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Let’s give Keir a chance
I don’t know about you, but I had an odd sort of election. The bits that I thought were going…
Does Emily Maitlis still think Macron’s gamble paid off?
Zut alors! It’s all kicking off in France where the nation this weekend went to the polls for the second…
Is France heading towards its Sixth Republic?
Against a backdrop of considerable tension – barricaded city centre shop-fronts and 30,000 police on standby – a radically divided…
France stunned as Mélenchon’s Popular Front comes first in election
In a sensational result that not even Jean-Luc Mélenchon himself could have imagined, his New Popular Front looks set to…
Braverman refuses to rule out Reform defection
The general election may be done, but that doesn’t mean party drama has come to an end. Suella Braverman is…
Sunday shows round-up: the Tory election defeat inquest begins
Jonathan Reynolds on Reform: ‘Now…they will get the scrutiny they deserve’ On Sky News this morning, Trevor Phillips pointed out…
The end of Macronism
The second round of French elections this weekend will not mark the end of Macron as president, nor will it…
Can Wes Streeting and Alan Milburn fix the ‘broken’ NHS?
For years, Wes Streeting has spoken about the need for NHS reform but it was never clear if he had…
The complete guide to Labour’s cabinet
Keir Starmer has appointed his cabinet, but who are the men and women who will be running Britain? The Spectator‘s…
How Marine Le Pen rebranded herself
Marine Le Pen was called a ‘bitch’ this week and threatened with sexual violence. It’s what passes for rap music…
Emma Raducanu’s critics need to pipe down
Those taking a pop at tennis star Emma Raducanu for her last-minute decision to withdraw from a mixed-doubles match alongside…
The troubling truth about Keir Starmer
‘A politics that treads more lightly on all our lives.’ That’s what Keir Starmer – remarkably, our new Prime Minister –…
Après Macron, le déluge
France is voting after three weeks of campaigning, backstabbing, attacks on more than 50 politicians so far, some light rioting,…
My day in Le Pen land
At first glance, for the visitor driving by, Guingamp in northwest Brittany looks idyllic. It is a typically lovely stone-built…
The thrill of the Pamplona bull run
The first time my friend Rob and I experienced Pamplona’s San Fermin festival was in 2017. Held every year from…
Keir Starmer is leaning on experienced ministerial hands
Keir Starmer waited for the football to finish before announcing his latest tranche of ministerial appointments. A few of them…
Labour should be wary of Macron’s cooing
French president Emmanuel Macron has phoned Sir Keir Starmer to congratulate him on his appointment as prime minister. Macron’s Twitter…
What ‘tough decisions’ does Starmer have in mind?
How long will Keir Starmer’s honeymoon last? The Prime Minister is basking in election glory after leading his party to…
Will James Timpson be a radical prisons minister?
The most interesting and unexpected appointment in Keir Starmer’s government is that of James Timpson, the CEO of Timpson, who…
Labour should ignore the Lib Dems on social care
Politics is a goldfish bowl, and not in the sense that it’s small and everyone is watching you intensely. It’s…
Keir Starmer appoints lawyer who represented Gerry Adams
Since becoming leader of the Labour party, Keir Starmer has faced plenty of scrutiny about his career as a human…
What will David Lammy’s ‘gear shift’ mean?
Next summer, David Lammy will celebrate 25 years as a Member of Parliament. At 51, he has just been appointed…
How Biden’s bad debate exposed the legacy media
The American media is in a credibility crisis following President Biden’s car-crash debate performance last week. How is it that…
Joe Biden’s ABC interview won’t help his doomed campaign
Like a father confessor, ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos tried everything to jolt President Joe Biden out of his complacency. He…
What did the Tories do with power?
Fourteen years of Tory-led government is over. The second-longest period of dominance by one party since the war is done.…
