Watch: Biden butchers Sunak's name
Joe Biden, the man whose diet seems to consist of ice cream and gaffes, has done it again. Having managed…
Watch: Xi’s predecessor marched out of CCP meeting
Is this the start of a new Xi Jinping purge? Earlier today, the former Chinese president Hu Jintao was manhandled…
Runners and riders for next Tory PM
Well, that’s that. The disastrous premiership of Liz Truss will come to an end next week after 52 days in…
Now the Aussies mock Truss too
How are the mighty fallen. Once, Liz Truss was the toast of Canberra, the champion of AUKUS and a Free…
Cancelled Kanye West buys cancelled free speech platform Parler
Hear Ye Hear Ye! The news today has broken that Kanye West – who calls himself Ye – has bought Parler, the…
Mordaunt: Truss isn't 'hiding' under a desk
Oh dear. Liz Truss ducked the opportunity to come to the House to explain Jeremy Hunt’s U-turn earlier today. So…
Watch: Tory Muppets show
Spiraling markets and grim-faced MPs don’t always make for the best of television viewing. Indeed, given the ongoing case in…
Watch: first Tory MP calls for Truss to go
In office, Liz Truss promised to be the ‘disruptor in chief’. Unfortunately, most of that disruption has proved to be…
Does Joe Biden know what ‘super-wealthy’ Americans pay in tax?
Joe Biden, ice cream in hand as so often, yesterday pronounced on Liz Truss’s tax reform disaster. ‘I wasn’t the…
Boris turns down editor job
Who will take over the Evening Standard, the ailing London freesheet currently losing £14 million a year? One name floated…
Watch: King Charles says 'Dear oh dear' as he meets Liz Truss
Meetings between the monarch and the prime minister remain a closely-guarded secret. This means that anything that is caught on…
EU chief blasts Brussels' diplomats
The verdict is in: European Union diplomats are useless. But this isn’t the view of one of the EU’s usual detractors.…
'Real feminist' Nicola Sturgeon hits back at JK Rowling
JK Rowling is a feminist idol for lots of women. After the break-up of her marriage, Rowling became a single…
Watch: Liz Truss's speech disrupted by climate activists
Liz Truss’s Conservative party conference speech has been disrupted by climate protesters. The demonstrators stood up during the Prime Minister’s address…
Was Sleepy Joe late for the Queen’s funeral?
Steerpike was awed by the Queen’s funeral yesterday. Flowers lined the streets of London and Windsor, foreign dignitaries flew in…
Watch: Aussie broadcasters fail to recognise Liz Truss
Poor Liz Truss. While Boris Johnson is recognised the world over thanks to his famous ruffled hair, Britain’s new Prime Minister…
The New York Times' royal derangement syndrome
First it was Brexit, now it’s the Queen. That the New York Times has a near-pathological loathing for Britain is…
Watch: rehearsals held for the Queen's funeral
Preparations in Whitehall continue at pace ahead of Her Majesty’s funeral on Monday. And for a handful of hardy souls…
Fact check: did Charles make Andrew a Counsellor of State?
What better way to mark the death of the monarch than via some good old royal disinformation? Twitter users have…
New York Times in civil war over WFH
It’s a grim old time in Westminster at the moment. The Queen is dead, prices are up, inflation is rampant…
The Brit-bashing fetish of American broadcasters
Comparing the Russian and American royal coverage of the last few days, you’d never guess which was on the UK’s…
Watch: Charles is proclaimed King
King Charles III has been proclaimed monarch of the United Kingdom. At a ceremony at St James’s Palace – attended…
King Charles addresses the nation
This evening King Charles III addressed the nation for the first time as sovereign. He reflected on his mother’s life-long…
Watch: Theresa May's cheese tribute
There’s a grim mood in parliament today. Across the House, MPs are queuing up to pay tribute to Her Majesty…
Watch: Boris Johnson's tribute to the Queen
There’s a sombre mood in parliament today as MPs gather to pay tribute to the Queen. Over the following days,…
