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.

Tommy Robinson jailed for 18 months

29 October 2024 12:30 am

The prisons are bursting but it seems there is room for at least one more convict. Tommy Robinson has today…

Will Labour return the Elgin Marbles?

28 October 2024 11:47 pm

They’ve handed over the Chagos Islands and are up for talking reparations. So what else of Britain’s heritage is Labour…

Labour MP suspended after CCTV punch

28 October 2024 5:55 am

After a miserable few days involving a diplomatic row about reparations at the Commonwealth summit in Samoa, Keir Starmer will…

Tory candidates trade blows on final weekend

28 October 2024 2:55 am

The Tory leadership contest looks set to end next week without a single ‘yellow card’ being awarded. But the two…

Women’s Equality party to abolish itself

27 October 2024 7:47 pm

So. Farewell then the Women’s Equality party. Founded to much fanfare by Sandi Toksvig and Catherine Mayer in 2015, the…

Police probe alleged Labour MP assault

27 October 2024 2:04 am

It’s a big week for Labour ahead of the Budget on Wednesday. So it is somewhat sub-optimal then that a…

Will the Tories suspend Alan Duncan?

26 October 2024 1:14 am

Oh dear. Sir Alan Duncan is at it again. Back in April the former Tory minister was investigated by the…

Farage blasts ambassador picks for Trump 2.0

25 October 2024 9:20 pm

It’s the question all of Westminster is asking. If Donald Trump wins, who will be our next man in Washington?…

Osborne takes a pop at Jenrick’s ECHR plan

25 October 2024 3:09 am

With just over a week until the victor of the Tory leadership race is announced, the contest is ramping up…

Sir Keir rated worse than predecessors at same point as PM

25 October 2024 2:48 am

When it rains for Sir Keir, it pours. It now transpires that the Labour leader has achieved a worse rating…

MoJ protestors blast ‘ridiculous’ Labour prison scheme

25 October 2024 1:47 am

To Westminster, where outside the Ministry of Justice more than 300 protestors have held a silent vigil this afternoon. Activists…

Tory councillor defects to Reform after Farage plea

25 October 2024 12:29 am

Well, well, well. Less than 24 hours after Reform UK leader Nigel Farage wrote to Conservative councillors in a bid…

Farage: ‘Ludicrous’ for Labour to damage Trump relationship

24 October 2024 9:41 pm

Sir Keir Starmer’s lot have hardly had an easy start in government, what with the cronyism rows, freebie fiasco and…

Diana biographer: Meghan has ‘worst judgement in world’

24 October 2024 1:51 am

They say all publicity is good publicity – unless you’re Meghan and Harry, that is. Despite their valiant efforts (including…

Lord Alli found in breach of parliamentary rules

23 October 2024 11:41 pm

Lord Alli never manages to stay out of the spotlight for long. Now the millionaire Labour donor has been found…

Northern Ireland Civil Service’s bizarre language guide

23 October 2024 11:12 pm

What isn’t deemed offensive these days? The latest version of Northern Ireland’s civil service ‘inclusive language guide’ has been published…

Labour-linked censorship group plans to ‘kill Musk’s Twitter’

23 October 2024 9:56 pm

Donald Trump’s campaign has submitted an official complaint accusing Labour of breaking US electoral law over the secondment of volunteers, just days…

Gang member jailed for kidnap and torture released by Labour

23 October 2024 9:03 am

The second round of Labour’s early prison release scheme saw around 1,100 inmates released on Tuesday – and Justice Secretary…

Starmer’s top five charmers released from prison

23 October 2024 1:59 am

The second round of prison inmate releases is taking place today, with over one thousand people walking free from their…

The five worst takes on the Chris Kaba case

23 October 2024 1:11 am

Yesterday brought the news that the police officer accused of murdering Chris Kaba in 2022 had been acquitted. Racial justice…

Badenoch beats Jenrick in Mumsnet ratings

22 October 2024 6:00 pm

The Tory leadership contest will wrap up in less than two weeks and members have been busy casting their votes…

Khan takes a pop at Kuenssberg over election tweet

22 October 2024 7:17 am

To City Hall, where tonight Sadiq Khan welcomed journalists from across the city to a Diageo-sponsored drinks reception. The London…

Brits blast failing NHS over diversity hires and gender ideology

21 October 2024 9:43 pm

It’s not looking to be a good week for Sir Keir Starmer’s lefty lot and it’s only Monday. This morning,…

Watch: King Charles heckled by Australian protestor

21 October 2024 8:38 pm

To Australia’s Parliament House, where King Charles gave his landmark address today. But it wasn’t all plain sailing for the…

London academic pines for Hamas leader

19 October 2024 4:07 am

Well, well, well. On Thursday it emerged that Israeli forces had killed Hamas’s leader Yahya Sinwar in a ‘chance’ hit,…