What does Kemi Badenoch believe in?
Kemi Badenoch likes a good Thatcher comparison. The current Tory leader is presently reading Patrick Cosgrave’s account of the Iron…
Why JD Vance’s Munich speech matters
When was the last time a new U.S Vice President gave a truly memorable speech? The post has traditionally been…
Would Margaret Thatcher have joined Reform?
It is 50 years since Margaret Thatcher was elected Tory leader and at this week’s shadow cabinet meeting, Lord Forsyth…
Have Kemi Badenoch’s first 100 days been a success?
Leader of the opposition is regarded by many as the worst job in British politics. Peter Hennessy called the post…
Kemi let Keir off the hook on Chagos
This is Keir Starmer’s worst week in politics since last week. With the Chagos deal eliciting criticism in cabinet, the…
Will Starmer choose Brussels or Trump?
Europe or America – the eternal British dilemma. Keir Starmer made clear he rejects such a binary approach in his…
Angela Rayner to create Islamophobia council
Today’s Telegraph splash could have been designed in a laboratory to trigger Tory tempers. After months of deliberation, the paper…
Bridget Phillipson tries to rebrand her education reforms
Education has been in the spotlight in recent weeks, as the government’s Schools Bill makes it way through parliament. So…
Priti Patel’s migration defence was a serious misstep
This week looks to be a significant one for polling in British politics. For the first time, every poll released…
Will Marco Rubio kibosh the Chagos deal?
There’s a new sheriff in town. Trump’s election means a new Secretary of State; the world’s most powerful foreign minister…
Home Office: ‘two-tier’ police claims are an ‘extreme right-wing’ narrative
You can tell a government report has gone down badly when ministers are distancing themselves before it has been officially…
How Pierre Poilievre led Canada’s Conservatives back from the wilderness
Ottawa For the past fortnight, Canada’s parliament has been empty. When Justin Trudeau resigned as Liberal leader, he announced a…
John Healey hails Rolls-Royce’s £9bn nuclear submarine deal
A £9 billion deal for nuclear submarine reactors was announced this morning between the Ministry of Defence and Rolls-Royce, the…
Can Reeves get Heathrow’s third runway off the ground?
After last week’s bond market jitters, the Chancellor pledged to go ‘further and faster’ to improve the UK’s anaemic economic…
Trudeau’s assassin could be Canada’s next leader
Less than 24 hours after Mark Carney’s launch, Chrystia Freeland announced her bid to be the next Liberal party leader…
Why Labour is cosying up to China
It used to be said that parties were Eurosceptic in opposition but Europhile in government. The same might be true…
Keir Starmer defends his record on grooming gangs
Keir Starmer’s speech this morning served as a neat microcosm of his six-month premiership. There he was, all primed to…
Justin Trudeau’s rule could end this week
The next 48 hours could well spell the end of Justin Trudeau. The Canadian Prime Minister – the last major…
Rachel Reeves’s new year’s resolution
On Christmas Day, 12 million people watched the will-they-won’t-they couple Smithy and Nessa finally marry after 17 years in the…
Labour rejects calls for Oldham grooming gang inquiry
State failure was a consistent theme of British politics in 2024. So as the new year begins, attention has turned…
Jimmy Carter offered dignity in failure
He was the peanut farmer from Georgia who rose to become the leader of the free world. Jimmy Carter, who…
Mandelson to be named US ambassador
Peter Mandelson is expected to shortly be named the next UK ambassador to Washington. The announcement – broken by the Times –…
Starmer won’t get an easier Liaison Committee grilling than this
Close your eyes in today’s Liaison Committee hearing and you might have thought Rishi Sunak was still prime minister. Keir…
Rayner’s revolution enrages Reform
This afternoon Angela Rayner will unveil potentially the biggest shake-up of local government since the 1970s. The Housing Secretary will…
The role of political spouse has changed completely
The changing nature of political power was neatly demonstrated in Westminster yesterday. In the House of Lords, members debated Labour’s…
