Politics
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.
Laurence Fox loses only MP after Andrew Bridgen quits Reclaim Party
Bridgen joined the actor’s party in May after being expelled from the Conservatives.
Trump banned from Colorado ballot in historic ruling by state’s Supreme Court
“We do not reach these conclusions lightly,” wrote the court’s majority.
Labour eye Tory scalp after voters oust Peter Bone MP and trigger by-election
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a by-election test early in 2024 after a recall petition in Wellingborough met the 10 per cent threshold.
Gove hopes criminal case will be brought against Mone in PPE scandal
The Cabinet minister has faced questions over what he knew about Baroness Mone’s links to a firm that supplied faulty PPE during the pandemic.