Rishi Sunak
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…
Are Brits losing sympathy for Ukraine?
Britons were keen to punish Russia for invading Ukraine. A month into the war, more than half thought we hadn’t gone far enough.…
Rishi Sunak bows to the Online Safety Bill rebels
Rishi Sunak and Michelle Donelan will this afternoon bow to the inevitable and accept rebel changes to the Online Safety…
Is Sunak heading for trouble on the Protocol?
There has been excited chatter in recent days that a breakthrough on the Northern Ireland Protocol could be imminent. Last…
Why Sunak would find it tough to lose Braverman
The safest place for a minister in a crisis is meant to be the despatch box. The thinking is that…
Will the Tory truce hold?
During the summer leadership race between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, Sunak’s team were braced for a bloodbath if he…
Portrait of the week: Sunak in No. 10, pasta gets pricier and Russia hits Ukraine’s energy grid
Home Rishi Sunak, aged 42, became Prime Minister. At the weekend Boris Johnson had flown back from a holiday in…
Sunak should acknowledge Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
When Liz Truss’s premiership came to an abrupt end, it appeared to spell doom for a historic policy shift raised…
Six of the worst reactions to Sunak as PM
The chorus of execration that met the appointment of Rishi Sunak as PM has been music to Steerpike’s ears. There are…
Penny reign: why Mordaunt is the kingmaker
Tory MPs will likely have three candidates to vote for in Monday’s leadership race: Boris Johnson, Penny Mordaunt and Rishi…
Jeremy Hunt is the ‘unity’ leader the Tories need
Liz Truss is now prime minister in name only: Jeremy Hunt, her chancellor of the exchequer, now holds power. He…
Could it be Rishi by Christmas?
What was supposed to be a recovery moment for the Conservatives instead looks like a collective nervous breakdown. The Prime…
Why didn’t more people resist lockdown?
Last week’s Spectator interview with Rishi Sunak conveyed the anti-science ‘science’, the paucity of even fag-packet cost-benefit analysis and the…
It’s time for some home truths, Rishi
I wonder how many people in the country are bitterly disappointed that Liz Truss pulled out of her exciting one-to-one…
What Rishi Sunak gets wrong about lockdown
Rishi Sunak presents an alarming picture of what happened during lockdown in last week’s Spectator interview – one echoed by…
