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Liz Truss's defiant farewell speech
Liz Truss’s final words as Prime Minister were not just an attempt to set out what she sees as being…
Watch: Biden butchers Sunak's name
Joe Biden, the man whose diet seems to consist of ice cream and gaffes, has done it again. Having managed…
What we’ll miss about Liz Truss
As Liz Truss prepares to leave Downing Street after 47 days in power, the PM’s reputation is in tatters. Seeing…
Why Trump is soaring as Boris falls
“In order to make our country successful, safe, and glorious again, I will probably have to do it again,” said…
How the midterm polls became Democratic fan fiction
Psephologists of the world unite: you have nothing to lose but your fibs! I write toward the end of September,…
Does Taylor Swift have a drinking problem?
Being an eclectic chap, Cockburn has sampled his fair share of music. And he’s not ashamed to admit, contrary to…
A Republican takes the lead in… New York?
After two weeks of tightening polls in the race for governor of New York, a survey released Friday showed a…
What's next for Rishi Sunak as prime minister?
What is Rishi Sunak going to do as prime minister? We are still little the wiser, even after he addressed…
Inside Rishi Sunak’s first address to Tory MPs
It’s a rather strange leadership contest when the winner reaches the end without having said a single word in public.…
Just Stop Oil doesn’t understand protest
After Just Stop Oil’s recent attack on Van Gogh’s Sunflowers at the National Gallery, the association has become emboldened by…
Rishi Sunak faces an impossible job
Well, good luck, Rishi. You’ll need it – and not just because, as backbench Tory MP Sir Christopher Chope put…
Xi Jinping has zombified the Chinese Communist party
In the run up to China’s National Party Congress, there were whispers that a high level official in state security…
Why Rishi Sunak has my support
Penny Mordaunt has conceded defeat in the Tory leadership race. Here is the full text of her statement: Our party…
Penny drops, Rishi wins
Rishi Sunak has been elected leader of the Tory party and will be the next prime minister after Penny Mordaunt pulled…
Is Britain heading for a painful recession?
Given how inflation has taken off and sent real incomes into steep decline it is remarkable that Britain is not…
Can Rishi Sunak rescue the Tories from electoral wipeout?
‘At least I’ve been prime minister’ – those were the reported words of Liz Truss on realising that she had…
Six reasons to be optimistic about a Rishi Sunak premiership
Rishi Sunak now looks set to become prime minister, assuming Penny Mordaunt either doesn’t find 100 MPs to nominate her…
Tory troubles are a reflection of the crisis facing Britain
One of the quaint superstitions of the moment is a belief that our political dysfunction has a ready solution. The…
Even Rishi Sunak can't save the Tories
Once again, 357-odd Conservative MPs have complete control over what happens next in this country. There are three questions that…
Why I am not standing for the leadership
In the last few days I have been overwhelmed by the number of people who suggested that I should once…
Boris has avoided a nightmare scenario
Boris Johnson’s decision to pull out of the Tory leadership contest averts a nightmare scenario where he had got the…
Why Boris Johnson pulled out
Boris Johnson has this evening pulled out of the Conservative leadership contest, leaving the field clear for Rishi Sunak. Only…
Might Tory MPs refuse to recognise Boris Johnson as PM?
Might Tory MPs refuse to recognisee Boris Johnson as leader if party members choose him? George Osborne raises the prospect…
Mervyn King said the unsayable about Britain's economy
This morning the BBC hosted a current Tory leadership contender and the leader of the opposition on Sunday with Laura…
How Northern Ireland could torment the next PM
Whoever wins the Conservative leadership next week, one can’t help but feel a twinge of sympathy for them. Even if…
