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Theresa May’s conference speech — interrupted by coughing fits and with part of the set falling apart behind her —…
Liam Fox’s Conservative conference speech, full text
OK. It’s time for some optimism. It doesn’t seem like a year since we last met together in Birmingham. When…
David Lidington’s Conservative conference speech, full text
“Yesterday morning, as Lord Chancellor, I joined our country’s senior judges and lawyers in Westminster Abbey to mark the opening…
Jeremy Hunt’s Conservative conference speech, full text
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Ruth Davidson’s Conservative party conference speech, full text
It’s great to be here in Manchester. Or as I call it, the Southern powerhouse. I want to talk to you…
Is being green good for business?
On Monday 11th September, The Spectator hosted a round table discussion over lunch about whether being green is good for…
Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour conference speech, full text
We meet here this week as a united Party, advancing in every part of Britain, winning the confidence of millions…
Tom Watson’s Labour conference speech, full text
Conference, thank you for being here. Thanks for your enthusiasm, for your passion, for all your hard work on behalf…
Sadiq Khan’s Labour conference speech, full text
Conference, it’s great to be back in Labour Brighton. And it’s great to see our Labour Party so fired up…
John McDonnell’s Labour conference speech, full text
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Aung San Suu Kyi was never a saint to start with and she is not a demon now
Few world leaders have fallen from grace as quickly as Aung San Suu Kyi. The Nobel prize-winner, who also holds…
Theresa May’s Florence speech on Brexit, full text
It’s good to be here in this great city of Florence today at a critical time in the evolution of…
Vince Cable’s conference speech, full text
It is with a real sense of pride that I stand before you as leader of the Liberal Democrats. First…
Religion is on the decline – yet our society is underpinned by faith
For Church of England vicars who worry less about what they will preach on Sunday than whether there will be…
Britain’s Brexit team must call Barnier’s bluff
There is a growing perception that Britain is floundering in its EU negotiations, with a professional team from Brussels running…
Donald Trump and America’s identity crisis
Long before student activists started talking about pulling down statues of Cecil Rhodes, a cultural war was being waged in…
Jeremy Corbyn still cannot bear to condemn his fallen idols in Venezuela
Jeremy Corbyn finally broke his silence on Venezuela this week, but in the manner of a man who has his…
Stop playing chicken with Britain’s free-trade future
Besides being important in themselves, the trade talks between Britain and the United States which began this week are symbolic…
Kemi Badenoch: from African immigrant to Essex MP, I’ve lived the ‘British dream’
Our former Spectator colleague Kemi Badenoch gave her maiden speech in the House of Commons earlier on today. It was,…
Theresa May’s relaunch speech: full transcript
A year ago, I stood outside Downing Street for the first time as Prime Minister, and I set out the…
Spectator Events: 5 ideas to change the world
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Queen’s Speech: Full text
My Lords and Members of the House of Commons. My government’s priority is to secure the best possible deal as…
No, the election was not a rebellion against Brexit – or ‘austerity’
The lessons to be learned from the Conservatives’ poor showing in the election could fill more pages than the national…
Theresa May’s Cabinet reshuffle in full – Michael Gove returns to the fold
Theresa May’s Cabinet reshuffle in full: Michael Gove makes a Cabinet return as Environment Secretary; Damian Green is promoted to…
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