Politics

With just over five weeks until the UK general election, prepare yourself to see roving reporters getting the political hot takes from the public at least 35 times before the...

The prime minister has this afternoon called a general election for 4 July. It comes after a day of feverish speculation at Westminster. Speaking at prime minister’s questions this afternoon,...

Pics private eye Poke Staff. Updated April 11th, 2024 You’ll know by now the travails of Conservative MP William Wragg, who gave out colleagues’ personal phone numbers to...

Keir Starmer has delivered a speech in which he declared that “levelling up is a good ambition” for Britain. Speaking on Thursday morning at the Labour Party’s local elections campaign...

Oonagh Keating. Updated March 27th, 2024 More than four years after Boris Johnson claimed to have a solution to the growing problem of inadequate social care provision, the sector is...

The Safety of Rwanda Bill has been sent back to MPs by peers, after the House of Lords inflicted seven defeats on the government on Wednesday evening. The Lords voted...

Oonagh Keating. Updated March 14th, 2024 It’s just a matter of weeks since Lee Anderson was the Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, but on Wednesday, he crossed the floor...

Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget, announced in the House of Commons on Wednesday afternoon, is receiving a mixed reception among Conservative MPs who fear the headline measure to cut National Insurance...

Poke Staff. Updated February 27th, 2024 You don’t have to be a fan of Nick Ferrari – thank goodness for that, you might think – to applaud his response today...

Former prime minister Liz Truss has taken aim at the “deep state” at a major US political conference.  Speaking on a panel marking the opening night of the Conservative Political...