How will new Tory MPs deal with constituency problems?
MPs are back in Parliament today after the Christmas recess, and for some of them, this is the first real…
Labour moderates were wrong to fear a leadership contest stitch-up
Despite the muttered predictions from some of the leadership campaigns, Labour’s ruling National Executive Committee has today decided on a…
Labour leadership contest: the state of the race so far
The candidates to replace Jeremy Corbyn have been busily launching their campaigns and giving political interviews this weekend, with the…
What does Jess Phillips actually believe in?
Jess Phillips is expected to launch her bid for Labour leader this evening, having only said up to this point…
What remains of the Labour party is defined by misery
If you wanted an illustration of the different emotional states of the two main parties, you could do a lot…
This is the first time in a decade the government can do what it wants
There wasn’t much pomp around today’s Queen’s Speech, despite the fact that this second speech of the autumn is the…
Keir Starmer looks and sounds middle class precisely because he’s working class
Despite being beaten by an Old Etonian with ‘de Pfeffel’ as his middle name, the Labour Party has descended into…
Ghosts of Labour’s past and future gather in Commons as MPs return
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn have just faced one another in the Commons for the first time in this new…
Why splitting the Home Office up makes sense
We won’t see the full scope of what Boris Johnson plans to do for life after Brexit until the new…
Will the new Tory MPs truly ‘change politics for the better’?
It’s the first proper day in the Commons for newly-elected MPs, though many of them took part in induction sessions…
What happens to ex-MPs?
Parliament returns tomorrow – without 47 of the people who were MPs just a few weeks ago. Some, like those…
Can Labour’s moderates learn from all their mistakes?
Labour’s defeat is so terrible that it provides the kind of creative destruction that could save the party. It will…
Boris Johnson promises to ‘unite and level up’ the UK. Can he really achieve that?
Boris Johnson’s victory speech in Downing Street was aimed at the voters unsure about his government, whether they be the…
What kind of Prime Minister will Boris Johnson be now?
Boris Johnson has just given a fully-charged victory speech at a rally in London, telling joyful activists that today marks…
What are the parties trying to tell voters in their leaflets?
What’s the point of political leaflets, anyway? Many voters in target seats will be asking that very question on an…
Labour’s succession battle is well underway
John McDonnell was insisting this morning that Labour was going to win a majority, but just in case, insiders are…
Boris Johnson gives himself a hospital pass as he avoids picture of sick child
Is Boris Johnson a robot? I ask this advisedly, given the connotations of that word in the political arena, but…
Tories benefit from no-show at chaotic TV debate as election enters final days
Believe it or not, there was yet another televised election debate tonight, this time on Channel 4, called the ‘Everything…
Andrew Neil interview: Jo Swinson sticks to her guns
Jo Swinson had a terrible session on Question Time earlier in the election campaign, but tonight in her interview with…
How money for losing MPs can skew elections
With just over a week to go till polling day, tis the season for endorsements from publications and public figures.…
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