Theresa May
Brexit, what happens now?
It is the morning after the statement before. So, what happens now? That’s the question I attempt to answer in…
Theresa May’s housing speech shows up her flaws
The National Housing Federation isn’t used to Prime Ministers attending its annual conference. In fact, it’s not used to getting…
Will EU leaders chuck Chequers in Salzburg?
This week’s EU summit in Salzburg should settle three important Brexit questions of profound important to this country’s future and…
Wanted: A Conservative policy agenda (two years late)
Theresa May has quite a few challenges to meet this conference season. One is obviously to avoid the sort of…
How serious are the plots against Theresa May?
Following last night’s reports of open plotting against Theresa May, her critics in the Conservative party seem rather keen to…
Michael Gove: The Prime Minister is doing a great job… at the moment
As the European Research Group breaks out in to open revolt and rumours of no confidence letters abound, it seems…
Salisbury novichok suspects named – how should Theresa May respond?
A break from Brexit in Parliament was found today by way of Russia. In a statement to the House after…
PMQs: Corbyn accuses May of ‘dancing round’ on Brexit
It’s a measure of quite how badly split the government is on Brexit that Jeremy Corbyn, who would previously avoid…
How Boris Johnson will rain on Theresa May’s parade
Ever since Boris Johnson resigned, Tories have wondered what he’ll do at conference. We now have an answer: he’ll address…
Will May or Corbyn fall first?
Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn are both on that Italian Job bus dangling over the cliff, with gold bars at…
Theresa May hits back at Boris
Boris Johnson’s criticism of Theresa May’s Brexit plan has been somewhat one-sided, with the PM largely staying quiet on what…
Boris Johnson adds to Theresa May’s post-holiday blues: ‘Chequers means disaster’
There had been a vague hope in No 10 that the long summer recess would give tired and grumpy Conservative…
Watch: Kenyan President forgets the name of Boris Johnson – ‘the bicycle guy’
It can be hard adjusting to life after high office. One minute you’re one of the most powerful people in…
Theresa May says she’s ‘in this for the long term’ – what does she mean by that?
Until 5pm this evening, the main news from Theresa May’s first trip to Africa as Prime Minister was that she…
Watch: Theresa May puts on her dancing shoes
With Brexit negotiations stuck at a stalemate and a warring cabinet to contend with in the UK, the famously robotic…
Washington Post: Theresa May could be one of the greatest prime ministers of our time
There’s something going on across the pond. Less than twenty-four hours after Mr S informed readers of the New York…
The Boris burka row exposes Theresa May’s lack of political nous
The Spectator‘s editorial ‘Bravo Boris’ (11 August) suggests that the treatment meted out to Boris Johnson by the Prime Minister and…
The Spectator Podcast: Bluffers and Royals
We often complain that our politicians are all bluffers who know very little about a lot. But is the very…
Theresa May’s social housing plans are another step away from Cameronism
These days Theresa May has less time to spend distancing herself from her predecessor. With blue-on-blue warfare rife and her…
The Conservatives prepare for battle
It’s been all out civil war in the Tory party since the disastrous snap election which saw Theresa May lose…
What happened to Je Suis Charlie, Prime Minister?
On January 11 2015, I was one of two million people who marched slowly and silently through Paris to honour…
Theresa May needs a Brexit back-up plan
Since Chequers, the UK has been making a big diplomatic push to try and move the Brexit talks along. As…
Why have the Tories abandoned their promise to fight ‘burning injustices’?
This week the Conservative Party quietly abandoned the promises made by Theresa May to the British people on the steps…
Why Boris Johnson is now the favourite to succeed Theresa May
As Theresa May and her ministers spend their summer holiday trying to convince European leaders of the merits of her…
Barnier’s dangerous assumption
So what happens now Michel Barnier has laid into Theresa May’s customs plan? That’s the question I try and answer…
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