Why are the UK's borders still open?
Following the announcement of a third lockdown, a testing regime for arrivals could be put in place. It comes as Michael Gove said there would be announcements in the coming days about 'how we will ma...
5 Tammi 202111min
Lockdown returns: what the new rules mean
This evening the Prime Minister announced a return to the lockdown system for England, coming after Nicola Sturgeon announced similar measures earlier in the day. Katy Balls talks to James Forsyth and...
4 Tammi 202111min
How far will Boris tighten Covid restrictions?
Boris Johnson today said there was 'no question' that the government would announce tighter coronavirus restrictions, as case numbers continue to surge. It came after health secretary Matt Hancock sai...
4 Tammi 202116min
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Interviews Roundup - 03/01/21
Isabel Hardman rounds up Sunday's political interview highlights, with clips coming from Boris Johnson, Sir Mark Walport, Arlene Foster, Tony Blair and Liz Truss. Become a Spectator subscriber today t...
3 Tammi 202113min
With Brexit done, what are the government's next challenges?
After four and a half years, Brexit has finally happened with a free trade deal passed. But with Scottish independence hotting up and the pandemic not yet finished, the government faces more challenge...
30 Joulu 202018min
At last: we have a Brexit deal
A Brexit deal has been reached. Negotiations over fisheries continued into the early hours of Christmas Eve, and Boris Johnson finalised the agreement with Ursula von der Leyen at 1:44pm. The PM said ...
24 Joulu 202016min
Will normality really return by Easter?
Another day, another press conference. In today's, Matt Hancock announced more regions to enter Tier 4 restrictions come Boxing Day, as well as another new, highly transmissible, strain of the virus. ...
23 Joulu 20209min
Will Boris be blamed for Kent's queues?
At yesterday's press conference, Boris Johnson said there were just 170 lorries queuing in Kent to cross the Channel. Today, there are expected to be around 1,500. The government is continuing discuss...
22 Joulu 202012min
