UK politics
European Research Group divisions over Boris Johnson’s Brexit tactics
With Boris Johnson currently refusing to meet with any EU leaders for Brexit talks unless they agree to abolish the…
No type of Brexit is worse than no Brexit at all
It’s a strange beast, the internet. On Monday night, I was slightly reluctantly dragged onto Newsnight to discuss Brexit. Attentive…
From the archives: Boris Johnson – ‘My appeal to the masses may be very limited’
Boris Johnson’s senior adviser Dominic Cummings has found himself in the news today after a video clip emerged of him…
Boris Johnson and the end of political spin
Does the arrival of Boris Johnson in Downing Street signal the end of the politics of branding and the beginning…
The curious reaction to a niqab-wearing homophobe
Are we allowed to criticise the niqab yet? This question crossed my mind as I watched that viral clip of…
Labour is gearing up for the wrong fight against Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson is sometimes compared to Winston Churchill, not least by the man himself. Unfortunately for Britain’s new Prime Minister,…
Can the Brexit party survive Brexit?
You have to admit that Brexit party MEPs have a fun job. Imagine turning up to work to insult your…
Boris Johnson’s political strategy is the same as his Brexit strategy
Boris Johnson is running an outside / in campaign, I say in The Sun this morning.. If he’s to get…
Seven of the most hysterical reactions to PM Boris Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is already delighting his supporters, but not everyone is happy about Britain’s new leader. Boris’s first…
Boris is a weak man posing as a tough guy
Boris Johnson is taking over the Conservative party like a gangster taking over a crime syndicate. Don’t let ideological labels…
Dominic Raab has to handle a stand-off with Iran and his own civil servants
It’s not an easy time to become Foreign Secretary, as Dominic Raab is about to find out. There is, of…
‘Never mind the backstop, the buck stops here’: Boris launches his premiership with domestic focus
Boris Johnson has just given a rather urgent-sounding, fast-paced speech in Downing Street. So fast-paced, in fact, that it almost…
Boris Johnson has achieved his dream. Will he mess it up?
When Boris Johnson chants his mantra of delivering Brexit, uniting the country and beating Jeremy Corbyn, it is very much…
Forget Brexit: Boris’s toughest task will be energising his exhausted party
Boris Johnson will now be receiving plenty of unsolicited advice about how to be Prime Minister. As his victory speech…
Boris Johnson’s risky strategy is to be himself
Boris Johnson is the new leader of the Conservative party. He has defeated Jeremy Hunt by a two to one…
Boris Johnson wins the Tory leadership race
Boris Johnson will be Britain’s new prime minister after winning the Tory leadership race. Boris picked up 92,153 votes, or…
Roger Scruton gets his job back
Roger Scruton has been reappointed as head of a government housing body after he was sacked in April following a magazine interview…
Boris Johnson will soon be the most popular leader in the world
Only one person in Britain now believes that Boris might deprive us of a Jeremy Hunt premiership. That person is…
How much bother will the Gaukeward squad cause Boris Johnson?
How much bother will the Gaukeward squad cause Boris Johnson? Barring one of the biggest political upsets of the past…
How Tom Watson reinvented himself to become the new challenger to Corbyn
Tom Watson has had more reinventions than Kylie Minogue has had mid-performance outfit changes. His performances over the years have…
Which Brexit strategy will Boris Johnson go for?
Before he even gets in to Number 10, Boris Johnson must make one of the most important calls of his…
The only way to solve Labour’s anti-Semitism problem
‘The Labour Party welcomes everyone* irrespective of race, creed, age, gender identity, or sexual orientation. (except, it seems, Jews)’. So…
Johnson and Hunt try to unite the Tory party in final leadership debate
Tonight’s Sun debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt was far more relaxed than last week’s head-to-head clash. But it…
Boris Johnson’s planning for government
Boris Johnson had been refusing to engage with the question of Cabinet appointments and the like until he was through…
Boris Johnson struggles through interview with Andrew Neil
Boris Johnson just faced by far his toughest interview of the campaign. He was pressed hard on Brexit, Kim Darroch’s…
