David Dimbleby stays up past his bedtime
On last night’s episode of Question Time, David Dimbleby made his way to Burton upon Trent to chair a panel…
Robbie Gibb moves from the BBC to Downing Street
On Tuesday, Steerpike revealed that the hunt was on to find a new No 10 director of communications, with the…
Watch: Theresa May fails to master her Scots at PMQs
Oh dear. Although Theresa May managed to get through today’s PMQs with a solid performance, she did fall short when…
Ken Loach’s Brexit warning falls flat
Ken Loach is no fan of Brexit. The veteran filmmaker and Corbynista luvvie warned last year that the referendum was a…
Labour MP tears into his party’s ‘middle class’ tuition fees policy
Much excitement from Labour this morning over the new IFS report on tuition fees. With research finding that students from…
Revealed: No 10 look to the BBC for new director of communications
After Laura Kuenssberg was appointed political editor at the BBC and Robert Peston moved to ITV to head up the…
Boris Johnson and Michael Gove get their relationship back on track
To say that Boris Johnson and Michael Gove’s relationship is a complex one would be an understatement. The Vote Leave…
David Cameron’s official biographer tips Jo Johnson for No 10: ‘it’s BoJo vs JoJo’
Although the weekend papers were filled with stories of MPs plotting to loosen the Treasury’s purse strings, there were some…
Andrew Marr makes life difficult for Jon Snow
Last week, Jon Snow’s weekend jaunt to Glastonbury came back to haunt him when a snap happy reveller shared a post…
Owen Smith: If I was Labour leader, I might have got us to win
Oh dear. After Jeremy Corbyn led Labour to a better than expected general election result, the various party factions have…
Rod Liddle’s Freedom Dinner speech: Emily Thornberry, Diane Abbott and the metro-liberal left
It’s that time of year again. After Rod Liddle used the key address at the fifth annual Freedom Dinner to…
MSM wars: Nick Ferrari clashes with Canary founder on Question Time
Although Nick Robinson once accused the BBC of displaying anti-Corbyn bias, producers are keen to show that the Corporation is a…
Watch: Tory MP slams DUP deal – ‘I can barely put into words my anger’
Oh dear. Heidi Allen is fast establishing herself as one of the most rebellious MPs in the Conservative party. The…
Professor George Osborne makes it job number six
George Osborne has been keeping himself busy recently putting the boot into Theresa May at every opportunity. Not content with…
Michael Gove’s first Defra picket line
As Michael Gove settles into his new role as Defra secretary, word reaches Steerpike that the Conservative MP is already facing…
Even the BBC’s Business Editor struggles to explain the deficit
With austerity so last election, voters no longer seem too fussed by the deficit. It may be that they no…
Jon Snow embraces his inner Corbynista at Glastonbury
Of late, Channel 4 appears to be on a mission to rebrand itself as home of the Corbynista, with the…
Watch: Paul Mason turns on the Blairites at Progress event – ‘form your own party and get on with it!’
Well, that didn’t last long. The uneasy peace between the Blairites and the Corbynites since the snap election has come…
Theresa May makes life difficult for Rory Bremner
One of the biggest criticisms of the Conservative snap election campaign is that it failed to make the most of…
Watch: David Dimbleby ejects heckling Corbynista from Question Time
Although the Conservatives won the most votes, most seats and increased their national vote share, many Labour supporters remain convinced…
David Gauke takes a pop at his former boss
Following the disappointing snap election result, Theresa May has had to relax her approach to government – gone are the days…
Too hot to trot: how the Day of Rage flopped
In case you missed the memo, yesterday was officially the ‘day of rage’. Hard-left activists took to the streets, vowing…
Listen: Boris Johnson’s car crash Radio 4 interview
Oh dear. Although Theresa May has managed to make it through the Queen’s Speech today, the real test will come…
Mark Carney slapped down by Andy Haldane, his own chief economist
Yesterday Mark Carney – who hates it when politicians say anything about him – had a pop at Boris Johnson,…
Kwasi Kwarteng lightens the mood in the Chamber
Although a Queen’s Speech tends to be a joyful occasion for the government in power, today’s has been rather sombre…
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