’t gone down too well with some of her more socially…
Kate Forbes: I’m against gay marriage and self-ID
It’s day one of Kate Forbes’ bid to be First Minister and she is certainly making headlines. The Finance Minister…
South Park incinerates Harry and Meghan
If we hadn’t heard enough about ‘the Dumb Prince and His Stupid Wife’ – not Steerpike’s words – now South Park has…
Trump denounces ‘failed woke extremist’ Sturgeon
Reading some of the tributes from English luvvies yesterday, you would have had no idea that Nicola Sturgeon was anything…
Who really owns Britain’s waterways?
Stop press: Fleet Street is officially full of sewage. Flicking through the papers this morning, Steerpike was intrigued to see…
Boris cashes in with £2.5 million pay-day
It seems the days of ex-prime ministers going quietly into the sunset of retirement are well and truly dead. By…
Poll: public want a ‘modest’ coronation
Strikes. Inflation. Political instability. It’s been a pretty miserable few months in Britain – but some in government are hoping…
Could Boris Johnson run for president? ‘I don’t rule it out’
The 2024 race for the White House is on. Donald Trump is in, Nikki Haley is getting ready, Joe Biden…
Boris battles the Kremlin over Putin threats
Ding, ding, ding! In the red corner, it’s the menacing goons of Moscow’s Red Square. And in the blue corner,…
Next Tory chairman: runners and riders
One man’s loss is another man’s gain and few know that maxim better than Conservative MPs. Members of the parliamentary…
Nadhim turns on the media
So. Farewell then. Nadhim Zahawi. It’s been quite the six months for the onetime favourite to succeed Boris Johnson. He…
Alan Cumming’s bizarre OBE stunt
Congratulations must go to Alan Cumming who has today worked out what the acronym ‘OBE’ stands for – a mere…
Is Prince Harry holding Meghan back?
A big house, Californian sunshine, oodles of dosh and, of course, priceless privacy – life in Montecito must be pretty…
Hong Kong row embroils Commonwealth group
A most undiplomatic row has engulfed one of Westminster’s most prestigious groups. The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association boasts 180 branches around…
Rod Stewart calls time on the Tories
Rod Stewart has been a Conservative supporter for some time – but no longer. The ageing rocker, who congratulated Boris…
Guardian in ‘institutional racism’ storm
Oh dear. It seems that the world’s wokest newspaper is in a bit of a mess of its own making.…
Has Starmer’s Davos gambit backfired?
Ah, the World Economic Forum: that annual jamboree for plutocratic banksters, avaricious industrialists and superannuated spongers to come together in…
Truss and Kwarteng start their own companies
It’s a busy time for ex-Prime Ministers. Theresa May has been totting up her thousands in speaking fees while Boris…
Even Iran’s mullahs have turned on Prince Harry
Is there anyone left who likes Prince Harry? His popularity is plunging, his allies have turned on him – and…
Shock as the New York Times praises Britain
Ah, the New York Times. For years now, the world’s worst newspaper has painted a grim picture of Britain as…
Boris: Tories must unite
To the Carlton Club, that Palladian monument to power. Last night it hosted the unveiling of Boris Johnson’s new portrait,…
