Steerpike

Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk.

Watch: Prince Harry says he wants to ‘reconcile’ with the King

3 May 2025 6:39 am

Prince Harry has said he ‘would love a reconciliation’ with the Royals after losing a legal challenge over his security…

Watch: Starmer admits Runcorn loss ‘disappointing’

2 May 2025 10:30 pm

It’s been an eventful day – and there are still many more local election results to go. After a long…

Watch: Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns storms out of Sky interview

2 May 2025 6:36 pm

Andrea Jenkyns may have won the Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election with over 100,000 votes, but it hasn’t all been plain…

Farage: ‘Not true’ I have a woman problem

2 May 2025 5:59 pm

Well, well, well. It’s been a good start to the day so far for Nigel Farage’s Reform party, with the…

Farage to Kemi: ‘Please stay’

2 May 2025 5:09 pm

Happy six months anniversary to Kemi Badenoch. Elected leader at the start of November, she today has to watch her…

Reeves probed over late theatre ticket declarations

1 May 2025 10:52 pm

Dear oh dear. Rachel Reeves has found herself in yet another spot of bother, as it transpires that the Chancellor…

FA bans trans players from women’s football

1 May 2025 10:20 pm

Well, well, well. The ramifications of the Supreme Court’s ruling on single-sex spaces are beginning to be seen. It transpires…

Cartoon exhibition cancelled after art deemed too political

1 May 2025 12:55 am

Is the era of political satire over? The Kingston Riverside TownSq venue seems to think so. It transpires that the…

Listen: Environment minister backs Blair’s net zero takedown

30 April 2025 9:36 pm

It’s not a typical culprit that has ruffled Labour party feathers this week but instead the party’s former leader. In…

How many crooks are in the Commons?

30 April 2025 5:30 pm

As politicians complain about a Britain in decline, perhaps they should look closer to home. Mr S can reveal after…

Watch: Labour MP attacks Ed Miliband

29 April 2025 10:51 pm

Ding ding ding! The gloves are coming off, as Scottish Labour backbencher Brian Leishman today took aim at Net Zero…

Watch: Poilievre concedes defeat before Portillo moment

29 April 2025 10:20 pm

Dear oh dear. Canada’s election results came in early this morning, revealing that – despite only being leader of the…

SNP politicians back anti-gender ruling Green MSP

29 April 2025 9:38 pm

Despite denouncing the Supreme Court judgment that backed the biological definition of a woman, Green MSP Maggie Chapman has bafflingly…

Kneecap apologises to families of murdered MPs

29 April 2025 8:44 pm

Well, well, well. The Tories, Labour and even the SNP condemned Irish rap band Kneecap on Monday over a 2023…

Watch: Reform MP blasts Phillips over grooming scandal

29 April 2025 3:50 am

To the Commons, where Reform MP Lee Anderson has taken a pop at Labour over Britain’s grooming gang scandal. First…

Even the SNP is condemning Kneecap

29 April 2025 2:33 am

There’s not much that the Conservatives, the SNP and Labour agree on – but it appears Irish rappers Kneecap have…

BBC report concludes some stars ‘behave unacceptably’

28 April 2025 10:33 pm

Back to the Beeb, which is better at making the news rather than breaking it these days. Now a new…

Revealed: Over a thousand quango staff earn six figures

28 April 2025 8:45 pm

In its war on waste, Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour government has been busy scrutinising the effectiveness of quangos – and…

Houchen mulls anti-Labour pact with Reform

28 April 2025 12:42 am

After the 4 July wipeout last year, Ben Houchen became the most senior Conservative left in public office across the…

Watch: Gaza protestors disrupt London marathon

27 April 2025 10:15 pm

Just as day follows night, protestors accompany spectacle. Thousands took part this morning in the London marathon to raise millions…

Tory peer backs total nicotine ban

25 April 2025 10:57 pm

The generational smoking ban is (slowly) making its way through parliament, as part of Labour’s plan to ban nicotine purchases…

Jenrick: Give Kemi a break

25 April 2025 10:17 pm

Former Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick has caused quite a stir this week, after a recording leaked to Sky News…

Anti-gender ruling MSP faces vote to sack her

25 April 2025 8:55 pm

All is not well in Holyrood. At the weekend Green MSP Maggie Chapman sparked outrage after she condemned the Supreme…

Pirates beseige maritime minister over ferries farrago

25 April 2025 3:53 am

It’s not just the SNP who can’t sort out their ferries. A new row has broken out much further south…

Starmer’s trade deal vote hypocrisy

25 April 2025 1:03 am

Well, well, well. While Rachel Reeves enjoys a week in Washington DC at the International Monetary Fund spring talks, back…