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Will Labour MPs really back a general election?
There’s an assumption in Westminster that the Labour Party would have to back a snap general election if Boris Johnson…
The Glasgow riots reflect Scotland’s ugly political tribalism
In 2014, a young SNP activist called Aidan Kerr caused some consternation when he contended that Scotland was undergoing ‘Ulsterisation’.…
Yes, Joe Walsh can!
When Joe Walsh announced that he’d be running to be the Republicans’ nominee for 46th president of the United States,…
An election is coming – and soon
I am finding it hard to capture the scale of the parliamentary battle that will start on Tuesday – because…
Tory MPs who vote for the extension legislation will be barred from standing for the party at the next election
Parliament returns on Tuesday and it is expected that anti no-deal MPs will – with John Bercow’s help – quickly…
Why I’m sick of politics being described as a circus
Jon Sopel has a new book out this month – A Year at the Circus. But the BBC’s North America…
Can we find Bill Kristol a new job?
With millions of people unemployed, finding a new job for a well-heeled Washington insider might seem like a low priority…
The DNC would rather lose than nominate Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard is arguably the most interesting woman in American politics today. A combat veteran from the Iraq war, the…
Boris Johnson’s Parliament shutdown isn’t unconstitutional
Has Boris Johnson done a Charles I and shut down Parliament indefinitely? The headlines this week might lead you to…
How Boris Johnson boxed his Brexit opponents in
As a Leave voter, it is satisfying to watch Boris’s Johnson’s bold Brexit plan unfold. The predictable backlash to it…
What will the Tory and Labour election campaigns look like?
We know that the Conservatives are gearing up for an election in the next few months. Their official line is…
The rage against Boris
This morning, a petition demanding ‘Do not prorogue Parliament’ is doing the rounds. At the time of writing, more than…
It’s time for Boris Johnson’s opponents to decide what they want
Boris Johnson sees method in and admires some of Trump’s apparent madness: not the ‘send them home’ abusive chants about ethnic…
Boris Johnson’s Brexit strategy gives MPs a simple choice
Talking to various figures in Government today, it is clear that Boris Johnson’s team want the choice for MPs to…
Will the no-deal opponents finally get their act together?
So what now for the opponents of no deal? Boris Johnson has dramatically called their bluff, and as Mr Steerpike…
Johnson confirms he will prorogue parliament
Downing Street has just confirmed that the Prime Minister will be asking the Queen to prorogue parliament ahead of a…
Is the Chancellor’s cancelled speech another sign an early election is looming?
Sajid Javid has this afternoon cancelled a speech he was due to give tomorrow, and brought forward the one-year spending…
Europe’s politicians should be terrified of a no-deal Brexit
Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to use ‘all tactics available’ to block a no-deal Brexit. The Labour leader is meeting MPs…
For better or worse, Boris Johnson is different
I’ve learned only one thing at the G7 summit of big rich countries here in Biarritz: Boris Johnson absolutely loves…
David Koch’s ‘dark money’ was misunderstood
Here’s a shocker: people are more complicated than the caricatures disseminated by their enemies suggest. Witness the stupefyingly rich David…
Trump’s yin and yang game with China
It should be obvious by now — but somehow isn’t. Whenever @realDonldTrump says something wild, you can bet the real…
Can France keep Germany in check after Brexit?
‘France has a German policy, she has no other’, remarked the seasoned observer of international affairs and future editor of…
What would George Orwell make of Brexit?
In the London Review of Books this month, James Meek wrote a long article about Jacob Rees-Mogg and his ‘curious duality’ in…
Boris’s nightmare is that the EU accepts his Brexit offer
As was to be expected, the EU’s reaction to Boris Johnson’s offer of revisiting the Withdrawal Agreement if the backstop…
Stop thinking Merkel will save us, Dominic Cummings warns
Is Boris Johnson more likely to get a Brexit deal after his meetings with Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron? The…
