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It appears in politics, as in life, there’s no such thing as a free campervan. Today, Peter Murrell – the former chief executive of the Scottish...
Residents of Bristol Central will not be represented in parliament for ‘several weeks’, the Green Party announced today. And why is this? Does the...
Yesterday, the Green Party announced that its candidate for the Makerfield by-election was quitting the race less than ten hours after joining it....
White van driver has delivered his verdict on Labour – and it isn’t good news for Keir Starmer. The Chancellor Rachel Reeves was at a petrol...
🚨 WATCH: Keir Starmer corrects the record after accidentally saying the UK struck a trade deal with North Korea instead of South Korea...
Here’s a polished edit: Anyone who has had the bizarre experience of attending a Labour party conference will know first-hand how much lefties love...
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. After her Private Members’ Bill to enact Assisted Dying fell in the House of Lords, the...
There has been a reshuffle at Reform towers today. Lee Anderson will be adding the role of chairman to his growing portfolio of positions, as Dr David...
Nigel Farage is all too aware that he has no time to lose in making Reform’s case to the good people of Makerfield. Andy Burnham has previously...
I am proud to announce local businesswoman Rebecca Shepherd as our Restore Britain candidate for the Makerfield constituency.Rebecca has spent most of...
It is just over four weeks since the government was forced to pause its attempted handover of the Chagos Islands, following an almighty backlash on...
It is just over four weeks since the government was forced to pause its attempted handover of the Chagos Islands, following an almighty backlash on...
It is just over four weeks since the government was forced to pause its attempted handover of the Chagos Islands, following an almighty backlash on...
While Labour continues down its path of self-destruction, Reform and the Tories are having a whale of a time watching the left crash and burn from the...
WATCH: Michael Gove informs Steve Reed at The Spectator's Levelling Up vs Pride In Place event that Andy Burnham has a potential route back to...
As Labour MPs carry on tearing bits out of each other, the story of Nigel Farage’s £5m gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne rumbles on...
Dark horse Labour leadership contender Al Carns is ready to run for the top job. The former special forces colonel and pull-up champion won’t start...
It’s the story which Mr S has always wanted to write: a tale of two divas renowned for their witty lines. After Kemi Badenoch’s barnstorming...
Talk about good timing. Angela Rayner has this morning announced that HMRC has finally concluded its long-running probe into her tax affairs. The...
Nigel Farage has been on a well-deserved high after Reform pulled off a spectacular coup at the local elections. But could that all be about to come...
Pity Sir Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting. The embattled Prime Minister must get through a King’s Speech against the backdrop of the Labour Party...
More than 50 backbenchers have now called for Sir Keir Starmer to resign, despite his rousing rallying cry for unity this morning. But the big...
'Would you give up your seat for him?'On #BBCBreakfast Labour MP Paula Barker said Keir Starmer needs to step down after the election...
Labour MP Catherine West today accelerated her campaign to move out of the ‘random backbencher’ club and towards becoming a household name. The...
While all eyes today rest squarely on Sir Keir Starmer and the will-he-won’t-he question of surviving a leadership coup, Mr S cannot help but enjoy...
The SNP look just about set to keep hold of Holyrood with an overall majority – but not without some major casualties. Spare a thought for Angus...
ITV Calendar Exclusive: Former Transport Secretary Louise Haigh says Keir Starmer “cannot lead us into another election” unless the government...
No one enjoys a first encounter with an ex after a break-up. But surely few less so than Robert Jenrick and his one-time Tory leadership cheerleader,...
Allahu Akbar, one and all. It’s been a big night for Green and independent candidates standing in the Gaza – sorry, British – local elections....
It’s been a stonking set of local elections for Reform, with a turquoise wave sweeping through country showing no signs of slowing down. The party...
Good old Zack Polanski spent the night before the local elections pontificating once again on – you guessed it – Palestine. The searing insight...
Sir Keir Starmer’s desperation to get down with the kids hit new lows in the run up to the local elections. The Prime Minister’s team genuinely...
Happy polling day one and all. While the political parties knock up doors, the Financial Times has brought some merriment to Westminster by revealing...
Andy Burnham has once again sent Labour’s Blairite backbenches into a storm. The wannabe Prime Minister has a knack for infuriating his party’s...
With a day to go before voters head to the polls, Zack Polanski is determined to go out with a bang. Having already issued a quasi-apology to the...
Zack Polanski is no stranger to reinventing himself. He’s been an actor, a hypnotherapist capable of enlarging breasts, a nightclub promoter, a...
With two days to go before voters take to the ballot box, leadership manoeuvring, that perennial Westminster pastime, has slipped into a higher gear....
A key component of Kemi Badenoch’s pitch to the country is that ‘you will always know where you stand with me’. Yesterday, out on the local...
Oh dear. Just when you thought the Greens could sink no lower on crime and justice, along came Zack Polanski yesterday with his take on the Golders...
Back in February, Steerpike’s old friend Ed Miliband vowed to liberate Britain’s nuclear industry from the stranglehold of bureaucracy. Red Ed...
Many in SW1 have remarked that Kemi Badenoch has come on quite a bit since her early PMQs’ appearances. The Tory leader can now land a blow on...
With a week to go before voters take to the polls, the race for victory is heating up. But it is not merely the familiar scramble over potholes, bin...
Wakey wakey! Whoooo remembers the United Kingdom Independence Party? Steerpike has fond memories of Ukip, Nigel Farage’s previous-but-one political...
As a darling of the progressive commentariat, Gary Lineker is not usually one to let injustice pass unremarked. The former BBC star has become a...
It has been a pretty grim day in Golders Green. Two Jewish men have been stabbed, with the Metropolitan Police formally declaring it a terrorist...
As local elections loom ever closer, Britain’s intrepid party leaders have taken to the road to pitch themselves far and wide. Set-piece visits are...
After Robert Jenrick’s (not entirely) shocking defection to Reform in January, Westminster’s eyes swiftly turned towards one of the Tory party’s...
Oh dear. Just when you thought a British ambassador to the US couldn’t possibly cause any more grief for Sir Keir Starmer, enter Christian Turner....
Oh dear. Just when you thought a British ambassador to the US couldn’t possibly cause any more grief for Sir Keir Starmer, enter Christian Turner....