Phillip Lee’s promise to respect the Brexit vote
In a dramatic move earlier this evening, the MP Phillip Lee crossed the House of Commons floor to join the…
Watch: Phillip Lee crosses the floor to sit with the Lib Dems
Dr Phillip Lee, the MP for Bracknell, has left the Conservative party to join the Liberal Democrats. In the middle…
Watch: Philip Hammond vows to fight any deselection attempt
When Boris Johnson announced that Tory MPs who rebelled against the government this week to stop a no-deal Brexit would…
John Major offers his prorogation advice
It’s all out war in the Conservative party this morning, after the former Tory Prime Minister John Major announced that…
Will Paul Mason miss his own protest?
Last night, hundreds of people gathered in Parliament Square to vent their fury at Boris Johnson and his decision to…
Watch: Jacob Rees-Mogg hits back on prorogation
There were howls of outrage yesterday when Boris Johnson announced that he was calling for a Queen’s Speech on 14…
The most hysterical reactions to Boris Johnson’s Queen’s speech
Boris Johnson announced this morning that he will attempt to schedule a Queen’s speech on 14 October, and will suspend…
Dominic Grieve: ‘I will certainly bring down a Conservative Government’
Boris Johnson’s plan to suspend Parliament is not going down well with MPs, not least among some of those on…
A field guide to Whitehall’s mandarins
Britain’s civil service is supposed to be the envy of the world, seamlessly executing the will of whichever government happens…
Caption contest: Boris Johnson and President Trump meet at G7
To the G7 summit in Biarritz where Boris Johnson has held his first meeting with Donald Trump since becoming Prime…
CCHQ leaves potential candidates scratching their heads
Mr S was curious to spy a puzzling email sent out by CCHQ to their prospective parliamentary candidates today. The…
Brexit poetry competition: Winner announced
The time has come to announce the winner of our much-lauded Brexit poetry competition. Earlier this week, we called on…
Watch: Boris Johnson makes the Germans laugh
Boris Johnson’s critics predicted that he would be something of a disaster on the world stage, but his debut as…
Theresa May’s cricket ticket freebies
Theresa May spent her first day outside of No. 10 at Lord’s cricket ground, watching the second day of the…
Is the EU to blame for football’s daft new handball rule?
It’s not often Mr S jumps to the defence of the EU, but he is prepared to make an exception.…
Watch: James Cleverly’s spat with fellow motorist
Conservative party chairman James Cleverly was at the receiving end of another motorist’s ire after a collision on the M11…
Jo Swinson riles up Corbynistas again
Corbynistas are out to get Jo Swinson again after the Lib Dem leader accused Jeremy Corbyn of being a Brexiteer.…
Watch: Sky News suffers a power cut
Rolling news anchors are known for their ability to continue chuntering on, even when there is very little actual news.…
Poetry competition: An ode to Brexit
‘Poetry makes nothing happen,’ a famous poet once said. But Mr S is still disappointed to hear that the nation’s official poet won’t…
‘Shame!’: Journalist heckled at Corbyn speech
Jeremy Corbyn has just given a speech attacking Boris Johnson as ‘Britain’s Trump’. But while the Labour leader is happy…
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