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.

Siddiq hits back at Bangladesh over arrest warrant

24 April 2025 8:55 pm

Back to the curious case of Tulip Siddiq, Labour’s former anti-corruption minister who has been issued with an arrest warrant…

Tory defector to stand for Reform in Scottish by-election

23 April 2025 11:25 pm

Reform UK are on manoeuvres in Scotland. Mr S can reveal today that not only did Nigel Farage’s party poach…

Watch: Starmer refuses to apologise to Rosie Duffield

23 April 2025 10:44 pm

Well, well, well. The Prime Minister’s nonsensical flip-flopping on the trans issue has been laid out for all to see…

Labour minister admits to PM’s ‘confusion’ over trans issue

23 April 2025 9:13 pm

Ding ding ding! Sparks were flying this morning on Sky News as host Wilfred Frost interviewed the rather combative Home…

When will Starmer apologise to Rosie Duffield?

23 April 2025 6:21 pm

It is Prime Minister’s Questions today and there is certainly much for Kemi Badenoch to go on. From increased government…

Watch: Kemi eviscerates Labour’s trans U-turn

23 April 2025 6:12 am

Talk about a turn-up for the books. In an unusual breach with convention, it was Kemi Badenoch rising for HM…

Watch: James O’Brien’s bizarre migrant stats rant

23 April 2025 3:17 am

Another day, another rant by lefty loudmouth James O’Brien. Today LBC’s eviscerator-in-chief has decided to take issue with Labour’s decision…

Watch: Starmer finally welcomes Supreme Court gender ruling

22 April 2025 10:49 pm

Hurrah! The day has finally come: Prime Minister Keir Starmer has, after almost a week of deafening silence, eventually got…

Outrage as Green MSP denounces Supreme Court ruling

22 April 2025 8:21 pm

Just when you think the Scottish Greens can’t get any battier, they do. This Easter Weekend eco-zealot MSP Maggie Chapman…

Labour MPs rage against trans ruling fall-out

20 April 2025 9:59 pm

Happy Easter Sunday to LGBT+ Labour. Today’s Mail on Sunday splashes on leaked messages from a WhatsApp chat of MPs…

Rupert Lowe to sue Reform leadership for defamation

18 April 2025 12:58 am

Back to the Reform fallout, which has escalated this afternoon. Now the party’s former MP Rupert Lowe has said he…

Brussels chief gushes over Starmer

17 April 2025 11:20 pm

Sir Keir Starmer may not be polling all that well with the British public but he’s managed to garner some…

Labour’s gender debate hypocrisy

17 April 2025 10:54 pm

The ink had barely dried on the Supreme Court justices’ unanimous judgment on Wednesday – confirming that ‘woman’ in the…

Jenrick embroiled in UK ‘Signalgate’

17 April 2025 8:00 pm

It’s official: Robert Jenrick is running. Rarely a week now goes by without the Shadow Justice Secretary causing some sort…

What do Wes Streeting and Kemi Badenoch have in common?

17 April 2025 5:30 pm

Labour’s Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch have clashed on many things – from Chagos to…

Will Sandie Peggie’s NHS board now U-turn?

17 April 2025 2:08 am

It’s a big day for women’s rights campaigners, after the Supreme Court this morning backed the biological definition of a…

Supreme Court: ‘woman’ refers to biological sex

16 April 2025 8:35 pm

To the Supreme Court, which has this morning backed the biological definition of a woman. Today a panel of judges…

Louise Haigh’s officials lose two phones a week

16 April 2025 1:54 am

Just what is it with the Department for Transport and phones? Back in November, Louise Haigh was forced to quit…

Reform UK split on new youth wing

15 April 2025 11:58 pm

There was great excitement at the end of last year when it was reported that Reform UK was considering launching…

Could Labour hand British Steel to another Chinese owner?

15 April 2025 9:45 pm

The Labour government has a British Steel-sized problem that doesn’t look to be going away anytime soon. Sir Keir Starmer’s…

SNP backbencher blasts Nats over £20k pay rise

15 April 2025 1:05 am

The cost of living crisis continues to afflict Brits across the country – but it would appear that Scottish government…

Ex-Tory MP charged with gambling offences

14 April 2025 9:30 pm

The 2024 general election may feel like a lifetime ago, but the Gambling Commission has certainly not forgotten about it.…

Siddiq hit with arrest warrant by Bangladesh court

14 April 2025 9:05 pm

Back to the curious case of Labour MP Tulip Siddiq, who has now had an arrest warrant issued against her…

Transport Minister admits texting while driving double-decker bus

13 April 2025 4:42 am

Just what is it with Labour and transport? Less than five months after Louise Haigh was forced to resign as…

Greens grab victory in Lammy’s backyard

12 April 2025 8:14 pm

Westminster has a new tradition on Friday mornings: analysing council by-election results. These days, such contests rarely make for good…