Bail out the Italians and Spanish? 'No, no, no'
While most of us have been hunkering down at home, Brussels big wigs have been trying to thrash out of…
Chinese diplomat's Covid-19 PR exercise backfires
As countries around the world try to work out a way to live with coronavirus, there’s a growing hostility towards…
Oxford professor: We’ve got to be brave now to come out of lockdown
As those who have been keeping a close eye on the number of daily coronavirus cases and deaths in the…
'You are endangering the world': German tabloid goes to war with China
Could China have done more to prevent the coronavirus pandemic? One tabloid editor in Germany certainly thinks so and an extraordinary…
What pandemic? Labour finds a way to keep talking about itself
There’s nothing like a national crisis to get your priorities in order. With the coronavirus death toll in the UK…
Diane Abbott's most memorable shadow cabinet moments
This week Keir Starmer’s formed his new Shadow Cabinet replacing several Corbynista stalwarts with his own favoured MPs on the frontbenches. As a…
Watch: Boris struggles to say if he'll change nappies
After a prolonged spell of avoiding media interviews, Boris Johnson finally came out of hiding today and appeared on breakfast television. The…
Boris’s baby – Westminster’s worst kept secret
There’s much speculation (and conspiracy theory) about why Boris Johnson chose today to announce that he’s becoming a father for…
The five stages of Brexit grief
It’s been more than three years since the Brexit referendum, and we’re only a day away from actually leaving the…
Labour official election report: result nothing to do with Corbyn
There’s nothing like a period of reflection after a historic election defeat. It offers those involved a chance to look…
‘It’s still not Jeremy’s fault’ – more Corbynite excuses for Labour’s collapse
As the week rolls on, the recriminations just keep coming. One thing is for sure, its still not Jeremy’s fault.…
Listen: Labour MP claims BBC ‘consciously’ undermined Corbyn
The last few days have seen a rapidly coarsening Labour debate over who is ultimately responsible for the party’s historic…
‘We will fight them in the streets’: Labour MP reacts to Tory win
You wouldn’t know Labour had suffered a dismal night in the polls from Lloyd Russell-Moyle’s acceptance speech. The arch Corbynista…
Corbynistas react to the exit poll result
Tonight’s exit poll has predicted that the Conservatives are heading for a bumper majority of 86 – a remarkable result.…
Piers Corbyn: My brother Jeremy’s green policy is ‘nonsense’
Vote Corbyn, says Corbyn. That is the unsurprising message from the Labour leader’s brother Piers in a video filmed at…
Watch: Andrew Neil eviscerates Boris Johnson over interview no show
Boris Johnson has so far refused to take part in an election interview with Andrew Neil. Jeremy Corbyn, Jo Swinson,…
How Corbyn got his broadband nationalisation numbers wrong – by a factor of three
John McDonnell today explained that the broadband nationalisation plans are perfectly affordable – upkeep costs would just be £230m a…
Watch: Boris Johnson bids backhanded farewell to John Bercow
There is no love lost between John Bercow and Boris Johnson but the Prime Minister managed to bite his tongue…
Five ways in which Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal is better than Theresa May’s
Boris Johnson managed to defy his critics today and reach a Brexit deal with the European Union. The new agreement…
Revealed: David Cameron’s ‘Gove protocol’
When Michael Gove was welcomed back into government this year and appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, some wondered…
Boris Johnson takes on extinction rebellion at book launch
To the launch of the final volume of Charles Moore’s biography of Margaret Thatcher at Banqueting House. A mix of…
Watch: Extinction Rebellion ‘fake blood’ protest backfires
Extinction Rebellion protestors have just sprayed 1800 litres of fake blood over the Treasury using an old fire engine. Unfortunately their…
Watch: Jacob Rees-Mogg’s revealing summary of the state of British politics
Jacob Rees-Mogg has just given a pretty accurate summary of the state of British politics. The leader of the House…
The six strangest moments from Parliament’s prorogation protest
Early this morning at around 2am, the Commons witnessed some of the most extraordinary behaviour seen in the Chamber in living memory,…
Who will replace John Bercow as Speaker?
Now that John Bercow has announced his imminent departure, an inevitable political bun fight will surely follow. The outgoing Speaker…
