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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.

Clive Lewis’s Russia confusion

Steerpike 12 November 2019 13:11

When Labour was hit by a cyber attack this morning it wasn’t long before the finger of blame was pointed…

Listen: Labour candidate’s agonising interview

Steerpike 7 November 2019 16:45

When it was revealed this week that the Labour parliamentary candidate in Coventry South, Zarah Sultana, had previously said she…

Diane Abbott’s fake news

Steerpike 7 November 2019 11:41

The Labour party are not in high spirits today after their election campaign was derailed by the ex-Labour MP, Ian…

Watch: Ex-Labour MP Ian Austin urges voters to back Boris

Steerpike 7 November 2019 7:51

This is the explosive moment former Labour MP Ian Austin urges voters to back Boris Johnson. Austin, who announced that…

Watch: Nadhim Zahawi’s disastrous Andrew Neil interview

Steerpike 6 November 2019 19:54

Oh dear. It’s safe to say the Conservative party’s election campaign has not got off to the best start. On…

John Bercow blasts Brexit

Steerpike 6 November 2019 16:24

When John Bercow was House of Commons Speaker, there was a sense on both sides that he was a politician…

Diane Abbott: Not all Jews think Corbyn is an anti-Semite

Steerpike 6 November 2019 13:02

Boris Johnson’s election campaign has got off to a dismal start but it seems Labour is determined to catch up.…

Watch: James Cleverly gets empty-chaired by Sky News

Steerpike 6 November 2019 9:51

James Cleverly was never going to have the easiest time this morning. The Tory party chairman, considered a safe pair…

Listen: Andrew Bridgen’s bungled bid to defend Jacob Rees-Mogg

Steerpike 5 November 2019 18:13

Oh dear. Andrew Bridgen is a friend of Jacob Rees-Mogg, but it’s unlikely the Tory MP will be thanking his…

Watch: Kate Hoey’s emotional final Commons speech

Steerpike 5 November 2019 17:58

This evening, as Parliament prepares to be dissolved ahead of a winter election campaign, MPs gathered in the Commons Chamber…

Jacob Rees-Mogg apologises for his Grenfell fire remarks

Steerpike 5 November 2019 11:13

Jacob Rees-Mogg was doing the broadcast round for the Tories this morning, to discuss the Conservative party’s plans for Brexit…

The return of Nick Timothy

Steerpike 4 November 2019 16:58

When Tory MPs look for reasons to be optimistic about the incoming election, one thing they point to is the…

Watch: Jo Swinson taken to task over misleading Lib Dem poll

Steerpike 4 November 2019 8:38

Jacob Rees-Mogg looks like he is in a fight to retain his seat at the snap election. Or so you…

Watch: Trump urges Farage to work with Boris

Steerpike 31 October 2019 17:24

Could Donald Trump help Boris Johnson stave off the threat of the Brexit party and enable the Tories to win…

Watch: John Bercow and Andrew Bridgen’s remarkable spat

Steerpike 31 October 2019 16:05

John Bercow has received his fair share of fawning eulogies of late, as the House of Commons laments his departure…

Watch: Labour MP slams Green leader for ‘mansplaining’

Steerpike 31 October 2019 8:54

There is no doubting Labour’s green credentials, according to the party’s MP Catherine West. After all, Jeremy Corbyn has a…

Jess Phillips: Boris Johnson ruined my son’s birthday

Steerpike 30 October 2019 15:47

Jess Phillips’s frustration at Britain’s trains is a feeling plenty of commuters can relate to. But Mr S isn’t so…

Watch: Boris Johnson bids backhanded farewell to John Bercow

Steerpike 30 October 2019 12:26

There is no love lost between John Bercow and Boris Johnson but the Prime Minister managed to bite his tongue…

Anna Soubry: Parliament really wants a People’s Vote

Steerpike 29 October 2019 21:05

At long last, it looks like there’s going to be a general election to break the Brexit deadlock. The House of…

Hammond: the Tories really want an election to remove MPs like me 

Steerpike 29 October 2019 9:43

Anyone looking at the glacial pace of this recent Parliament when it comes to Brexit, and its tortuous decision to…

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