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Does Starmer’s ‘cast-iron’ defence spending pledge mean anything?
When the agenda for this week’s Nato summit in Washington DC was announced, one of the items on it was…
A Kamala Harris-Gretchen Whitmer ticket could help Democrats avoid a landslide
The mood among Washington Democrats is grim. Understanding that Joe Biden is headed toward defeat, they’ve also come to the…
Biden’s leadership, not his health, is America’s biggest problem
Since Joe Biden’s now infamous debate performance, the Democratic party has been having palpitations about his candidacy. But all brouhaha…
The trouble with Rachel Reeves’s ‘National Wealth Fund’
What country ever went wrong with a sovereign wealth fund? It is easy to envy Singapore and Norway – the latter…
Labour slammed over cost of scrapping Rwanda plan
Uh oh. It’s day five of Sir Keir’s new Labour government and already the reds are running into trouble. Politicians…
What will the relationship between Starmer and King Charles be like?
When the King greeted Keir Starmer last Friday, his first words to him were: ‘You must be utterly exhausted and…
Emmanuel Macron is cornered
They’re playing with a Rubik’s Cube in Paris trying to cobble together a government. An Italian-job technocratic government? A national government…
Badenoch attacks Sunak over election decisions
The Tories faced a difficult election campaign and things aren’t much improving for the party. Now it transpires that Kemi…
When will Trump announce his VP pick? The three options
With the Republican National Convention just around the corner, Cockburn sees only three possible options when it comes to Donald…
How will Starmer keep his backbenchers busy?
One of Keir Starmer’s very nice problems to have is that his majority is so big and many of his…
Can Robert Jenrick save the Tories?
At the 2019 general election, the Tories won eight seats out of eleven in Nottinghamshire, but now the political map…
Spare a thought for our departing MPs
The MPs who lost their seats spent yesterday clearing out their offices. Their passes stop working later this week, and…
Why Wes Streeting is ‘optimistic’ he can win his battle with junior doctors
Wes Streeting has just emerged from his first set of talks with junior doctors over their pay, saying he is…
Is ‘True Gretch’ pure Michigan?
Gretchen Whitmer’s memoir, True Gretch, couldn’t have been released at a more suspect time. As the Michigan governor disavows calls…
The newly disciplined Trump is driving the left nuts
For years now Republicans have voiced some version of the same opinion: “If only Donald Trump could get out of…
J.D. Vance a ‘GREAT GOP candidate,’ says Ron Klain
The final days of the veepstakes are upon us — and Senator J.D. Vance may have an unusual ally in…
Watch: Farage attacks Bercow in first Commons speech
To the House of Commons, where party leaders are making their first post-election speeches. And for the first time, Nigel…
What Keir Starmer revealed in his first Commons speech as PM
Keir Starmer has just made his first Commons speech as Prime Minister. Both he and Rishi Sunak spoke at the…
How radical will Wes Streeting’s NHS reforms be?
Wes Streeting has spent years talking about NHS reform – but he’s always had a red line on ‘free at…
Dyson won’t be the last business to cut jobs
A major new factory from one of the American tech giants perhaps? Or a new lab from one of the…
Labour’s disturbing devotion to devolution
One of the defining themes of the new government will be devolution. Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner’s plan, according…
Braverman turns on Jenrick
All is not well in the Conservative party. Tory leadership hopeful Suella Braverman has turned on fellow MP Robert Jenrick…
There’s a reason Eton is cracking down on smartphones
Eton College has just announced that it will ban new pupils from bringing smartphones to school from September, and will give them…
Labour’s landslide is a triumph for Britain’s Sikhs
For years, there have been very few Sikhs – who make up around one per cent of the population of…
What will Starmer’s fellow world leaders make of him at the Nato summit?
In Westminster, Sir Keir Starmer is still in the honeymoon period as Prime Minister. In Washington, where Starmer heads for…
