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The impeachment process we deserve
Like a bona fide member of Congress, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has opted to seize defeat from the jaws of victory.…
How the Tories plan to hold together their new electoral coalition once ‘Brexit is done’ and Corbyn gone
The thumping majority by which both the second reading and the programme motion for the Withdrawal Agreement Bill passed yesterday,…
What a relief Jeremy Corbyn never became PM
It is worth fixing for posterity the feelings which, on polling day, swirled in the breasts of many who wanted…
The Tory war over Europe is finally over
Happy Christmas (War Is Over). John Lennon probably didn’t have the decades long Conservative dispute over Europe in mind when…
Petronella Wyatt: The time I saw Boris cry
Boris Johnson is nothing like Churchill, a view with which my friend Andrew Roberts concurs. But in the 20-odd years…
Meow! Claws out for Mayor Pete at LA Democratic debate
It may be only the third time in American history the president has been impeached but it’s the first time…
Why is Trump so nervous about impeachment?
President Trump paraded his latest acquisition, Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a defector from the Democratic to the Republican party, at…
Pelosi’s impeachment delay is an unforced error
One of our perennial school pranks was to place a whoopee cushion secretly on the chair of an unsuspecting teacher.…
Why Boris Johnson is talking about ‘ten years’ time’
One of the most striking things about the government’s Queen’s Speech was Boris Johnson’s focus on where the country could…
In just a few words, JK Rowling has changed the transgender debate
One of the (many) frustrations of writing a lot about sex and gender is knowing that there are a lot…
The real impeachment scandal
I am so glad that Nancy Pelosi has finally come to her senses and declared — on the floor of…
A new leader won’t stop the far left’s domination of Labour
The far left controls the Labour bureaucracy, its National Executive Committee, its policy making, manifesto writing, many of its constituency…
Now even rape is ‘gender neutral’
First, a warning. This is one of those articles where I use the word ‘penis’ a lot. Yes, another one.…
Ones to watch: The most promising new MPs of 2019
Last week’s election saw 140 new MPs joining the House of Commons, along with 15 former parliamentarians who have managed…
The three components of Boris’s plan for government
The two most significant consequences of this election are that the United Kingdom is leaving the EU and the Tories…
How Boris can avoid May’s Brexit trap during EU trade talks
Much of the nation breathed a sigh of relief when the exit poll was released. Whatever one’s views of the…
‘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.…
Inside Labour’s post-election PLP meeting – ‘We lost the f—ing election’
The first meeting of the parliamentary Labour party since the party’s disastrous election defeat began with a round of applause.…
Why Labour will struggle to win back the working class vote
Just how could the Conservatives win so many seats in working class areas in the Midlands and North, areas which…
We’re heading for a Singapore-style Brexit, no matter what Boris does
Reactions to the landslide victory of Boris Johnson have been rather positive on the other side of the Channel. German…
Boris Johnson will block the Brexit transition being extended in law
Those who thought Boris Johnson would exploit his huge majority to be flexible on the end-2020 deadline for negotiating a…
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…
Will the new Tory MPs truly ‘change politics for the better’?
It’s the first proper day in the Commons for newly-elected MPs, though many of them took part in induction sessions…
Will Brexit save Corbynism?
In the immediate aftermath of an election, its meaning is established. Once this is fixed, it is almost impossible to…
Never underestimate Boris Johnson
Much of the political class is still in a state of shock. Many are tempted to echo Lord Melbourne: ‘What…
