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England’s football success is an easy win for Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer, a lifelong Arsenal fan, will be in Berlin to watch England take on Spain this Sunday in the Euro…
Labour’s Yimby plan could lock the Tories out of power for good
As opposition leader, Sir Keir Starmer long struggled to define what ‘Starmerism’ is, other than ‘not Corbynism’ and ‘not Toryism’.…
The Democrats should remove Joe Biden from office
In a sense, Democrats ought to be relieved. After his calamitous presidential debate, Joe Biden delivered one of his most…
Labour’s prison plan will fix one problem – but could cause plenty of others
Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has bowed to the inevitable: acknowledging that ‘our prisons are on the point of collapse’, Mahmood…
The trouble with Ed Miliband’s North Sea oil plan
Just Stop Oil continued its campaign by spreading orange paint over road junctions in Westminster this week, but why bother…
Britain is still the world’s most successful multi-faith democracy
The swearing-in ceremonies in parliament this week have been rare in that more of them are filmed, posted on social…
Is this Westminster’s coolest MP?
Parliamentary oath-taking rarely causes excitement. MPs swearing the oath of allegiance to the Crown after an election is an archaic…
What does it mean to have a more secular House of Commons?
The House of Commons has a more secular character than ever before. Roughly 40 per cent of MPs have chosen…
Is the Russian murder machine ramping up?
Are we witnessing a new and more dangerous stage in the indirect war between Russia and the West? The news…
Starmer’s most radical prisons shake-up is still to come
When Keir Starmer gave his first Downing Street press conference last weekend, he warned that ‘tough decisions’ were coming shortly.…
Appreciate Gareth Southgate, for one last time
Gareth Southgate probably won’t be in his job in seven days’ time. If England win the final against Spain on Sunday, it will be Sir Gareth, and he’ll…
Joe Biden won’t stop making gaffes
As Biden gaffes go, I wouldn’t say that introducing the Ukrainian leader as ‘President Putin’ is particularly bad. Silly, awkward,…
How the National Rally were discredited by the French media
The day after the French left had pulled off a sensational victory in the parliamentary elections one of their newly-elected…
Labour’s sinister record on trans rights
There’s a funny saying the Cockneys have to describe something ghastly coming in the wake of something lovely: ‘After the…
Is Joe Biden in denial?
Donald Trump had good reason to gloat over Joe Biden’s press conference flub referring to ‘Vice President Trump’. It was…
Wisconsin radio station agreed to cut interview with president at Biden campaign’s behest
Days after a radio host admitted to using the Biden campaign’s pre-selected questions in her post-debate interview with the president,…
Biden stumbles through solo press conference
If you were expecting a Benjamin Button-style de-aging of President Joe Biden at tonight’s NATO press conference after he recovered…
Watch: Biden calls Zelensky ‘Putin’
Oh dear. It’s a day ending in ‘y’ which means Joe Biden has caused another diplomatic incident. As the gaffe-prone…
Reform members warned of Farage scam
Uh oh. It’s a busy time for elected politicians trying to work their way around Westminster and no party knows…
The ‘get Joe out’ movement gathers steam in Congress
Pressure is mounting on President Joe Biden to step aside in the 2024 election, as members in Congress voice their…
What explains Trump’s silence?
As the Democrats go into a very public meltdown about Joe Biden’s fitness to be their presidential candidate in November,…
Farage reshuffles Reform’s top team
It’s been a busy week for Nigel Farage. After six days of being bombarded with parties, press requests and parliamentary…
The Democrats caught between the dog and the hydrant
The Democrats are not just caught between one dog and one hydrant. They are caught between three — and the water…
How Starmer should deal with Thames Water
Less than a week in to his government and Keir Starmer is already facing an ideological battle within the Labour…
Spoilsport councils warn football fans to keep quiet
As if London mayor Sadiq Khan and his night tzar Amy Lamé weren’t already taking it upon themselves to be…
