What are the plans to reform Commons rules?
Over the weekend most media tore into the Owen Paterson affair, with a lot of talk about MPs' second jobs like those of Geoffrey Cox... ‘I think if you go down this route of essentially banning all th...
8 Marras 202115min
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 07/11/21
Isabel Hardman takes you through the highlights from Sunday's interview shows, with Sir Keir Starmer, Thangam Debbonaire, George Eustice and Dr Susan Hopkins. Become a Spectator subscriber today to ac...
7 Marras 202110min
What should be done about MPs and lobbying?
Fraser Nelson talks to James Forsyth and Isabel Hardman about how MPs should clean up their act in the wake of Parliament's latest lobbying scandal. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this ...
6 Marras 202119min
How did Boris misjudge the Paterson backlash?
Owen Paterson has resigned as an MP after being embroiled in a lobbying row. Allies of the Prime Minister have blamed the Chief Whip, Mark Spencer, for the fiasco, while other Tory MPs are fuming at t...
5 Marras 202115min
How damaging is the Owen Paterson fiasco to the Tories' reputation?
The Owen Paterson story continues today with the government u-turning quicker than expected. This came after realising that allowing Tory MPs to mark their own homework by scrapping the standards comm...
4 Marras 202112min
Has the government misstepped on the Paterson defence?
The row over Owen Paterson has come to a head today as the amendment to lift his suspension - tabled by fellow Conservative MP Andrea Leadsom and backed by the government - has upset many sides. Labou...
3 Marras 202110min
Will MPs save Owen Paterson?
With the fishing war between the UK and France not necessarily over but at least at a ceasefire, today's Shots focuses on the Commons. Conservative MP Owen Paterson was found to have committed an 'egr...
2 Marras 202113min
How can we define COP26 success?
COP26 is officially underway with world leaders meeting this morning. But what can these presidents and prime ministers promise given their domestic political challenges and the seeming disinterest of...
1 Marras 202112min
