Boris Johnson
No. 10 is gearing up for the next election
As the Conservative party’s Spring Forum gets underway in Blackpool, attention is turning back to domestic politics, with cabinet ministers…
Can Boris get the Saudis to pump more oil?
The oil price is up by more than 40 per cent since the start of the year. It is being…
Is the government in denial about the looming economic crisis?
The priority for the UK and other rich democracies is to protect the people of Ukraine from the depredations of…
Has Putin saved Boris?
It was with some relief that I heard that Labour’s Diane Abbott was opposed to the Russian invasion of Croatia,…
No-fly zones won’t work, but what about aid to Ukraine?
Vladimir Putin’s forces are encircling the cities of Kharkiv, Kherson and Mariupol, and a 40 mile-long convoy of Russian armoured vehicles…
Abolishing Covid restrictions now is bold, brave – and necessary
Shortly after Covid emerged, our civil liberties were suspended. The government took control of when and for how long we…
Boris Johnson needs even tougher sanctions to deter Putin
Boris Johnson has just outlined a series of further sanctions on Russia. They are considerably more substantial than the ones…
Read: The Prime Minister's address to the nation as Russia invades Ukraine
Shortly after 4 o’clock this morning I spoke to President Zelensky of Ukraine to offer the continued support of the…
Boris Johnson promises more sanctions
Following Vladimir Putin’s decision to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Boris Johnson has addressed the nation. Speaking from 10…
Ending restrictions won't save Boris
Boris Johnson certainly managed to rally the troops on their first day back from recess this afternoon as he told…
No one has done more to save Boris than Keir Starmer
Boris Johnson has a lot of people to thank for his survival in 10 Downing Street, but Keir Starmer should…
Why I should never look at Twitter
Foreign trips can offer a sense of perspective. Heading to Saudi Arabia, I prepare for my first stint of diplomacy.…
What is Boris's partygate defence?
The presumption of many MPs — and maybe many of you — is that the Met is bound to issue…
The battle for the Tory party’s soul
When news broke over the weekend that former minister Nick Gibb had become the 14th Tory MP to publicly call…
The day Boris tried to bribe me
It’s not every day that a future prime minister offers you a bribe, but that’s what happened to me 38…
Boris will never recover from partygate
When a political party is hit by a crisis, the tendency these days is for both the politicians and their…
Boris Johnson is drifting
Tory MPs only have one topic of conversation: the fate of Boris Johnson. They huddle together in offices in Portcullis…
Claudius, Messalina and how not to choose political advisers
The Prime Minister has been having some trouble with his inner circle of advisers. Tacitus supplies fine examples of how…
Letters: The Christian case for cash
Naysayers needed Sir: I was struck by James Forsyth’s observation that in 10 Downing Street, ‘hard truths and hard choices…
Portrait of the week: Sue Gray speaks, Boris goes to Ukraine and 477-mile bolt of lightning strikes
Home Sue Gray, the second permanent secretary in the Cabinet Office, in a 12-page ‘update’ on her investigation into 16…
The Zac Pack: the well-connected group quietly shaping Tory policy
The well-connected group quietly shaping Tory policy
Who would join Boris's No. 10?
Munira Mirza’s resignation over Boris Johnson’s refusal to withdraw his Savile barb at Keir Starmer led to Downing Street bringing…
Why Munira Mirza’s resignation matters
Boris Johnson’s great strength has always been his ability to spot, recruit and hire a great variety of brilliant people.…
Boris is finished — it’s when, not if
This week, Michael Gove’s lengthy Levelling Up white paper talked about the ancient city of Jericho. This was largely because…
PMQs: Boris doubles down on Jimmy Savile claims
Today’s PMQs suggests that some of the immediate heat has gone the partygate crisis, if only temporarily. Sir Keir Starmer…
