Theresa May
The three numbers that measure Britain’s constitutional crisis
Here in a few numbers is the measure of the catastrophic mess we are in; caused by failing to resolve…
Boris Johnson could be about to lose everything – or redefine British politics
Boris Johnson has already decided on his election message: vote for me and get Brexit, vote for anyone else and…
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…
What would you save, Marmite or the planet?
In his very long letter to Jeremy Corbyn about why, after all, he will stay out of the Labour party…
I’ve started talking like a hardline Leaver
Our involuntary responses know us better than we know ourselves. As I left King Charles Street in Whitehall last week…
If Boris achieves a deal with the EU, he will be unassailable
It’s hard to think of a prime minister who has reached No. 10 with lower expectations. Boris Johnson has been…
What kills more people in the UK: hot or cold weather?
Losing confidence The government may soon face a vote of no confidence, the second this year. How often do these…
The conviction of ‘Nick’ shows the evil behind McCarthyism
‘No great surprise’ headlined the BBC television news on Tuesday lunchtime. The BBC does not admit it now, but it…
Will ‘chairman Boris’ revive cabinet government?
It has become something of a tradition in British politics: an incoming prime minister promises to restore proper cabinet government.…
The most important decision that Boris has to make
After being backed by a majority of Tory MPs, Boris Johnson now looks set to win over party members by…
Why are hustings called hustings?
History of hustings Why are hustings called by that name? — The word ‘hustings’ is derived from an old Norse…
An early election is beginning to look inevitable for the next Tory leader
There’s a joke going around the various warring tribes in the Tory leadership contest. They might not win this time,…
The Trump card: We should welcome Donald Trump’s visit – and treat him as a friend
The day after Britain voted to leave the European Union, Donald Trump arrived by helicopter at Turnberry, his golf course…
Portrait of the week: Brexit party triumphs, May resigns and Corbyn has an unhappy birthday
Home The Brexit party, led by Nigel Farage, received 5,248,533 votes (out of 17,199,701 cast) in the European parliament elections,…
History will be kinder to Theresa May than we have been
Recording the BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures has brought me to five cities and five styles of questioning. Cardiff had…
How many people make it up Everest?
Tears for fears Theresa May welled up while announcing her resignation in Downing Street. How often do leaders cry? —…
Plutarch’s advice for the Tory leadership candidates
The MPs wishing to replace Theresa May as prime minister have policies — but do they know what their electorate…
The end of May: Theresa must go so the Tories can heal
This week’s European election was always going to be pointless, at least from a British perspective. It is possible that…
If you’re going to leave Notre Dame in ruins, why not set fire to Oxford University?
Almost everyone agrees it is a pity that so few pupils from ‘disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds’ get into Oxford. But no…
The grave mistake that has killed Theresa May’s Brexit deal
The European elections were a gift for Britain’s two new political parties, Change UK and the Brexit party. But only…
Brexit means Boris
A few months before he died in 2007, the famous journalist Bill Deedes asked if I would come to see…
Like Theresa May, Claudius struggled to know who to trust
After the sacking of Gavin Williamson, a former No. 10 insider said of Theresa May: ‘One of Theresa’s big faults is…
Can May and Corbyn find a Brexit compromise?
Can Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn reach a satisfactory compromise on Brexit? The two leaders’ positions are not, in fact,…
The Tories are giving a masterclass in how to lose elections
When a political party is in trouble, we see infighting, leak inquiries, resignations, dismissals and botched attempts to depose the…
Portrait of the week: A plot to oust May, terror in Sri Lanka and Ukraine’s comedy president
Home Theresa May, the Prime Minister, returned to parliament after the Easter recess to find backbenchers plotting to get rid…
