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This could be Boris’s ‘Nixon goes to China’ moment
This “Brexit election” was about a lot more than Britain and the European Union. It was about the future of…
Corbyn’s Labour was backed by 10m voters. We’re defeated, but not finished
I’ve been a lefty for long enough to be pretty familiar with the sensation of losing elections. I remember weeping…
The Tories know they must deliver for their new voters
‘If Darlington high street isn’t visibly better in four years’ time, we’ll be in trouble’, one of Boris Johnson’s confidants…
Boris’s big strength could soon become a Tory weakness
First, a clarification. I may previously have suggested that Boris Johnson is an unprincipled egomaniac wholly lacking in both moral…
Can anyone lay a glove on Donald Trump?
Donald Trump just got another spot of good news. The Supreme Court has cut him a break by taking up…
Can Labour’s moderates learn from all their mistakes?
Labour’s defeat is so terrible that it provides the kind of creative destruction that could save the party. It will…
Boris Johnson promises to ‘unite and level up’ the UK. Can he really achieve that?
Boris Johnson’s victory speech in Downing Street was aimed at the voters unsure about his government, whether they be the…
Full transcript: Boris Johnson’s speech on the steps of Downing Street
This morning I went to Buckingham Palace and I am forming a new government. On Monday MPs will arrive at…
The three ‘C’s’ that explain Boris’s historic election win
This was an election as important and as divisive for the UK as Margaret Thatcher’s victory in 1979. Vast numbers…
Boris Johnson has all the power. Here’s what he’ll do with it
Put aside the surprise at the scale of the Tory gains and look at where those gains came, and consider…
‘We will fight them in the streets’: Labour MP reacts to Tory win
You wouldn’t know Labour had suffered a dismal night in the polls from Lloyd Russell-Moyle’s acceptance speech. The arch Corbynista…
Boris’s big win is a decisive moment in the battle for Brexit
So in the end Leave voters decided to save Nigel Farage from himself by once again using their strategic nous…
‘Victory for Boris’: Today’s front pages react to the Tory landslide
The nation’s newspapers reflect what is the largest political revolution in a generation. Boris Johnson has been able to turn…
The fall of Labour’s ‘Red Wall’ is a moment to celebrate
The ‘red wall’ has fallen. Brick by brick. Almost every bit of it. Seats held by Labour for decades have…
‘A huge great stonking mandate’: Boris’s Tory HQ victory speech
Boris Johnson has just addressed Tory HQ following the Tories’s huge election win. Here is the full text of what…
Jo Swinson to Laura Pidcock: the seven biggest scalps from election night
It’s been a remarkable election night. The Tories have won a big majority in the House of Commons and stormed…
Corbynistas react to the exit poll result
Tonight’s exit poll has predicted that the Conservatives are heading for a bumper majority of 86 – a remarkable result.…
This exit poll is a triumph for Boris Johnson
The exit poll is predicting a Tory landslide, a majority of 86 seats. The United Kingdom will leave the EU…
The polling that shows Corbyn is to blame for Labour’s decline
The reason Jeremy Corbyn is not preparing to lead the first majority Labour government since 2010 is Jeremy Corbyn. The…
I’m calling it: Boris is going to win this election
I am going to stick my neck out and say it’s going to be Boris by 58 seats. How do…
Kamala Harris is not your vice president
Little over a week on from the sad demise of the Kamala Harris presidential campaign, the California senator is the…
Today is an exciting and nerve-wracking day for Brexiteers
It’s tense for us Brexiteers, isn’t it? We know that if the Tories don’t secure a Commons majority today then…
10 bellwether seats to watch on election night
It’s easy to imagine prime ministers on election night, either nervously grinning or groaning in despair when the results for…
Ukrainegate is destined to fall flat
In the coming days Donald Trump will become the third American president to be impeached. Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic speaker,…
Given the stakes, it’s no surprise this election has gone down to the wire
Polling stations open in 15 hours time and this is an election where no one is certain what the result…
