Will Penny Mordaunt be the next prime minister?
Over the weekend, speculation about a plot to oust Rishi Sunak and replace him with Penny Mordaunt circulated the papers. It came after one of the worst weeks of the Prime Minister’s premiership and t...
18 Mar 202413min
Nigel Farage on Reform, the Red Wall and 14 years of Tory failure
On this special edition of Coffee House Shots, Kate Andrews interviews broadcaster, and honorary president of the Reform Party, Nigel Farage. They discuss Lee Anderson's defection to the Reform party,...
16 Mar 202430min
Rishi Sunak rules out general election in May
Rishi Sunak has finally confirmed what most MPs already knew: there won’t be a May general election. Speaking to ITV News West Country on Thursday night, the Prime Minister was asked if there would be...
15 Mar 20249min
Will Gove’s extremism definition worsen Tory divides?
Michael Gove has unveiled the government’s new legal definition of extremism, which will decide whether organisations can receive government money. Conservative MPs, and three former Conservative home...
14 Mar 202411min
Will the Tories return Hester’s £10 million?
At Prime Minister’s Questions today Rishi Sunak refused to commit to returning the £10 million donor Frank Hester gave to the Conservative party. Hester allegedly said that Diane Abbott made him ‘hate...
13 Mar 202411min
What does Boris want?
Newspapers today reported that Boris Johnson is going to campaign for the Conservatives in Red Wall seats. Responding, Nadine Dorries wrote on Twitter: ‘There’s no thawing of relations, no plans to ca...
12 Mar 202411min
Lee Anderson defects: what next?
Lee Anderson has defected from the Tory party to Reform. In a press conference this morning, Anderson said ‘I want my country back’ and said that his parents had urged him to change party allegiance. ...
11 Mar 202412min
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 10/03/2024
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows. Rachel Reeves says everything in Labour's manifesto will be properly funded, but it isn't clear where that money will come fro...
10 Mar 202415min
