Rishi Sunak
Why do the Tories force asylum seekers to live on welfare?
Over decades of service as a floating hotel, the Bibby Stockholm has accommodated all manner of people. It has housed…
What is the point of Lee Anderson?
Who is the most divisive figure in politics? Last year the Daily Mirror claimed Lee Anderson was ‘the worst man…
Supercops: the return of tough policing
Old-school policing is back
Can the Tories come up with a tax offer in time?
Last summer, all the Tory party could talk about was tax. It was at the heart of the leadership contest…
Will Sunak and Starmer now ditch their green promises?
Where do the by-election results leave Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer? The Labour leader had been hoping for a victory…
Labour’s reality check
Rishi Sunak goes into the summer holidays in the same position he began the year: 20 points behind in the…
Don’t write off Rishi
Were I sure this was about me alone, I’d hardly bother to mention it: but I may be typical of…
Rishi’s Tory rating turns negative
As the average mortgage rate for a five-year fixed deal rises to 6 per cent, Rishi Sunak can find little…
‘We’ve got to hold our nerve’: Rishi Sunak’s BBC interview
As mortgage rates surge and a new Opinium poll finds Labour’s lead has jumped to 18 points, Rishi Sunak appeared…
Judge, jury and executioner
‘Immediate Justice’, the government’s new policing initiative of pursuing petty criminals, reflects the black-clad law-enforcer’s 1970s methods exactly
Red Rishi: the Prime Minister’s political makeover
The Tories are trying on Labour’s clothes
My northern honours list
Exciting news arrives. The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has let it be known that he wants more northerners nominated for…
Is Sunak heading for a showdown over Rwanda?
When the Prime Minister first assembled his cabinet, the most controversial appointment was Suella Braverman as Home Secretary. She had…
How Rishi Sunak should react to the Ely riot
‘There’s a lot of societal issues in Ely,’ said an anonymous caller to BBC Radio Wales the morning after the…
There is such thing as a stupid question
Some people seem to make a career of being ashamed (or at least claiming to be ashamed) of their country.…
Tories’ thoughts are turning to defeat
Ever since Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister, his aides have worried that May would be the month of mutiny. His…
What I learned from Nigel Lawson
His practical radicalism brought permanent change
Can Macron get through the day without insulting the Brits?
The editorial in today’s Le Figaro heralds the dawn of a 21st century Entente Cordiale and the newspaper carries an interview…
Rishi risks another asylum outcry
With the likelihood of a deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol fading this week, a new issue has emerged to…
Boris Johnson fires a warning shot to Sunak
Rishi Sunak is once again facing an unhelpful intervention from one of his predecessors. As the Prime Minister attempts to…
