Politics
State of British politics in 2023 perfectly summed up in one tweet
A brilliant David Osland tweet has summarised the dire state we find ourselves in.
James Cleverly jokes that date rape drugs aren’t illegal if you just use ‘a little bit’
The Home Secretary apologised for the ‘inappropriate’ joke made at a No 10 reception.
Sunak’s end of year scorecard: The PM’s five pledes ranked
After the chaos of 2022, the PM set out the five pledges in a New Year speech and promised there would be “no tricks and no ambiguity” on delivering them. Here's how he is getting on.
Ian Hislop’s demolition of Rishi Sunak is devastatingly on point
The Private Eye editor says Sunak has displayed nothing but "incredible ineptitude" since taking office.
Sunak’s end-of-year speech on immigration gets quietly canned
“The backlog hasn’t been cleared, the Bibby is half full, our small boats plan is in turmoil... this is supposed to be our wedge issue with Labour"
Health secretary sparks outrage with ‘doctors in training’ remarks
"Quite amazing to have a government that seems frankly to loathe the people they need to deliver on the promises they have made", Alastair Campbell said.
Penny Mordaunt claims messages between her and Boris Johnson ‘vanished’ from her phone
"There is a real scandal here and both Johnson and Sunak are at the heart of it", Alastair Campbell has posted.
Mountain to climb for Sunak with PM all but certain to lose in Wellingborough
The Tories will have to surmount their odds of 10/3 should they claw back the Northamptonshire seat.
The Politics Pub Quiz: Week 5
Another week, another round of juicy politics pub quiz questions for you to get your teeth into.