What does Theresa May want?
Theresa May's new book, Abuse of Power, will not be a gossip-fuelled account of her time in No. 10. Instead, it'll be an account of how powerful people make mistakes, and how institutions corrupt. Wha...
2 Sep 202325min
Who is Claire Coutinho?
Rishi Sunak may have shelved his plan for a big reshuffle but we have had some cabinet changes today. Grant Shapps has taken his fifth cabinet position in one year, replacing Ben Wallace as Defence Se...
31 Aug 202312min
Can Cleverly handle China?
James Cleverly is in Beijing, a decision which he has been pushed to defend in a clip given to the BBC. Much has changed in the five years since a British foreign secretary last visited China. What's ...
30 Aug 202310min
Who will take Nadine Dorries’s seat?
Nadine Dorries’s seat in Mid Bedfordshire has a majority of 25,000. With the Boris Johnson ally now leaving Parliament, the seat is set to be a three-way race between the Tories, Labour and the Libera...
29 Aug 202315min
Does Nadine Dorries have a point?
Nadine Dorries resigned from Parliament over the weekend, writing in a letter to Rishi Sunak that the Conservatives have been ‘corrupted’, and accusing the Prime Minister of ‘opening the gates to whip...
28 Aug 202316min
The problem with the Tories’ ‘local heroes’
Are the Tories right to pick local candidates, over Westminster favourites, to be their next generation of MPs?Cindy Yu speaks to Fraser Nelson and James Heale.Become a Spectator subscriber today to a...
26 Aug 202319min
Why is Rishi delaying his reshuffle?
Rishi Sunak is reportedly going to delay a planned major reshuffle. A Cabinet switch-up was expected next month, but it now seems that only ministers like Ben Wallace, who has already indicated that h...
24 Aug 202311min
Would Starmer’s government have any cash to spend?
If Labour wins the next election, will Keir Starmer have any money to spend on his programme of government? In a piece for the Times yesterday, journalist Philip Collins says it won't, and he thinks L...
22 Aug 202316min
