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I know this might not come naturally to Coffeee Housers but we all really should rally to Peter Mandelson’s defence.…

Over at Comment Central, Danny Finkelstein’s posted a couple of no-holds-barred quotations from Labour MPs: “Our Leader is utterly useless.…

After David Davis’ resignation, Henley was under threat of becoming the forgotten by-election.  But things are hotting up there today,…

Last night on Question Time, David Davis said: “If I was given my job back, I think I’d take it…

Although he hasn’t quite stepped out and declared that he hates all existing grammar schools, Ed Balls’ latest speech contains…

Further to Pete’s post, David Miliband’s comments on Channel 4 tonight are a classic example of Euro double-speak: “We are…

The news coming out of the EU summit in Brussels is less than encouraging. Apparently, the various representatives are preparing themselves…

If you want to know how much Labour’s political skills have atrophied just consider how it has failed to land…

Andy Burnham’s comments about David Davis and Shami Chakrabarti were a cheap shot and unworthy of this office. They also…

Here, thanks to HM Treasury, is footage of Alistair Darling’s speech at Mansion House last night:

Just a reminder about latest feature on the site – Spectator Live.  You can access it via the ‘Live’ tab at the…

The Telegraph’s excellent Tories in Power series continues today with a splendid piece by Tim Montgomerie. Tim argues that: “The…

A few months ago, I was told that David Davis had confessed at a dinner party that he didn’t believe…

The Daily Mirror has returned to pinning cycling misdemeanors on David Cameron.  But, as Adam Boulton & Co. point out,…

Alistair Horne has a delightful piece in today’s Independent reflecting on the dinner he went to with George W. Bush…

In the wake of Alistair Darling and Mervyn King’s speeches at Mansion House last night, most of the papers are…

Kelvin MacKenzie confirms in his Sun column today that he won’t stand in the Haltemprice & Howden by-election: “…the clincher for…

So that’s it then.  The Lisbon Treaty has passed sucessfully through Parliament, despite an 11th-hour Tory effort to delay proceedings.  The UK…

Guido helpfully points out that there’s now a counter-petition to the anti-ratification one set up by Richard North and Neil…

The absurd accusation that Barack Obama is some kind of Muslim Manchurian candidate has caused his campaign some political discomfort.…

Nick Clegg should be on his way to Haltemprice & Howden right now with the aim of canvassing for David…

For those who missed PMQs earlier, here – courtesy of Politics Home – is footage of the Brown and Cameron…

Labour have confirmed that they won’t put forward a candidate for the Haltemprice & Howden by-election.  For Team Davis, this will…

Just a reminder about latest feature on the site – Spectator Live.  You can access it via the ‘Live’ tab at the…

With four more troops dead in Afghanistan, the campaign in Helmand led PMQs. Gordon Brown wished to pay tribute, and…