Can ministers really hold their nerve on Brexit this week?
Boris Johnson is now in what’s known in cricket as the ‘Nervous Nineties’, when a batsman becomes so anxious about…
Is Boris really going to ask for a Brexit extension?
Boris Johnson will seek an extension to Article 50 if there is no Brexit deal by 19 October, documents read…
Rory Stewart stands down – but says he’s staying in politics ‘in another part of the country’
Rory Stewart has announced that he will not be re-standing as an MP at the next election and that he…
‘You get to the stage where you are afraid to go home.’ MP reveals her experience of domestic abuse
In a first for Parliament, an MP has spoken openly and in detail about her experience of being abused emotionally…
Why did Boris Johnson bother giving his conference speech at all?
What was the point of Boris Johnson’s speech? It didn’t contain any announcements for Tory activists to clutch as they…
Priti Patel turns her back on Theresa May’s legacy at the Home Office
This afternoon’s law and order theme to Tory conference did take a bit of a knock when police were called…
When staged Tory conference panels go rogue
The Tories have tried to jazz up their conference hall this year, after accusations that the whole thing was becoming…
Tory MPs on ‘red standby’ to leave snoozy conference for Brexit vote
The Tory MPs who’ve bothered to turn up to conference this week are torn between two places. They’re on a…
The Tories only have themselves to blame for Labour’s threat to Universal Credit
The Labour Party is buzzing about in Iain Duncan Smith’s constituency today, threatening both to unseat the former Conservative leader…
Has Boris Johnson ruined his chances of passing a Brexit deal?
Boris Johnson’s behaviour in the Commons last night was clearly part of his strategy to set up a ‘people vs…
Boris Johnson has shown a worrying lack of emotional intelligence
The House of Commons has just turned very ugly indeed, after Boris Johnson dismissed a Labour MP who was complaining…
Corbyn takes aim at Labour’s favourite bogeymen in conference speech
Jeremy Corbyn has just delivered one of his better party conference speeches. It wasn’t just because it was much shorter…
Corbyn to address Labour conference this afternoon
Time was when the box office attraction at Labour conference was going to be Tom Watson’s speech this afternoon. The…
Keir Starmer prepares for life after Jeremy Corbyn
If you’re a pro-Remain Labour member angry that the conference yesterday voted narrowly – and chaotically – to maintain the…
Fury at Labour conference over Brexit votes
On paper, Labour’s conference has managed to unite around the Brexit position set out by the leadership. Delegates this afternoon…
John McDonnell’s radical conference speech
John McDonnell’s speech showed what Labour’s aim for this conference – were it going smoothly – is. The party wants…
Will Labour conference defy Jeremy Corbyn and back Remain?
Labour conference will this afternoon vote on three different motions on its Brexit position. There are two – one from…
Labour shouts down its own message
Labour was supposed to be having only one big row this week at conference – on Brexit. Instead, it’s ended…
As top aide quits, is Corbyn’s leadership now sinking?
The best way to understand the chaos engulfing the start of the Labour party conference is by looking at the…
Labour’s NEC in plot to oust Tom Watson
This evening, Labour’s ruling National Executive Committee has started to discuss a motion which would oust Tom Watson as deputy…
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