Exclusive: Zemmour will run for President
It may be the worst kept secret in France but Eric Zemmour will tomorrow announce his candidacy for his country’s presidential…
The mystery of Downing Street's cinema
As a former court room, the No. 9 Downing Street briefing hub has seen its fair share of drama –…
German euthanasia clinics refusing unvaccinated customers
Irony has been declared many times in this pandemic but now, from Covid-riddled Germany comes the final proof: you can’t…
Theresa May's risqué joke
Boris couldn’t make it but fortunately there was one Tory premier at last night’s Spectator parliamentarian awards. Former Prime Minister…
Fears over Mandarin shortage in Whitehall
‘China Spy Blitz’ blared the Sun this morning: ‘UK spooks hiring Mandarin speakers in cyber war.’ Spy bosses, the paper…
Boris Johnson's Peppa Pig disaster
Oh dear. Boris Johnson’s much-trailed speech to the Confederation of British Industry has caused something of a social media storm…
Harry and Meghan finally fly commercial
It takes a lot to surprise Mr S these days but the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have indeed managed…
Revealed: Azeem Rafiq in antisemitism storm
Cricketer Azeem Rafiq shocked the political word on Tuesday with his revelations about the abuse he suffered while a young…
Exclusive: Sadiq Khan no-platforms Eric Zemmour
As the race for the Elysée hots up, presidential candidates are busy courting voters and raising funds. And with Macron’s poll…
Blue on Blue: May savages Boris
The faults in the Tory party were on show for all to see today, as MPs were forced to debate…
Truss fails her first big test
Can anything stop the irresistible rise of Liz Truss? The power-dressing insta lover reinvented herself at International Trade, becoming the…
Prince Harry declares war on disinformation
Democracy is in crisis, faith in institutions is at an all-time low. The public’s trust in our leaders has collapsed;…
Macron and Barnier chase the nationalist vote
For centrists of a certain age, few names are more likely to tug the heartstrings than Emmanuel Macron and Michel…
Boris COPs up his host city
And so COP26 ended, not so much with a bang, but rather a whimper. Alok Sharma’s tears aside, there was…
Prince Harry: I predicted the Capitol coup
Prince Harry is a man of many talents. He’s an eco-obsessed ethical banker whose firm invests in the oil and gas industry.…
Passholder privilege: the MPs turned consultants
Westminster is full of stories at present of politicians cashing in. But while much of the attention thus far has…
Top MoD mandarin: supporting BLM is 'not political'
Is it political to support Black Lives Matter? Not according to No. 10’s most senior security adviser. Stephen Lovegrove (he/him) was…
British MPs in the dark about Beijing's threats
Following the killing of Sir David Amess, there has been much discussion in recent weeks about the safety of elected representatives. But…
COP's awkward reliance on coal
It’s day four of COP26 and while the big names have already departed, the speeches carry on. This morning some…
Meghan and Harry pledge to save the world
In Glasgow the green games are well underway, with a roll call of world leaders reading from the COPacabana hymn sheet to a…
Ursula von der Leyen's climate hypocrisy
Looking down today’s batting order at the COP26 summit, Steerpike’s eye alighted on the name of Ursula von der Leyen.…
Rocketman Bezos's galactic hypocrisy
It appears that COP26 are running out of the big guns to wheel into Glasgow. Already David Attenborough, Prince Charles…
Six of the most melodramatic warnings from COP26
The COP26 summit in Glasgow reaches its climax today, as world leaders try and thrash out a deal to halt…
The great Greta rebrand
Steerpike is no prude but even he has been surprised by some of the blue language from green activists at COP.…
CNN's COP capital confusion
American network CNN appears to be bringing the same rigour and insight to COP26 that it displayed throughout the Trump administration.…
