Partygate – will it be the Prime Minister’s undoing?
‘There we have it. After months of deceit and deception, the pathetic spectacle of a man who has finally run out of road.’ These were the withering words of Labour…
Can she be Truss-ted for the job?
A previously passionate Remainer now in charge of negotiating the Northern Ireland Protocol with her Conservative Party leadership credentials in the balance? Those familiar with the story of Dune will…
Is Johnson’s time up?
Wherever you look, the headlines this week have been dominated by COVID, whether it's surging numbers of – Omnicron cases, so-called Plan B restrictions, or what happened at Number 10 this…
Nuclear Dom, Wallpapergate, and the Stink of Sleaze
In an interview with Trevor Phillips on Sky News this week, George Eustice defended Boris Johnson’s handling of the Owen Paterson case saying: “I think what we’ve seen is a…
How much longer will Theresa May be Prime Minister?
Theresa May’s popularity amongst her own party has never been lower. The most recent Conservative Home poll of Conservative party members found that 45 per cent want her to resign…
Cabinet chaos
Today’s EU summit serves as another reminder of how much work remains to be done if the UK is to leave the EU with a trade deal in place. With…
Reshuffle? What reshuffle?
When is a reshuffle merely a jiggle and when is it a ‘fresh start’, bringing in new faces and re-invigorating Government? That rather depends on who is giving their opinion…
Conservative Party Conference: When it rains it pours
May delivered the most memorable speech of the Party Conference season by far, but for none of the right reasons. Plagued by an unshakeable cough, the Prime Minister struggled through…
Where was the rabbit?
We have grown used to the Chancellor pulling the proverbial rabbit out of the hat at the end of the Budget Statement – it is the crowd-pleasing headline grabber that…