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Labour moderates try to stop the march of the Left after Corbyn victory
Naturally, today is not a good day if you’re a Labour moderate. The Blairites’ troubles have been well publicised, but… Continue reading
Now we know where the celebrated ‘Ummah’ is
Earlier this week I asked where the celebrated ‘Ummah’ is when it comes to Muslim refugees. I think we now… Continue reading
Tom Watson: Labour’s new deputy leader who could save the party
While Jeremy Corbyn’s stunning victory has grabbed the headlines, Tom Watson’s elevation to the deputy leadership is just as important… Continue reading
Podcast special: Jeremy Corbyn is Labour’s new leader
Jeremy Corbyn’s momentous victory in the Labour leadership contest is going to have a dramatic effect on British politics. In… Continue reading
Corbyn wins: a delicious humiliation for the liberal Left
The groans that must be coming from the newsrooms of the Guardian and the BBC right now! With a descant… Continue reading
John Prescott caught in live TV gaffe: who is Jamie Reed?
With Jeremy Corbyn announced as the new leader of the Labour party, shadow health minister Jamie Reed immediately resigned from… Continue reading
Jeremy Corbyn’s boiler plate victory speech was no move to the centre
No one in the hall was in any doubt about the result, the only thing in question was the scale… Continue reading
Jeremy Corbyn’s acceptance speech was the stuff of Tory dreams
When George Osborne watched Ed Miliband winning Labour leadership in 2010, he shouted “Yes!! Yes!! Yes!!” I imagine he had… Continue reading
Jeremy Corbyn has arrived — here’s what happens next
It has happened. Labour has elected Jeremy Corbyn as its leader. The party hasn’t just lurched to the left, but… Continue reading
Jez, he did – Jeremy Corbyn is the new leader of the Labour Party
Jeremy Corbyn has won the Labour leadership in the first round with an extraordinary 59.5 per cent of the vote.… Continue reading
As deputy leader, Tom Watson may now be the Labour Party’s only hope
Last week I was talking to a member of the shadow cabinet about Jeremy Corbyn’s impending victory as Labour leader.… Continue reading
How will Labour MPs hide their disgust at Jeremy Corbyn’s victory?
Funny to see Iain McNicol, the party’s general secretary, warm Labour activists up for the bad news. “Isn’t it remarkable that… Continue reading
Labour leadership results due shortly
We will get the Labour leadership result rather shortly. The candidates know already and their teams have gone into lockdown… Continue reading
The Assisted Dying Bill was crushed today, thanks to doctors and disability groups
The best speeches on the Assisted Dying Bill today were intelligent and sensitive – but not terribly new. The arguments were more or… Continue reading
Watch: Tory MP accuses BBC of bias over ‘amateurish’ Newsnight Yemen special
With charter renewal looming, the BBC is under increasing scrutiny from the government to justify its licence fee. So it’s… Continue reading
How Labour’s left can push out centrist MPs without mandatory reselection
A number of backroom staff in the Labour party have been in touch today to say goodbye ahead of an… Continue reading
Will a high turnout benefit Jeremy Corbyn tomorrow?
Turnout in the Labour leadership contest is going to be one of the key factors in deciding who wins. The result… Continue reading
Why old political rivals are now working together
Previous decades of regional policy have failed to close the North-South gap in economic productivity and prosperity. We’ve decided to… Continue reading
Watch: Sadiq Khan on running against ‘charming’ Zac Goldsmith
How is Sadiq Khan feeling about the prospect of taking on Zac Goldsmith, who is favourite to be the Tory… Continue reading
No, doctors are not already upping painkillers to help their patients die
The Assisted Dying debate in the House of Commons will be well worth re-reading or watching in full: it has… Continue reading
David Cameron accidentally overheard making Yorkshire ‘hate’ jibe
Given that Vivienne Westwood has today staged a fracking protest outside David Cameron’s constituency home, the Prime Minister ought to breathe a sigh… Continue reading
The best arguments from the assisted dying debate
The debate currently taking place on the second reading of the Assisted Dying Bill in the Commons is one of… Continue reading
Assisted dying treats people like animals
Arguing for assisted dying of the very ill, people often say, ‘I wouldn’t let my dog live like that.’ This… Continue reading
How Jeremy Corbyn and Sadiq Khan work together
So, Sadiq Khan will be Labour’s London Mayoral candidate, while Jeremy Corbyn looks likely to become Labour’s leader tomorrow. The two… Continue reading
Matthew Parris is wrong – the gospels do help us respond to the migrant crisis
‘I know our Lord told us to be wise as serpents and innocent as doves,’ muttered a colleague after a… Continue reading
Sadiq Khan is Labour’s London mayoral candidate
Sadiq Khan has just been announced as Labour’s London mayoral candidate. At an event at the Royal Festival Hall, the… Continue reading
Vivienne Westwood pays an unwelcome visit to David Cameron’s house
While politicians are currently debating the Assisted Dying Bill in Parliament, Dame Vivienne Westwood has decided there is a more pressing… Continue reading
David Cameron: Corbyn poses a threat to Britain’s financial security
Jeremy Corbyn hasn’t even been elected Labour leader but the campaign to undermine him begins today. David Cameron will give a… Continue reading
Coffee Shots: George Osborne pays a visit to Boris Johnson’s bunker
An excerpt from Anthony Seldon’s David Cameron biography claimed that George Osborne finds his Tory leadership rival Boris Johnson ‘plain annoying‘.… Continue reading
Peter Robinson’s departure intensifies Northern Ireland’s political crisis
The political crisis in Northern Ireland has just become much more serious. Peter Robinson has stepped down as first minister… Continue reading
Political protest in Chelsea: champagne, drag and Dell’Olio
With Chelsea residents currently in the centre of a planning row over a proposed Crossrail 2 station on the King’s… Continue reading
The law must recognise that medicine isn’t perfect and neither are our doctors
The liberal-left is very rapid to react when a terror suspect faces deportation or an extremist preacher is put under… Continue reading
I’m ready to be more hospitable to refugees (on one condition)
I read in the Daily Mail that the hunt is on for an Isis terrorist camped out in Calais who is… Continue reading
Angela Merkel is making the refugee crisis worse
There have been plenty of bad decisions taken by European politicians in the last few years. But few will cause… Continue reading
The Foreign Office’s anti-Isis video may be inept but at least it’s a start
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is taking the fight against Isis online. @UKAgainstISIL, a new Twitter account operated by the FCO, is… Continue reading
