Dominic Raab takes inspiration from Game of Thrones
As Tory leadership rivals get their campaigns up and running – and start to work out how to torpedo their…
David Lammy: comparing the ERG to the Nazis isn’t strong enough
As tensions in Westminster continue to grow over Brexit, it’s become commonplace for politicians to use language that would have…
Annunziata Rees-Mogg stands for Farage’s Brexit party
Nigel Farage announced the launch of his new Brexit party today, in a metal finishing factory in Longford, Coventry. As…
George Osborne’s curious criticism of Roger Scruton
In November last year, a row kicked off when the government asked the philosopher Roger Scruton to chair the Building…
Watch: Tory MP dares Theresa May to sack him
Theresa May has suffered a record number of ministerial resignations since the day she walked into Number 10, but if…
Watch: Andrew Bridgen vs Daniel Finkelstein
As Theresa May reaffirmed her commitment to strike a softer Brexit deal with Labour over the weekend, and Yvette Cooper’s…
Is Christine Shawcroft the true target of the Momentum purge?
Yesterday, Mr Steerpike reported that the founder of the left-wing campaign group Momentum, Jon Lansman, had been removed as a…
Watch: Lib Dems grilled about their missing parliamentary candidate
For the prospective parliamentary candidates of Newport West, last night was the culmination of two months of frantic campaigning, as…
Has Jon Lansman been ousted from Momentum?
Ever since Jeremy Corbyn first put himself forward to be Labour leader in 2015, the founder of Momentum, Jon Lansman,…
Listen: Jacob Rees-Mogg vs the Today programme
Jacob Rees-Mogg was on the Today programme this morning to discuss Theresa May’s latest pitch to work with Jeremy Corbyn…
Listen: Mark Francois says ‘Up yours’ to Philip Hammond
The results of the second set of indicative votes were announced this evening, and after showing once again that MPs…
Watch: Nick Boles quits the Tory party
Nick Boles has just quit the Tory party on the floor of the House of Commons. Minutes after his Common…
Watch: Anna Soubry and Jacob Rees-Mogg clash in the Commons
There are still a few hours to go until Parliament votes once again on Brexit, but it is already getting…
Tory MP: I was wrong to vote for May’s Brexit deal
There was a glimmer of hope for Theresa May and her Brexit deal on Friday when some Tory eurosceptics decided…
Watch: Steve Baker says he could vote against May in a no-confidence vote
With another set of indicative votes taking place in parliament later today, talk is already turning to what happens if…
Listen: Mandelson caught out by his referendum promise
The former Labour spin doctor and Remain campaigner Lord Mandelson was on the Today programme this morning, to put forward…
Watch: Dominic Grieve heckled and called a ‘traitor’ by Tory members
Tory MPs who have backed a softer Brexit or Remain have had an acrimonious relationship with their local Conservative associations…
The Independent Group gives Brexit a bad name
The Independent Group of pro-Remain MPs announced this morning that they would be officially forming a political party so they…
Nadhim Zahawi’s dishonourable abstention
Last night, before the results of the indicative votes were announced, MPs voted on a Statutory Instrument which aimed to…
Lily Allen mulls a European election campaign
After MPs failed to reach a conclusion last night on their preferred Brexit outcome, and Theresa May’s own strategy stalled…
David Lidington’s new nickname
David Lidington found himself briefly trending on Twitter over the weekend after reports began to circulate that May’s de facto…
Watch: Jacob Rees-Mogg lays into Nick Boles
For the first time in living memory, MPs seized control of the parliamentary timetable today, in order to hold a…
Revealed: How Jeremy Corbyn is ‘training for power’
Tories beware – Jeremy Corbyn is in ‘training for power’. But the Labour leader isn’t readying himself for Downing Street…
Ed Vaizey splits the vote on Letwin’s amendment
After the chaos in the voting lobbies two weeks ago, when ministers claimed to not know they’d rebelled against the…
Watch: Oliver Letwin called the ‘jobbing prime minister’
This evening MPs voted to take back control, as they backed an amendment tabled by Oliver Letwin to seize control…
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